Recently, I've taken to running in a park that's about 10 minutes from my house. It's called the Campo del Moro, and it's basically the gardens of the Royal Palace. They're now public (except for a few of the paths), and though it's pretty small, it's a beautiful oasis from the rest of the city.
I've taken to walk/jogging there, meandering around the dirt paths in the park (sometimes doubling back so as not to run on the few asphalt roads there are), and then walking back. Sometimes I'll even run up the hill back to get just a little bit more of a workout in. It's short, quick, quiet and exactly how I like my workouts.
The Campo del Moro is a funny place. It's awfully hard to get into--because the only door also happens to be on the opposite side of the palace. And it's named after a Moorish king who camped out under the walls of Madrid way back in the 1100s, even though it wasn't incorporated into royal holdings until much much later, and it wasn't turned into the lovely garden paradise that it is now until the 1800s.
But it has peacocks!
And fountains!!
And lots of awesome statues and other architecture!
And so many fewer people than most of the other public parks in Madrid, which is why it's such a great place for a light jog.
I've taken to walk/jogging there, meandering around the dirt paths in the park (sometimes doubling back so as not to run on the few asphalt roads there are), and then walking back. Sometimes I'll even run up the hill back to get just a little bit more of a workout in. It's short, quick, quiet and exactly how I like my workouts.
The Campo del Moro is a funny place. It's awfully hard to get into--because the only door also happens to be on the opposite side of the palace. And it's named after a Moorish king who camped out under the walls of Madrid way back in the 1100s, even though it wasn't incorporated into royal holdings until much much later, and it wasn't turned into the lovely garden paradise that it is now until the 1800s.
But it has peacocks!
And fountains!!
And lots of awesome statues and other architecture!
And so many fewer people than most of the other public parks in Madrid, which is why it's such a great place for a light jog.
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