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The Casa de Campo (for Spanish: Country House) is the largest urban park situated west of central Madrid, (Spain). It is situated in the ward (barrio) of Casa de Campo, in the Moncloa-Aravaca district, bordering with La Latina district to the south, and the municipality of Pozuelo de Alarcón to the west. It has an area of 1722.6 ha, including the lands of the Country Club, which occupies part of its area. This area is twice that of the Bois de Boulogne, in Paris, five times larger than Central Park, New York, and 6.5 times the area of Hyde Park in London.
The Casa de Campo was a historical property of the Spanish Royal Family, and was formerly used as a royal hunting estate. After the proclamation of the Second Republic, it was handed over by the State to the people of Madrid on May 1, 1931. Since that date, it has been open to the public.
The park contains a number of amenities, including an amusement park, a zoo and aquarium, the cable car (which connects the Casa de Campo with the Parque del Oeste, on the other side of the Manzanares river), some of the IFEMA events facilities, Madrid Arena, the Venta del Batán, where bulls are traditionally kept on the days leading up to the bullfight at Las Ventas bullring, and several popular sports facilities.