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Info on the capital city of Spain… Madrid!
City summary…
Madrid, Spain's central capital, is a city of elegant boulevards and expansive, manicured parks such as the Buen Retiro.
It’s renowned for its rich repositories of European art, including the Prado Museum’s works by Goya, Velázquez and other Spanish masters. The heart of old Hapsburg Madrid is the portico-lined Plaza Mayor, and nearby is the baroque Royal Palace and Armory, displaying historic weaponry.
The biggest city in Spain and geographically right in the centre, enabling travel around the country and making it a Spanish and European hub…
City Info…
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Top 10 tips from 'Hungry Passport':
10 places of interest from the above video…
- Plaza Mayor
- Food & markets: Mercado de San Miguel
- El Retiro Park
- Matadero Madrid
- Palacio de Cibeles
- Greenhouse Atocha Train Station
- Templo de Debod
- Queen Sofia Arts Center
- Gran Vía, shopping
- Palacio Real, Catedral de Almudena, Muslim Wall
Tapas tour with Spain Revealed:
Off the beaten track tapas:
Another city guide from 'Eat See RV':
Another perspective…
Best areas to stay in Madrid…
Another guide…
What about FREE tapas?!
Best churros?
7 best tapas bars on Cava Baja (famous tapas street)
Be sure to visit nearby Toledo:
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11 fun facts…
- Madrid was created around the year of 860 A.C
- It has been the capital of Spain since the 17th century
- According to FIFA, Real Madrid FC is the world’s most successful football club of the 20th Century
- Madrid is one of the greenest cities in Europe
- It has more cloudless days than virtually any other city in Europe
- The official symbol of Madrid is a bear rearing up on its hind legs feasting on berries from the madroño tree
- Madrid is the third largest city in the EU, after London and Berlin
- The population of Madrid has grown by more than 2 million people since the 1900’s
- It’s the highest capital city in Europe
- The name Madrid comes from the Arabic “magerit” which means ‘place of many streams’
- It is home to the Warner Brothers Movie World which is Spain’s own kind of Disney World
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