Spectacular! 14 Ha garden similar to other european peers,…read moredesigned in a romanticism-style. However it is slightly overcrowded in weekends: better to visit from monday to friday.

This stellar public swimming pool is really easily accessible by metro, being metres outside the…read moreentrance to the Lago station. The lake itself is a few metres in another direction, with nice views back towards the Palacio Real. I did have to queue to get in but it moved pretty quickly and I thought the €4.50 entry was reasonable for a one-off given the facilities but can understand another reviewer's comments that it would get expensive to swim here regularly. Changing facilities were fairly clean (apart from someone left a discarded tampon holder in a changing cubicle...srsly) and there are ample showers and toilets. There are no lockers but there is a free cloakroom and they put your bag in a little pouch so you can't see what is hanging there. I was a bit nervous about it even though there is someone sitting by it but it was fine. In fact I also forgot to hand in some of my valuables and they were sitting with my towel for about 40 mins while I swam, so it doesn't seem to be crawling with thieves (although still be cautious of course). The pool was huge and despite most people using it just for a refreshing dip I found it very easy to do some leisurely lengths, as there's loads of space and people were behaving thoughtfully. Later I realised there is a large children's pool and another almost as big outdoor pool up some stairs, which helps explain the lack of crush. It's really impressive to have all those three pools plus an indoor one. The environment around the pool is also really pleasant, there's artificial grass to sit on (no creepy crawlies!) and there's loads of hidden bits of (real) grass on the upper levels so I think it would generally be possible to find somewhere here. Overall I think this is a great place to come to cool off in Madrid, although would recommend a weekday as I imagine weekends is very busy.

Really nice park to take pictures. They have different parts of each country like the Eiffel Tower,…read moreTrevor fountain, London bridge and etc. The park is pretty big.

What a cool little park with larger than bite size attractions from across Europe. If you can't…read moreventure to toss a coin in the Trevi fountain, gawk at the height of the Eiffel Tower, or stroll across the London bridge, this park allows a quick trip across Europe to see it all. From iconic monuments and European attractions to miniature golf, treetop obstacle courses, and mazes alongside railroad cart trails, this small park is stacked with things to experience. The historical European symbols are incredible; however, the activities littered about are a mystery, and not in a good way. I'm not sure if it's the time of day (1100 -1300) and/or the time of week (Friday) that we went but zero of the activities were open to us. In fact, they all looked a bit unkempt and some even appeared to be in disrepair. The sign said that the activities will be open and available but are subject to closure due to...well, any reason the operators make up (it didn't actually say that but the sentiment is there). If they'd been open, this would be a 5-star rating. All across the park are soda machines (watch out, one was protected by a very thirsty and irritable black goose), exceptionally clean and well-stocked bathrooms, and ice cream and popsicle stands. There is even a very nice looking bar and restaurant at the front of the park. Honestly, this is a neat idea for a park and one to which we will return. If you go, I hope you have the same experience with the only difference being that the activities are open. Enjoy.