Overview of Madrid
Madrid is energetic, cosmopolitan and creative, it is the capital and largest city of Spain. There’s the enormous cathedral, the Royal Palace, and countless historic buildings Apart from being Spain’s financial and political hub, Madrid is an art haven, especially within the city’s Golden Triangle of Art. The Prado features Spanish greats; modern art can be found in Reina Sofía; and the Thyssen-Bornemisza shows world-class exhibitions. 7 million people live in Madrid. It is the third largest city in the European Union. It has two footballs teams, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid
Madrid Flag
We were meeting my sister and her husband in Madrid for the October long weekend. Madrid is a beautiful city. As it was a short stay we decided to do the red bus tour. We visited the following
The Royal Place of Madrid
Interesting Architecture
City Hall
In the middle of the busy Plaza de la Independencia stands one of Madrid’s best known landmarks: the Puerta de Alcalá or Alcala Gate
In the Parque de la Montaña, not far from the Royal Palace, there is the Templo de Debod, an authentic Egyptian temple which was reconstructed here between 1970 and 1972.
The Parque de le Montana was beautiful we did a Cable car ride over the park, it was great to be able to see the palace in all its glory. There are some wonderful status and the plant life is plentiful. It was lovely to catch up with Sinead and Sean for the weekend but all too soon it was time to fly to Barcelona. We will be back to Madrid next year when we will have more time to visit the art galleries and surrounding sites.