| Casa de Campo | |
|---|---|
 Lake in Casa de Campo | |
 | |
| Type | Public park |
| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Coordinates | 40°25′22″N 3°45′21″W / 40.42291°N 3.75595°W |
| Area | 17.23 square kilometres (4,260 acres) |
| Created | 1 May 1931 |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Historic Garden |
| Designated | 3 June 1931 |
| Reference no. | RI-52-0000004 |
The Casa de Campo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkasa ðe ˈkampo], for Spanish: Country House) is the largest public park in Madrid. It is situated west of central Madrid, Spain. It gets its name 'Country House' because it was once a royal hunting estate, located just west of the Royal Palace of Madrid. It was created in the early 16th century for use by the royal family and nobility, and was opened to the public in 1931 when it became a public park. Today, it is a popular green space and weekend destination for Madrid residents.
Its area is 1,722.6 hectares (4,257 acres), about five times the size of New York City's Central Park or twice the size of Paris' Bois de Boulogne.[1] The Casa de Campo is linked to the Parque del Oeste by the Teleférico de Madrid, a gondola lift.[2]
The complex was declared in 2010 an Asset of Cultural Interest by the Community of Madrid. For its part, the regulations of the General Urban Planning Plan of the Madrid City Council, of 1997, classify it as a historic park.[3]
- ^ Web oficial de turismo de Madrid. "Casa de Campo". Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "TPH 2S Rosales – Casa de Campo". remontees-mecaniques.net (in French). Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ Pedro Blasco, La Comunidad declara a la Casa de Campo Bien de Interés Cultural, El Mundo, Madrid, 15 July 2010