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.
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Over het museum
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.
Hoogtepunten
- 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
Vaste collectie
- 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.
- Opgericht
- 2010
- Beheerder
- Ayuntamiento de Madrid (Museos Municipales)
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
De toegang is gratis.
Free admission. The guided tours with CEATE volunteers are also free, but they require advance registration via an online form.
Toegankelijkheid
- Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
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.
Kinderen & gezin
- Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
School workshops and summer activities are scheduled.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
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.
Route plannenService & horeca
- Wifi
The municipal website states that there is a wifi zone. At the entrance there is an information room and toilets.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
|---|---|
| Goed om te weten | 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. |
