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Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro

Also known as Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences, Light Landscape, Paysage de la Lumière

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro is in Madrid. The nearest other World Heritage site is Alcalá de Henares, about 30 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Madrid · about 5,567,000 peopleat the site
  • Guadalajara · about 73,000 peopleabout 50 km north-east
  • Toledo · about 75,000 peopleabout 65 km south-west
  • Valladolid · about 322,000 peopleabout 160 km north-west
  • Salamanca · about 162,000 peopleabout 180 km west
  • Burgos · about 170,000 peopleabout 220 km north
Paseo del Prado and Buen RetiroMadrid5 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesAlcalá de Henares1Aranjuez Cultural Landscape2El Escorial, Madrid3Historic City of Toledo4Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct5Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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