{"id":6103,"date":"2016-12-10T10:35:53","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T09:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/?p=6103"},"modified":"2018-10-27T03:37:29","modified_gmt":"2018-10-27T01:37:29","slug":"retiro-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/retiro-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to Know the Retiro District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of Madrid\u2019s 21 administrative districts, <strong>Retiro<\/strong> is located to the southeast of the city center. Its area is made up of <strong>6 different neighborhoods<\/strong> &#8211; \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/madrid-rent\/retiro\/pacifico\"><strong>Pacifico<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/madrid-rent\/retiro\/adelfas\"><strong>Adelfas<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/madrid-rent\/retiro\/estrella\"><strong>Estrella<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/madrid-rent\/retiro\/ibiza\"><strong>Ibiza<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/madrid-rent\/retiro\/jeronimos\"><strong>Jer\u00f3nimos<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/madrid-rent\/retiro\/nino-jesus\"><strong>Nin\u00f5 Jes\u00fas<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Home to Atocha<strong>,<\/strong> the <strong>l<\/strong><strong>argest railway station<\/strong> in the capital of Spain, it might very well be the first part of Madrid you see if you&#8217;re coming from another part of the country. If that&#8217;s the case, don&#8217;t rush to the center right away because there is plenty to experience in Retiro<strong>,<\/strong> as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ShMadrid<\/strong><\/a> will show you below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/vicalvaro-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get to Know the Vic\u00e1lvaro District<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/retiro-district\/#interesting-sights-to-see-in-the-retiro-district\" title=\"Interesting sights to see in the Retiro district\">Interesting sights to see in the Retiro district<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/retiro-district\/#parque-del-buen-retiro\" title=\"Parque del Buen Retiro\">Parque del Buen Retiro<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/retiro-district\/#palacio-de-cristal\" title=\"Palacio de Cristal\">Palacio de Cristal<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/retiro-district\/#museo-del-prado\" title=\"Museo del Prado\">Museo del Prado<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"interesting-sights-to-see-in-the-retiro-district\"><\/span>Interesting sights to see in the Retiro district<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"parque-del-buen-retiro\"><\/span>Parque del Buen Retiro<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_6116\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6116\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6116 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4053504667_19ede2b730_o-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"retiro park in madrid\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4053504667_19ede2b730_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4053504667_19ede2b730_o-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4053504667_19ede2b730_o.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by J. A. Alcaide via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/buen-retiro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Buen Retiro Park<\/strong><\/a> is a true symbol of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/madrid-rent\/retiro\"><strong>Retiro<\/strong><\/a> district. Great in both beauty and size (at 350 acres), the fact that it&#8217;s accessible through the city center makes it a very popular destination for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/visit-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tourists<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is a welcome retreat (which is the actual English translation for the Spanish word &#8220;retiro&#8221;) from the crowded commercial areas in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/madrid-rent\/centro\"><strong>Centro<\/strong><\/a> district.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It features a lake, as well as several sculptures and monuments of high artistic and cultural value. One of the highlights of not only the district\u00a0but the entire city, it is often the stage for public entertainment events and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/celebrations-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">celebrations<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"palacio-de-cristal\"><\/span>Palacio de Cristal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Within <strong>Buen Retiro<\/strong> you\u2019ll find this \u201ccrystal palace\u201d, an architectonically admirable curved structure of iron and glass dating from 1887.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Originally functioning as a greenhouse where Philippine fauna and flora were displayed, it serves nowadays as a contemporary art gallery (often as an \u201cextension\u201d of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/museo-de-la-reina-sofia\/\"><strong>Reina Sofia museum<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/neighborhoods-of-madrid-retiro-salesas-and-aeropuerto-feria-de-madrid\/\">Neighborhoods of Madrid: Retiro, Salesas and Aeropuerto-Feria de Madrid<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"museo-del-prado\"><\/span>Museo del Prado<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_6115\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6115\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6115 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2884338233_b7da3a271f_b-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"prado museum in madrid\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2884338233_b7da3a271f_b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2884338233_b7da3a271f_b-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2884338233_b7da3a271f_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2884338233_b7da3a271f_b-810x608.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by Cltn via VisualHunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Considered to be Spain\u2019s most important art museum, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.museodelprado.es\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Museo del Prado<\/strong><\/a> is located between <strong>Centro<\/strong> and <strong>Retiro<\/strong> and receives over 2 million visitors from all over the world every year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hosting an unparalleled collection of European art with pieces ranging from the 12th to the early 20th century, it is widely regarded as one of the <strong>most culturally relevant museums of art on the planet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you&#8217;re interested in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/history-of-madrid-the-capital-of-spain\/\"><strong>history<\/strong><\/a> and evolution of art, we highly recommend that you seize the opportunity to marvel at its contents, which include works by powerhouse names such as Francisco de Goya, El Greco, Diego Vel\u00e1zquez, Titian, Rubens and Bosch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Will you take a look around the district of Retiro during your next visit to Madrid?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-center kksr-disabled\"\n    data-id=\"6103\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 125px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">2<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of Madrid\u2019s 21 administrative districts, Retiro is located to the southeast of the city center. Its area is made up of 6 different neighborhoods &#8211; \u00a0Pacifico, Adelfas, Estrella, Ibiza, Jer\u00f3nimos and Nin\u00f5 Jes\u00fas. Home to Atocha, the largest railway station in the capital of Spain, it might very well be the first part of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":305,"featured_media":6117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1573],"tags":[1426,1434,2353],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6103"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6103"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10889,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6103\/revisions\/10889"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}