You are looking for activities and sightseeing that has to do with nature? Then this blogpost is exactly what you were looking for. And they are all located right in the center, just a walk or metro ride away!
Jardín vertical
This vertical garden is an absolute highlight when you´re on the paseo del prado.
The "jardín vertical" is a vertical wall where they grew all different kinds of plants.
It is really spectaculat to look at this wall full of succulents, grass and greens.
This wall is part of the "Caixa Forum", a museum, but you can access the wall without entering the museum.
Jardín botanico
The botanic garden is another highlight for nature lovers. This extensive exposition offer a multitude of different plants, trees and flowers. The area is huge so plan to spend half a day there! They also have a art hall that you can visit but you have to pay extra to enter.
It is free on Tuesdays after 2pm.
The general entry is 6€, if you only want to see the Garden, it is 4€.
For students and other groups, there is a dicount of 3€ respectively 1€.
Estación de Atocha
This is a hidden gem of Madrid because usually you don´t visit the trainstation unless you travel by train.
But I encourage you to take a look, walk into the waiting area.
You will immediately see large palmtrees and other plant growing there.
The story behind this is that the entrance hall and waiting area is where the tracks were located in the past. Then, they build new tracks in a new building, that´s why they transformed it into a green waiting area.
What do you think about my recommendations?
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So cool! What a great way to integrate nature into todays architecture😍 absolutely love the vertical garden!
Wow it looks so interesting 😍