Park

Plaza de Oriente Gardens

Palacio and Ópera, Madrid

Address
Calle de Bailén 17, Madrid

Source: esmadrid.com, checked 7 Nov 2026.

Clipped hedges in the Plaza de Oriente Gardens with the Royal Palace behind
Photo: Marie Thérèse Hébert & Jean Robert Thibault / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Gardens of 1.6 hectares in front of the Royal Palace. Joseph Bonaparte started them to set off the palace and the Teatro Real.

Cost Free
Time needed 20 minutes
Best time Afternoon
Free
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Nearby

Las Tablas Nightlife · 1 min walk A flamenco venue at the corner of Calle de Bailén and Plaza de España, near the Sabatini Gardens, with the biggest flamenco stage in Madrid. Senate Palace Landmark · 2 min walk The seat of Spain's Senate on Calle de Bailén next to Plaza de España. Sabatini Gardens Park · 2 min walk Classical-style gardens created in the 1930s on the site of the stables Sabatini built for the Royal Palace, facing its north facade. Royal Monastery of the Incarnation Church · 3 min walk A convent founded in 1611 by Queen Margaret, wife of Philip III, for Augustinian Recollect nuns. Tablao de la Villa Nightlife · 3 min walk A flamenco venue on Calle de Torija in the premises of the former Café de Chinitas, which closed in 2021. Cerralbo Museum Museum · 3 min walk A museum in the 19th-century town palace of the 17th Marquis of Cerralbo on Calle de Ventura Rodríguez.

Around Palacio and Ópera

Royal Palace, cathedral and the Habsburg streets

Palacio and Ópera is the western end of the old centre, around the Royal Palace, the Almudena Cathedral and the Teatro Real. Plaza de la Villa and the streets of the Habsburg-era city sit just east of them.

Palacio and Ópera has 28 places on the Roam Madrid map: 8 landmarks, 4 churches and cathedrals, 4 cafes, 3 parks and gardens, 3 bars, 2 shops, 2 restaurants, 1 viewpoint and 1 market. Read the Palacio and Ópera guide.

Good to know

What is the address of Plaza de Oriente Gardens?
Calle de Bailén 17, Madrid.
How much does Plaza de Oriente Gardens cost?
Nothing. Plaza de Oriente Gardens is free to visit.
How long do you need at Plaza de Oriente Gardens?
Plan for 20 minutes.
When is the best time to visit Plaza de Oriente Gardens?
Afternoon.

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