Madrid |
Europe's third largest city is Spain's financial and political core, home to the Royal Family, as well as the extraordinary cultural riches of the Golden Triang…
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Avila & Segovia Tour
Join the pilgrimage to the ancient city of Avila, known for being the birthplace of the mystic writer, Saint Teresa of Jesus, as well as its ninety semicircular towers dating back to the 11th Century.
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Susana Beltrán- Marketing Executive, lastminute.com Spain
I love Madrid because it's a city for night owls - Madrilenos wouldn't even dream of heading out
until midnight. The bars and restaurants around Paseo de la Castellana spill out onto the streets well
into the small hours. No night on the tiles is complete without a churro on the way home - it's the
perfect way to soak up a night of beer before work the next day!
Susana Beltrán- Marketing Executive, lastminute.com Spain
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Nightlife |
Madrileños tend to make not one plan for the evening but three or four. While the busiest nights are Friday and Saturday (with Thursday a close runner-up), the locals go out every night and miraculously manage to work or study during the day. Perhaps the secret lies in the tradition of consuming tapas - snacks of olives, anchovies, chorizo (sausage), gambas (deep-fried shrimp) and local specialities like orejas (pig's ears), callos (tripe), mollejas (sweetbreads), snails in hot sauce and bull's …
Sightseeing |
Madrid is best known for its 'Golden Triangle' of art museums - Prado, Reina Sofía and Thyssen-Bornomisza. The celebrated Paseo del Arte (Art Walk) links all three. The city's focal point remains the Puerta del Sol - the eastern puerta (gate) of the city during the 15th century. The monument of the bear and madroño (strawberry tree), in the centre of the square, symbolises Madrid. The Calle Mayor leads west from Sol, to the Plaza Mayor, which evokes the splendour of Spain's 17th-century Golden A…
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