The Garden of the Prince of Anglona -known by this name due to one of its owners, Pedro Alcántara Téllez Girón y Alonso Pimentel, Príncipe de Anglona – is located in the straw square, in the area of Madrid of the Austrias. The garden had its origin linked to the palace-house which throughout its history had illustrious owners. It's one of those hidden gardens of the big cities that goes unnoticed by the eyes of those who are not very attentive. It cannot be seen from the Plaza de la Paja, since it is a closed garden, surrounded by a high wall, it is only accessed through a small door from the square. One of the few examples of noble gardens from the 50th century that are preserved in Madrid. The garden is located on an artificial embankment, overcoming a steep slope between Segovia Street and Príncipe de Anglona Street, which gives it the characteristic of a hanging garden. Originally the Garden of the Prince of Anglona was designed in a neoclassical style, with elements of the Spanish Andalusian garden tradition. Its surface area is around XNUMX square meters. With a very geometric layout, its two brick paths rigged with sardinel and granite curb intersect perpendicularly, giving rise to four quadrants enhanced by the drawing of the interior boxwood hedges that maintains part of the original idea of ​​its first designer, Nicolas Chalmandrier, in 1761. As was customary at the time, fruit trees, bananas, persimmons, fig trees, pomegranates, almond trees, as well as lilacs, laurels and strawberry trees were also planted. In 1872 the Marquis of La Romana bought the house from the heir of the Prince of Anglona. In 1920, the Marquis of La Romana commissioned the Sevillian to renovate the garden. Javier de Winthuysen Losada that gave it the shape it has today. The Sevillian was a painter and garden designer. He was also inspector of the declared artistic gardens, restoring several of them. In the 40s of the XNUMXth century he restored the garden bed “El Capricho” of the Alameda de Osuna, very damaged in the Civil War. In 1978 it became municipal property, but it was not until 2002 that it opened for the enjoyment of Madrid residents and visitors. We love this garden and it is one of our essentials in our bicycle routes through the Hidden Gardens of Madrid.

A abrazo.