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Opera-Austrias area

	The oldest section of the city
	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, Google location map. 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.
GOOGLE MAPS Puerta del Sol Plaza de Opera METRO IN THE AREA Sol (L1, L2 and L3) / Opera (L2, L5 and R)

Opera Austrias Madrid Area

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, Google location map.

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. Inside the Palace there are excellent paintings and frescos by Velázquez, Tiépolo, Goya, Rubens, El Greco, Juan de Flandes and Caravaggio, among others.

Madrid Royal Palace - Palacio Real
calle Bailén - Plaza de Oriente
Metro: Plaza de España, Opera
Google location map
www: Patrimonio Nacional

Royal Theatre
Plaza de Oriente
Metro: Opera
Google location map
www: Teatro Real de Madrid

AUSTRIAS MADRID

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.

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This area also hosts the major Madrid festivals of San Isidro and Paloma festival where people dance in the traditional madrileño style called chotis.
A good place to start is Calle Mayor, which meets the southwest corner of Puerta del Sol. Calle Mayor is one of Madrid's oldest streets, but instead of continuing all the way down, first duck into any of the Plaza Mayor's many entrances on the southern side of the street.