Madrid’s Atocha train station has a verdant surprise awaiting the unsuspecting traveller with a lovely tropical garden inhabiting what was once a train shed that opened in 1892. It had its tracks removed in 1992 and is now a lush garden complete with a rehomed turtle pool (minus its inhabitants who were relocated in 2018Continue reading “Back Atocha!”
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El Retiro Park
We’re heading to check out El Retiro Park, the largest park in Madrid, with lakes, formal gardens and glass houses. The park belonged to the Spanish Monarchy until the late 19th century, when it became a public park. In the heart of the park is a large lake that was built by the architect, CristobalContinue reading “El Retiro Park”