Casa de Campo

From 1936 to 1939, during the Spanish Civil War, the front lines of the Siege of Madrid ran through the Casa de Campo, where the Republicans had halted a nationalist offensive in November 1936.

[4][5][6][7][8] The natural vegetation of Casa de Campo is mainly holm oak forest, accompanied by mediterranean bushes.

A 2021 winter storm, Filomena, destroyed at least a tenth of the trees throughout Madrid, and damaged an unknown amount of the park.

[9] The park can be accessed via the Teleferico, a gondola with a pick up point inside the Parque del Oeste on the west end of Madrid.

The drop-off point houses a restaurant with an overlook of Madrid, playgrounds (both inside and outside), and access to Casa de Campo's many trails.

Fountain of the Triangle in Casa de Campo.
View of the park from the cable-car