| Nos hemos ido de paseo, el dia de ayer quisimos hacer un picnic pero antes de eso fuimos a un parque que es el favorito de Camila, la hija de mi amiga Anita, el parque "El Capricho de la Alameda de Osuna" se ubica en el distrito de Barajas, Madrid. Sumamente hermoso, contiene templetes, ermitas, fuentes, plazoletas y el palacio de los duques... | We went for a walk, yesterday we wanted to have a picnic but before that we went to a park that is the favorite of Camila, the daughter of my friend Anita, the park "El Capricho de la Alameda de Osuna" is located in the district of Barajas, Madrid. Extremely beautiful, it contains shrines, chapels, fountains, small squares and the palace of the Dukes... |
| According to the information offered for tourists in the park this park and the structures within it were built between 1787 and 1839, 52 years lasted the construction of the entire resin and wow they did a good job, although it is not one of the best known parks if it is one of the most beautiful and most charming, with a lovely flower square, a natural paradise.
It is said that the Duchess of Osuna was in charge of promoting and making the park known, at the time of the death of the Duchess the park has been a little in decline until in 1974 the City of Madrid bought the park and began its recovery, which ended in 1999. |
| El jardín tiene unos tres estilos diferentes: el parterre o jardín francés, el paisaje inglés y el giardino italiano. Delante de la fachada oeste del palacio se extiende el jardin, con sus setos recortados como si de un bordado sobre la tierra se tratara. | The garden has three different styles: the French parterre or garden, the English landscape and the Italian giardino. In front of the west facade of the palace extends the garden, with its hedges trimmed as if it were an embroidery on the ground. |
| En la parte baja se sitúa el italiano, el espacio más antiguo de la finca, que mezcla los setos con árboles en los que tomar el sol en invierno o resguardarse a la sombra del sol veraniego. Cerca de éste, el laberinto, concebido para el juego amoroso y los escondites, está hecho con laurel y respeta los planos del que se plantó en vida de la duquesa. | In the lower part is the Italian garden, the oldest area of the estate, which mixes hedges with trees in which to sunbathe in winter or shelter in the shade from the summer sun. Nearby, the labyrinth, designed for love games and hiding places, is made of laurel and respects the plans of the one planted during the duchess's lifetime. |
| Por último, el resto del parque está concebido como un típico jardín paisajista inglés, evocando la naturaleza en su estado puro, que invita al paseo y a detenerse en los rincones más escondidos. | Finally, the rest of the park is conceived as a typical English landscape garden, evoking nature in its pure state, which invites you to stroll and stop in the most hidden corners. |
El capricho esconde un secreto más: su famoso búnker de la Posición Jaca, un enclave de la Guerra Civil único en Europa por su estado actual de conservación que alojó el Cuartel General del Ejército Republicano del Centro . El refugio -de 2000 metros cuadrados, situado a 15 metros bajo tierra y capaz de resistir bombas de hasta 100 kilos- fue construido en el parque alrededor de 1937, aprovechando su situación lejano al frente de guerra, sus buenas comunicaciones y el arbolado propicio para el camuflaje.
Dispone en total de siete dependencias rectangulares (cuatro a la derecha y tres a la izquierda), cuatro salidas al parque exterior y una galería de escape a la calle que atraviesa el subsuelo del Palacio de los Duques de Osuna.
La Dirección General de Intervención en el Paisaje Urbano y el Patrimonio Cultural del Ayuntamiento de Madrid ofrece periódicamente dentro del Programa Pasea Madrid visitas guiadas gratuitas al búnker.
The caprice hides one more secret: its famous bunker of the Jaca Position, an enclave of the Civil War unique in Europe for its current state of preservation that housed the Headquarters of the Republican Army of the Center. The shelter -of 2000 square meters, located 15 meters underground and capable of resisting bombs of up to 100 kilos- was built in the park around 1937, taking advantage of its location far from the war front, its good communications and the trees conducive to camouflage.
It has a total of seven rectangular rooms (four on the right and three on the left), four exits to the exterior park and an escape gallery to the street that crosses the basement of the Palace of the Dukes of Osuna.
The Directorate General of Intervention in the Urban Landscape and Cultural Heritage of the Madrid City Council2 periodically offers free guided tours of the bunker as part of the "Pasea Madrid Program.