It is the largest park in Madrid with about 1,535 hectares. In its interior there is the Amusement Park, the Zoo, the Cable Car > that connects with the Parque del Oeste, the historic Lake de la Casa de Campo , fairgrounds and the Madrid Arena pavilion, various sports facilities among which the pool. It is the ideal place for running lovers.
The origin of the Casa de Campo takes place with Philip II, who wanted to buy land before establishing the court in Madrid strong> to expand their domains to El Pardo. He buys the house from the Vargas family. After demolishing it, he commissioned Juan Bautista de Toledo to build the new palace and gave it the status of Royal Site until 1931. He ordered the construction of fountains, grottos, waterfalls and a strong>cropping area with more than 2000 fruit trees such as the famous Huerta de la Partida, a viewpoint from where you can contemplate the Royal Palace and the Almudena Cathedral from the other side of the Manzanares River. The artificial lake was built in the time of Alfonso strong> and have something in the restaurants around the lake. At the pier you can rent boats and it is also possible to navigate in a canoe and canoe. Nearby is the Manuel Ortega Entomological Center, which has one of the most important collections in Spain of beetles and butterflies.
Open 24 hours. Some Casa de Campo facilities have their own schedules.