Quinta de los Molinos Park, Urban park in San Blas-Canillejas, Madrid, Spain.
Quinta de los Molinos Park is an urban park in Madrid with landscaped gardens, walking paths, and zones designed in both romantic and agricultural styles. The space includes a mansion and clock house alongside extensive green areas and tree coverage for strolling.
The garden belonged to the Count of Torre Arias, who gave it in 1920 to the Alicante architect César Cort Botí, a professor of urban planning and city councillor. Cort laid out a Mediterranean-style garden; after his death the estate fell into neglect. In September 1980 an agreement with the Municipal Urban Planning Office ceded three quarters of the original 28.7 hectares to Madrid City Council, and luxury housing was built on the rest.
The park's name comes from the windmill that still stands on the grounds, next to a pond and the Casa del Reloj. In summer the park hosts concerts as part of Madrid's Veranos de la Villa programme, and the almond and olive groves recall the estate's agricultural past.
The park is open daily from 6:30 AM to 10:00 PM and can be accessed through five entrance gates located along Calle Alcalá and nearby streets. Multiple entry points make it convenient to arrive from different parts of the surrounding area.
The estate was 28.7 hectares when three quarters were ceded to Madrid's city council in September 1980; the remaining land was built over with luxury housing. The park today covers 25 hectares, and the rehabilitated early-20th-century palace stands at the northern end, reached by a paved path lined with large plane trees from the Calle Alcalá entrance.
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