Corners for a picnic in the Retiro

Did you know that there is World Picnic Day? It is a day to celebrate the "picnics", and every year is June 18. On a date like this, we rescue this perfect plan to propose you several corners of the Retiro Park, in Madrid, so you can go on a picnic with your children.

What better plan for Summer Vacation than a picnic in the shade of a tree in retirement? We can go to lunch, but also to picnic and spend the afternoon, and even dinner taking advantage of the fact that the night takes to arrive. If you are in Madrid or plan to go, the truth is that this option 'low cost' is as interesting as it is pleasant.


Just prepare a good bottle of water, the best drink to cool off at any time of the year, and the food that you like the most. Of course, be careful that some foods (such as eggs) should be kept cold to pose health risks. Otherwise, you just need to go to the park, sit down ... and enjoy a wonderful picnic in the same city!

The Retiro Park, an endless number of attractions for children and families

Nothing more and nothing less than 125 hectares of park, With more than 15,000 trees and in the heart of the capital, who gives more? Retirement It has everything: it is a perfect green backwater in the middle of the bustling city, but inside there are many parks at the same time.


The various gardens They will transport you from one place to another as if you were traveling in time to remote places. Likewise, the park frequently hosts cultural, leisure and sports events.

Whether you're going to Madrid for the first time or living in the capital, retirement It always offers thousands of places to discover: the garden of Vivaces, the gardens of Cecilio Rodríguez (classic gardens with Andalusian air), the gardens of the Architect Herrero Palacios, La Rosaleda, the French Parterre ...

And to all that, its great attractions are added: the big pond, where you can practice rowing; the Velázquez Palace and the Crystal Palace, romantic pavilion created to accommodate a display of exotic plants at the Exposition of the Philippines of 1887 and which currently functions as a showroom, with diverse and interesting different samples. Of course, if you go through the retreat you can not stop looking for your many sculptures and remarkable fountains ... Some are truly beautiful!


Rincones del Retiro for a family picnic

The artificial mountain. It is the area through which you enter through the O'Donnell gate. The small pond gives this small area a great freshness for summer evenings. How about sitting nearby and enjoying our picnic?

Casón del Buen Retiro. One of the least crowded entrances of this massive park is the one that overlooks the Casón del Buen Retiro, on Calle Alfonso XII. Being the least used by the many visitors to the park, it is also the quietest to enjoy a picnic.

House of Cows Just behind and around the Casa de Vacas, where you will also find exhibitions, you can take a quiet picnic under the many trees. Of course, this area may be more crowded with families who have thought like you and have gone there to take "picnic."

Pond. Behind the pond there is a beautiful green area ideal to go with your children to a day of camping in the city. A ride in the famous boats to make you hungry, and to rest under the shade of the trees while you listen to the birds sing. You will love this area of ​​the park!

Forest of remembrance. 170 cypresses and 22 olive trees recall the victims of the attack in Madrid on March 11, 2004. Although the reason for the creation of this forest is not pleasant, it is the walk that can be done in it. Take the opportunity to sit nearby and take a picnic around here, you will like it.

Angela R. Bonachera

Video: UN DIA DE PICNIC!!!


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