The Circulo de Bellas Artes rooftop is open, with no glass. It has the best views of Madrid city center, from the 7th floor you have a 360º panoramic view. What to see from the top of Circulo de Bellas Artes If you start looking North, the first thing you’ll Read more…
Madrid has many parks and gardens, and The ‘Parque del Oeste’ is well known for its amazing Egyptian monument. What is an Egyptian Temple doing in Madrid? This temple was built in the second century BC in the south of Egypt on the bank of the Nile river. But what Read more…
The Prado Boulevard is one of the most interesting areas to visit in Madrid, it has lots of monuments and museums that you can not miss while in Spain. History of the Prado Boulevard ‘Prado’ means meadow in Spanish. In the mid-fifteenth century Puerta del Sol was of the boundaries Read more…
The Royal Palace belongs to National Trust and, although it is still the official residence of the kings, they do not live here and the palace can be visited. Its location is exceptional, the valley of the Manzanares and the Campo del Moro to the West, the Plaza de Oriente Read more…
For the locals any excuse is a good excuse to visit Retiro Park, it is considered to be one of the best things to do in Madrid. Its paths are used by hundreds of cyclists and skaters, the lawns are used for sunbathing, eating or simply hanging out, the pond Read more…
The monument to Cervantes was created to commemorate the 300 anniversary of the publication of the second part of “El Quijote” (1615-1915). In the image above we can see the representation of Spanish Literature in the form of a woman dressed in the style of the Golden Age. Cervantes is Read more…
This fantastic park dating back to the beginning of the twentieth century is considered a Historic Park by the Community of Madrid, has an area of 25 hectares, and within it can be found pine and olive groves, some eucalyptus trees, but without doubt the stars are the almond trees Read more…
The Puerta de Alcala is the gateway to the city for those coming from the East, from the city of Alcalá, as the name suggests. The door that we can see today dates from 1778, but there have been others before, much less impressive. When Charles III came to Madrid, to Read more…