El Capricho
El Capricho is a railway stop in Barajas, Madrid, Community of Madrid. El Capricho is situated nearby to the sports venue Club de Tenis Alameda, as well as near the hotel Maydrit Airport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include El Capricho and Exedra.
El Capricho
Metro station
Photo: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Capricho is a station on Line 5 of the Madrid Metro. It is located in fare Zone A. The station is named after the Parque de El Capricho. There is a pedestrian route from the station to these gardens which were created by the Duchess of Osuna.
Exedra
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
An exedra is a semicircular architectural recess or platform, sometimes crowned by a semi-dome, and either set into a building's façade or free-standing. Exedra is situated 360 metres northwest of El Capricho.
El Capricho Park
Park
Photo: Nemo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Capricho is a park in Madrid. The word capricho is Spanish for "whim" or "caprice". It was created by María Josefa Pimentel, Duchess of Osuna on her estate at Alameda de Osuna, which was then outside the city of Madrid.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ciudad Pegaso and Palomas.
Palomas
Quarter
Photo: Zaqarbal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Palomas is a ward of Madrid, the capital city of Spain. The ward belongs to the district of Hortaleza.
Canillejas
Quarter
Photo: Malopez 21, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Canillejas is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid, belonging to the San Blas-Canillejas district. It is named after the former namesake municipality, absorbed by Madrid in 1949.
El Capricho
- Type: Railway stop
- Wheelchair access: yes
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Barajas, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.45357° or 40° 27′ 13″ northLongitude
-3.59411° or 3° 35′ 39″ westOperator
Metro de MadridOpen location code
8CGRFC34+C9OpenStreetMap ID
node 5303043428OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stopOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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