This is a wonderful Botanical Garden in front of the Museo del Prado.
It has thousands of exotic plants from the five continents, but mainly from America since the times when that continent was our colony.
It was founded in the middle of the XVIII century by our king Fernando VI.
In its construction participated artists such as Sabatini (the king architect) and Juan de Villanueva (the same that erected the Museo del Prado).
Inside you will find pavilions, statues, fountains and nice promenades. The distribution of the plants follows the classification established by the Swedish naturalist Linneo (one of the most important botanist in History).
