The Gallery opening leads to a 90% increase in visitors to the gardens of Campo del Moro

The historic gardens of Campo del Moro, annexed to the Royal Palace in Madrid, received 219,612 visitors between July and November. This represents an increase of 90% over the same period last year, when there were 115,387 visitors. The opening of two new pedestrian-only entrances to the gardens for easier access to the Royal Collections Gallery has boosted the extraordinary increase in visitor numbers.

According to data collected via the system of counters installed at various points in the park, the new Cuesta de San Vicente entrance has been the most used, with 79,900 visitors. The second entrance, which opened in July, at Cuesta de la Vega, has recorded a total of 65,055 entries. 74,657 people have passed through the entrance at Paseo Virgen del Puerto which, until a few months ago, had been the only entrance into the gardens.

Together with the new entrances to the Campo del Moro, the park area open to the public has also been extended and improvements have been made to the park itself. Visitors can now enter through the Paseo de Felipe II and Paseo de Felipe V, which pass through the western side of the gardens, being nearest to the Royal Palace façade, where the Fountain of the Tritons is located. Works have been carried out to improve the visitors’ experiences in this area: the original layout of the walkways has been restored by replanting more than fifty trees and including new areas with lawn and shrub species.

The gardens of the Royal Palace of Madrid cover 20 hectares and act as a green lung in the heart of the capital. It is the site of over 6,000 trees and shrubs, some of which are classified as 'singular' by the Community of Madrid and require special protection due to their size, age or some other extraordinary characteristic. The Campo de Moro opens every day of the week from 10am to 6pm in winter (October to March), and admission is free of cost.