Madrid Travel Guide

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Madrid is the capital of Spain but also more the big city of the country with a little more than three million of inhabitants. Cultural, artistic but so festive city, Madrid are a dynamic city. The places impossible to circumvent of the city are Puerta del Sol, Gran Vía, Plaza de España, Malasaña, Chueca or the stage of Real Madrid. The best period to visit Madrid extends from April to June and from September to October. Madrid is a city where it made good things in life however it has there a great cultural and architectural richness, marked by its history. Thus one distinguishes Madrid from the dynasty of Habsbourgs in XVIème century and Madrid of the dynasty of the Bourbons at the XVIIIème century. With not missing, the visit of the Palais Royal, residence of the Spanish branch of the Bourbons during several centuries, the Convent of Exposed Royal, bastion of the catholic faith, or the cathedral of Almudena. But Madrid is also a capital where it makes good things in life. It is about the city of Movida, term indicating all that moves. The night life inhabitant of Madrid is very rich. The bars with typed are numerous as well as the restaurants. The festivals and festivals are also numerous. The third week of May, one celebrates the festival of San Isidro, patron saint of the city. Do not miss the concerts, balls popular and bullfights of Plaza de Toros Monumental of mow Ventas, given for the occasion.

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Top travel blogs

  • Madrid Blessings: Food, Footwear, and a Friendly Priest

    Blog : Across the Pond - An Expat in Vienna and L.A.

    What a treat: we got to spend a few days in Madrid, an elegant yet careless, old fashioned and easy going, proud but welcoming, southern place with French, Austrian, and Arabic influences. The people were friendly, and the pickpockets we had been warned of by tourists from Austria must have been on vacation. We met friends of relative F.'s, an international bunch of happy, energizing people in th Read the full post

  • Homeless Kevin Heads Karefully Into Hong Kong II: Kevin Goes to Madrid

    Blog : no hurry curry

    6/6/10: Madrid, Spain Back in November after the original “Homeless Kevin” post appeared on the blog, I received tons of fan mail. Most messages were simple one-liners (“You are awesome,” “I want to be you,” “I want to have your babies” – you know, that kind of thing), but one stood out. It was from [...] Read the full post

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  • Population
    3,117,977 inhabitants
  • Elevation
    638m
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