• Summer only: the fountains switch on in late May or June and off in September, running from 11am to 9pm
• A café-restaurant sits right by the beach, so lunch and cold drinks are close
• Giant slides next door: the Colina de los Toboganes is a few minutes' walk away

Madrid Río's summer beach has no sand and no pool: three oval water areas in Parque de la Arganzuela, each with its own effect. One is a thin sheet of water to splash through, one has jets shooting up to different heights, and one makes a cloud of mist. Kids run through in swimsuits, and the lawns and loungers around the edges give parents somewhere to sit.