Madrid Animal, Castles & palaces, Coastal, Historic buildings, Historical, Nature, People + Religious pictures

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Maze-like hedges, marble sculptures and colorful flower beds adorn this historic royal garden, where the palace’s stables and carriages once lay.

Armouries and pharmacies, rooms filled with fine porcelain, amazing collections of watches and silverware, and never-ending corridors graced by masterpieces.

Marking the point where old Madrid started, this impressive gateway remains a part of Madrid\'s heritage. Wars, rebellion and assassinations have all left their mark.

Armouries and pharmacies, rooms filled with fine porcelain, amazing collections of watches and silverware, and never-ending corridors graced by masterpieces.

Ponds, sculptures and slides grace the leafy park near this long and innovative two-part bridge that doesn’t quite meet in the middle. 

Its grandiose colonnade and refurbished 19th-century interior make up an exquisite setting, with excellent acoustics for operatic shows and music concerts.

While Casa de Campo is a park walking on the wild side of western Madrid, its eastern counterpart, El Retiro Park, is Madrid\'s genteel, cultured take on park-life.

Powerful traditional art form, or controversially cruel abuse, there\'s no doubting the historic role of bullfighting in Spain\'s popular culture.

Powerful traditional art form, or controversially cruel abuse, there\'s no doubting the historic role of bullfighting in Spain\'s popular culture.

Its grandiose colonnade and refurbished 19th-century interior make up an exquisite setting, with excellent acoustics for operatic shows and music concerts.

Powerful traditional art form, or controversially cruel abuse, there\'s no doubting the historic role of bullfighting in Spain\'s popular culture.

Madrid\'s elegantly poised cathedral, paired opposite the Royal Palace in the west of the city, is a somewhat recent addition to this timeless city.

Powerful traditional art form, or controversially cruel abuse, there\'s no doubting the historic role of bullfighting in Spain\'s popular culture.

Its grandiose colonnade and refurbished 19th-century interior make up an exquisite setting, with excellent acoustics for operatic shows and music concerts.

Powerful traditional art form, or controversially cruel abuse, there\'s no doubting the historic role of bullfighting in Spain\'s popular culture.

Powerful traditional art form, or controversially cruel abuse, there\'s no doubting the historic role of bullfighting in Spain\'s popular culture.

While Casa de Campo is a park walking on the wild side of western Madrid, its eastern counterpart, El Retiro Park, is Madrid\'s genteel, cultured take on park-life.

Powerful traditional art form, or controversially cruel abuse, there\'s no doubting the historic role of bullfighting in Spain\'s popular culture.

Powerful traditional art form, or controversially cruel abuse, there\'s no doubting the historic role of bullfighting in Spain\'s popular culture.

While Casa de Campo is a park walking on the wild side of western Madrid, its eastern counterpart, El Retiro Park, is Madrid\'s genteel, cultured take on park-life.

Powerful traditional art form, or controversially cruel abuse, there\'s no doubting the historic role of bullfighting in Spain\'s popular culture.

Powerful traditional art form, or controversially cruel abuse, there\'s no doubting the historic role of bullfighting in Spain\'s popular culture.

While Casa de Campo is a park walking on the wild side of western Madrid, its eastern counterpart, El Retiro Park, is Madrid\'s genteel, cultured take on park-life.

While Casa de Campo is a park walking on the wild side of western Madrid, its eastern counterpart, El Retiro Park, is Madrid\'s genteel, cultured take on park-life.