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A group of friends from the popular online Madrid message board spaintalk.multimadrid.org get together Sundays from 4:30 to 7:00 in Retiro Park to play volleyball. People of all skill levels are welcome to join and play or just have fun socializing on the sidelines. As a rough schedule, the group plays from May until August (or until it gets too hot out), and then a few months in the autumn after it cools down and before it gets cold and rainy.

Here is a map to help you find the court, and below is a summary of written directions (as posted on September 5th, 2004 on the spaintalk.multimadrid.org message board).

1. Take the metro to Atocha
2. Walk up Calle de Claudio Moyano (aka La Cuesta de Moyano), and enter the park through the Puerta del Angel Caído.
3. Walk straight up Paseo del Duque de Fernán Nuñez about 60 m. / 200 ft., and before you reach the Glorieta del Angel Caído, you will see the group playing volleyball on your right hand side. Can’t miss it,

For those who enter Retiro Park from the Main Entrance at La Puerta de Alcalá.
1. Walk up Paseo de México towards the main lake (estanque in Spanish).
2. Walk along the lake on Salón de Estanque.
3. Continue following Salón de Estanque, which turns into Avenida de Cuba until you reach the statue of the fallen angel (ángel caído).
4. At the statue, take a right and walk about 60 m. / 200 ft. down Paseo de Duque de Fernán Nuñez. The group playing volleyball will be on your left. Can’t miss it.

For the most up-to-date information about Volleyball Sundays in Retiro Park, visit the spaintalk.multimadrid.org message board and do a search for “volleyball.” Otherwise, give Jeremy (656 266 844) or Rocco (669 804 530) a call.