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Castillo de la Alameda

15th-century fortress in the Alameda de Osuna park, with a moat, tower and archaeological remains; open at weekends with free admission.

ÅbningstiderGratis entré Delvis tilgængelig

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Om museet

Castillo de la Alameda is a manorial fortress built in the 15th century in the former village of La Alameda, today in the Barajas district of Madrid. It passed by inheritance to the Zapata family, counts of Barajas, who in 1575 converted it into a Renaissance palace with a garden in the old moat.

At the end of the 17th century a fire ruined it, and it was then used as a quarry for other buildings in the area. During the Civil War a machine-gun nest was installed beside it, part of the defensive system of the nearby El Capricho park. In 1988 and 1989 the surviving structures were consolidated, and from 1996 excavations uncovered settlements dating from the Bronze Age to the Roman period.

Today the castle is owned by Madrid City Council and has served as a visitor space for the municipal museums since 2010. Part of the main body, a round tower and the moat have survived, and the route includes viewpoints with explanatory panels on the history and function of each element.

Højdepunkter

15th-century fortress, one of the few examples of military architecture left in Madrid
Moat with access bridge and round tower
Prehistoric settlement and remains from the Bronze Age to the Roman period
Civil War machine-gun nest
Information room at the entrance and viewpoints with panels

Permanent udstilling

Recorrido por el castillo y su entorno arqueológico – Route past the moat, the defensive enclosure, the tower and the interior of the fortress, with panels explaining its history, the prehistoric remains and the Civil War machine-gun nest.

Grundlagt: 2010
Ejer: Ayuntamiento de Madrid (Museos Municipales)

Entrépriser & rabatter

Der er gratis entré.

Free admission. The guided tours with CEATE volunteers are also free, but they require advance registration via an online form.

Tilgængelighed

Delvis kørestolsvenlig
Elevator: ingen oplysninger
Handicaptoilet
Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The municipal website states that the site is accessible to people with reduced mobility and has accessible toilets, an induction loop and information in Braille; it adds that the access ramps are currently out of use.

Børn og familie

Familieomvisninger & workshops

School workshops and summer activities are scheduled.

Transport & parkering

Med offentlig transport

Metro: line 5, stations Alameda de Osuna and El Capricho. Bus: lines 105, 112, 115, 151, 166 and N4.

The castle is in the public Alameda de Osuna park, near El Capricho park.

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Service & spisesteder

Wi-fi

The municipal website states that there is a wifi zone. At the entrance there is an information room and toilets.

Arrangementer & udlejning

Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.

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Rundvisninger	ja
Godt at vide	You can visit at your own pace. Guided tours with volunteers are also offered (groups of up to 25 people, usually at 12:00 on specific Saturdays), with advance registration.