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MADRID*DECEMBER

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MADRID*DECEMBER
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    city / town

    Spain's "Big City". Madrid is perhaps best described as being the New York City of Spain; Spaniard...

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    neighborhood

    The charming Old Town district. This district owes its unofficial name to the Habsburgs who with C...

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    sight

    An elegant square, as one would expect in the direct vicinity of the Palacio Real, with equally e...

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    sight

    A royal residence. The royal palace forms a closed quadrant of granite and opens out towards an in...

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    sight

    You would not know from looking at it that Madrid's cathedral is a contemporary structure, only c...

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    sight

    The architect of the Palacio Real dreamed back in the 18th century of linking the royal palace an...

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    sight

    A small park south west of the Viaducto where you can enjoy moments of reflection and a magnifice...

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    park / zoo

    There is always lots going on in Madrid's most famous park. A crisp clear spring sky hovers over M...

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    sight
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    park / zoo

    An open garden for over 200 years. In 1781, Karl III had the botanical gardens created right next ...

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    café

    A Madrid tradition: churros and chocolate in the heart of the city. A nightly ritual - first go da...

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    shop

    An old, attractive market in the Old Town. Madrid's most attractive market, constructed from glass...

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    sight

    These elegant gardens behind Palacio Real with their generous lawned areas are largely ignored by...

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    sight

    The center of political power during the last years of Philip II's reign. . Built at the end of th...

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    sight

    The temple in honour of the Gods Amun and Isis is the oldest building in Madrid. The Egyptian gov...

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    sight

    Situated at the western end of the Gran Vía. Striking buildings include the 26-storey Edificio de...

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    sight
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    sight

    A planetarium is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows abo...

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    museum / gallery

    Madrid's most important church in terms of art history, built between 1761 and 1768 in a neoclass...

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    sight

    A town square is an open area commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for communit...

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    sight
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    museum / gallery
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    museum / gallery

    The carpet factory is still in the hands of the same Flemish family (Stuyck) that Philipp V broug...

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    museum / gallery
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    sight

    Those who are particularly good with a camera manage to get the Puerta de Alcalá into the backgro...

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    sight

    The twelve-lane boulevard divides the city from north to south into two halves. It is a smart roa...

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    sight

    The first bullfight took place here in 1934. 23,000 people can fit into the giant round square. T...

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    sight

    Until its consecration, Madrid's most monumental baroque church was the city's temporary cathedra...

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    sight

    In this small baroque church dating from 1645, you really must see the Capilla del Santo Cristo w...

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    neighborhood

    Nowhere is accommodation more expensive than in this district of the city. With streets arranged ...

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    neighborhood

    Chamberí is a delightful residential district for people with money. Here you will still find pop...

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    neighborhood

    About 20 per cent of the residents in the Old Town district of Chueca are homosexuals. Half of al...

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    sight
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    sight

    The Faro de Moncloa is a 100 metre high transmission tower with an observation deck at the Plaza ...

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    sight
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    sight
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    sight
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    sight

    On Madrid's main square time moves somewhat slower than elsewhere in the city. Visitors sit on th...

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    sight
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    sight
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    sight
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    sight
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    restaurant

    Chicken and sidra - Asturian cuisine in Madrid. Restaurant with international cuisine. A real clas...

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    restaurant

    Madrid's most renowned flamenco venue. Restaurant with international cuisine. A popular restaurant...

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    restaurant

    Restaurant with international cuisine. Especially pleasant atmosphere. Attractive vaults on the g...

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    restaurant

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