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188: 45: 269: 587: 374:, 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. The park is connected to Madrid's public transit system, including 591: 305:
The trails crisscrossing the park are great for running, walking, and mountain biking. A lot of the less frequented parts of the park showcase Madrid's natural semi-arid beauty with red soil and scruffy pine trees. The altitude is elevated just like the rest of Madrid with quite a few hills inside
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are located inside the park. It is common for families to spend time in the park, looking at the wildlife that may be seen occasionally around the park with deer, rabbits, and different kinds of birds being the most common. The park also contains an artificial lake for recreation.
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by the Community of Madrid. For its part, the regulations of the General Urban Planning Plan of the Madrid City Council, of 1997, classify it as a historic park.
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Many different species of vertebrates can be found in Casa de Campo: over 140 birds, 21 mammals, 14 reptiles, six amphibians and 6 fish.
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Pedro Blasco, La Comunidad declara a la Casa de Campo Bien de Interés Cultural, El Mundo, Madrid, 15 July 2010
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ran through the Casa de Campo, where the Republicans had halted a nationalist offensive in November 1936.
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in some periods and repopulated in others with different non-native tree species, mainly
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Its area is 1,722.6 hectares (4,257 acres), about five times the size of New York City's
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Nowadays, the park is mainly visited by families to spend the day, cyclists or
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This article is about the Spanish urban park. For the Dominican resort, see
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In the 90s and 2000s, the park was a center of prostitution.
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In 2000, 18 trees or groups of them were classified as
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Casa de Campo (Madrid)
Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic

Madrid
Coordinates
40°25′22″N 3°45′21″W / 40.42291°N 3.75595°W / 40.42291; -3.75595
Spanish Cultural Heritage

[ˈkasaðeˈkampo]
Madrid
Royal Palace of Madrid
royal family
nobility
Central Park
Bois de Boulogne
Parque del Oeste
Teleférico de Madrid
gondola lift
Asset of Cultural Interest
Parque de Atracciones de Madrid
Madrid Zoo
Spanish Civil War
Siege of Madrid
hikers
holm oak
mediterranean bushes
farmland
stone pines
cypress
poplars

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