Parque de Pradolongo, Public park in Usera district, Madrid, Spain

The Parque de Pradolongo covers 72.5 hectares in Usera, Madrid's fourth-largest park after the Casa de Campo, El Retiro and the Parque del Oeste. Its centre holds a lake reached by ramps and slopes, with a central pavilion and a nearby walkway roofed by a circular iron trellis. A 750-metre ring cycle lane circles the grounds, and the botanical garden beside the lake, laid out in 1979, covers 4,200 square metres with 30 geometric beds and 180 species of trees and shrubs.

The park opened in 1983 under Mayor Enrique Tierno Galván and was called Madrid's first democratic park because its design followed the wishes of the neighbours who would use it. It covers 72.5 hectares, making it the city's fourth-largest park after the Casa de Campo, El Retiro and the Parque del Oeste.

The park hosts regular community events and sports activities where visitors can see neighbors gathering together. The central pavilion serves as a meeting point for different groups and creates a social space within the green area.

The park is easy to reach and has dedicated cycling lanes plus direct access to Madrid's Green Cycling Ring. Visitors can find plenty of benches, play areas, and good conditions for walking or cycling throughout the year.

Locals call the Maris Stella church "la iglesia rota" (the broken church) because it was badly damaged in the Spanish Civil War, not because it was left unfinished. Its slate octagonal dome ends in a lantern topped by a metal weathervane shaped like a rooster, which earned it the name "la iglesia del gallo".