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Puerta del Sol
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The heart of the city |
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The Puerta del Sol is the heart of the city.
This plaza is officially the centre of the
nation: a stone slab in the pavement outside the Casa de Correos on the
south side marks kilometre zero, from where Spain's
six national roads begin.
Around Puerta del Sol, there are a large
number of shops and interesting places to visit.
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Opera- Austrias |
The oldest section of the city |
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The area
known as Austria's Madrid, or the Madrid of the Hapsburg, after the
Austrian royal dynasty who reigned in Spain until 1700 is the oldest
section of the city, so it's packed with historical attractions. You'll
feel the charm of old medieval-reinassance Madrid in the narrow quiet
streets around Plaza de la Villa, plaza de la Paja and, of course, at
the Plaza Mayor. The Teatro Real is Madrid's Opera House. Behind the
Teatro Real is the elegant Plaza de Oriente, an esplanade which gives
access to the Palacio Real, the Spanish Monarch's Royal Palace,
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The Royal Palace, -Palacio Real- (also known as Palacio de Oriente) is
no longer used as the royal residence, but has been kept intact since it
last functioned as home to the king Alfonso XIII in 1931. The palace is
interesting in its own right, in particular its architecture and
gardens: the Jardines del Moro and the Jardines de Sabattini.
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Gran Via-Plaza de España |
The Madrid most lively area |
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Gran Via divides the city in districts: on its northside are Malasaña
-to the west- and Chueca further east. Gran Vía ends to the west in
Plaza de España
and to the east at the intersection with Calle de Alcalá. Permanently
crowded with shoppers and sightseers, the street is appropriately named
-the great lane- with splendidly quirky Art Nouveau and
Art Deco
facades fronting its banks, offices and apartments, and huge posters on
the cinemas. Callao square holds a high concentration of movie
theaters.
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Chueca |
The gay district |
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Chueca is a small but lively neighbourhood
squeezed between Paseo de Recoletos to the east and Calle de Fuencarral
to the west. Its epicenter is Plaza de Chueca.
Plaza de Chueca is the center of barrio
activity. Cafes around the square set up tables when the weather is
nice. It's the see and be seen of Gay Madrid.
Chueca is full of restaurants, any type of
cuisine, of style, different budgets, -and with surprisingly affordable
options. It's among the most lively and cosmopolitan neighbourhoods
downtown, and remarkably, the gay center of Madrid and all of Spain.
Calle Fuencarral is a cool area for shopping ,
with the hippest shops and calle Augusto Figueroa for top brands
ocassion shoes. In the calles Almirante and Prim, one can find some of
Madrid's most chic fashion and shoe shops.
All the district is peppered with lots of
bars and clubs,
both for gay and non gay night life.
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Malasaña - Bilbao
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Full of life, very close to
the centre |
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Malasaña
is the area enclosed by San Bernardo to the west, Gran Vía to the
south, calle Fuencarral to the east and Calle de Carranza to
the north.
Cross Calle San Bernardo and you enter the area of Conde Duque
with the
same northern and southern boundaries but ending at Plaza de
España/
Calle de la Princesa.
The center of Malasaña is the Plaza del Dos de Mayo. This is a
vibrant neighbourhood
full of bars and cafés crowded at weekends
with all sorts of people. A lot of its streets
have been renovated, making it a
much more attractive quarter. The renovation seems to be
attracting a growing number of good, reasonably
priced restaurants and interesting shops. The
charming squares of San Ildefonso or plaza de Juan Pujol
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Huertas- Barrio de las Letras |
The "Literary Madrid" |
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Calle Huertas, only a 5 minutes walk from
Sol, gives it's name to an old traditional
neighbourhood with numerous bars and other
little establishments serving tapas in the
evenings. It is also known as "El Barrio de las Letras,"
literary Madrid.
Plaza de Santa Ana
is the heart of the Huertas neighborhood.
The streets radiating off its core, Plaza de Santa Ana, are
packed with
tapas bars and disco-pubs, popular as much among Spaniards as
with an
international crowd. It also one of the main centers
for nightlife and has a number of restaurants.
This area
is located between Paseo del Prado and Calle
Atocha.
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Latina - Rastro |
The Madrid
"Castizo" |
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This area is known primarily for the flea
market (purportedly the world's largest) held
on Sundays and bank holidays
from about 10AM to 3PM. El Rastro lies within the triangle
formed by
the La Latina metro stop, Puerta de Toledo and Glorieta de
Embajadores;
being calle Ribera de Curtidores its central axis.
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map location.
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Salamanca
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The wealthy area in central Madrid |
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This neighbourhood, bounded by Paseo de
la Castellana, Calle Alcalá, calle María
de Molina and Francisco Silvela, is one of
the few parts of the city with a well-defined
urban structure. Blocks in the area are square
and streets run parallel and perpendicular.
It has a reputation for being the wealthy
neighbourhood in central Madrid, and
some of the most exclusive boutiques in town
are located there. Its main streets are Serrano, Velázquez
and Goya.
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Chamberi - Arguelles |
The "madrileños" favourite district |
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Chamberí Though
actually built in the late 19th century
outside the old city walls, this formerly working-class zone is
neither
grungy nor gay like its southern neighbors but more low-keyed
and
upmarket. The focal point is the circular Plaza Olavide. This
barrio
offers an attractive selection of restaurants, bookshops, art
galleries, and museums, such as the charming Museo Sorolla.
The Glorieta de Bilbao is the intersection of the
streets Sagasta, Luchana,
Fuencarral and Carranza. Bilbao, in the same way as Alonso
Martinez and
Colón it marks the limits of the "center" of Madrid. Taking the
street
Fuencarral southwards you enter Malasaña district.
It is an area with good shops, bars and places to eat. The café
Comercial,
right at the Glorieta, is one of the classic cafés of Madrid:
non
reformed since 1953, it was the place for literary gatherings
in the
post Spanish War period.
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Castellana - Arturo Soria |
The Business areas |
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Castellana is the name given to the area round the
avenue between Nuevos Ministerios and Plaza de Colón, on either side of
the Paseo de la Castellana. This area is one of the main financial
centers of the Spanish capital. Most important banks have their
headquarters there. The offices of the European Union
in Madrid and
many important companies are located there too. In the area there are
also some of the most prestigious hotels in town, embassies, big
stores, luxurious appartment houses, boutiques...it is also walking
distance from calle Serrano in Salamanca area.
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