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Monuments

For many habitual international tourists,is covering a new city is all about monuments, as the hordes sweeping along the Champs Elysses, or Westminister bridge can testify. And of course Madrid has its monuments. The Royal Palace, set opposite the lovely gardens of the Plaza de Oriente with stunning views of the distant Guadrarrama mountains is a popular spot. As is the late sixteenth century Plaza Mayor, as elegant a central square as you can find anywhere in Europe.

Then there’s the famous Plaza de Cibeles where fans of Real Madrid and the Spanish national team celebrate their victories, itself adjacent to the wonderfully eclectic architecture of what looks like another palace but is actually the Post Office building, home now to one of the city’s many enticing rooftop terraces. And I doubt there is a more original train station anywhere in Europe than Atocha which has been transformed into an interior tropical garden replete with ponds and tortoises.

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Museums

If a city break is all about museums then Madrid can also give a good account of itself. The metro stop next to Atocha has now been renamed “Estación de Arte” because of its proximity to three of the greatest art galleries in the world, the Prado, the Thyssen, and the Reina Sofia. Just up the road are the Botanical Gardens, and the sprawling oasis of the Retiro Park, as good a place to spend a Sunday afternoon as anywhere in the world.

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Monuments

For many habitual international tourists,is covering a new city is all about monuments, as the hordes sweeping along the Champs Elysses, or Westminister bridge can testify. And of course Madrid has its monuments. The Royal Palace, set opposite the lovely gardens of the Plaza de Oriente with stunning views of the distant Guadrarrama mountains is a popular spot. As is the late sixteenth century Plaza Mayor, as elegant a central square as you can find anywhere in Europe.

Then there’s the famous Plaza de Cibeles where fans of Real Madrid and the Spanish national team celebrate their victories, itself adjacent to the wonderfully eclectic architecture of what looks like another palace but is actually the Post Office building, home now to one of the city’s many enticing rooftop terraces. And I doubt there is a more original train station anywhere in Europe than Atocha which has been transformed into an interior tropical garden replete with ponds and tortoises.

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Museums

If a city break is all about museums then Madrid can also give a good account of itself. The metro stop next to Atocha has now been renamed “Estación de Arte” because of its proximity to three of the greatest art galleries in the world, the Prado, the Thyssen, and the Reina Sofia. Just up the road are the Botanical Gardens, and the sprawling oasis of the Retiro Park, as good a place to spend a Sunday afternoon as anywhere in the world.

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