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Madrid
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Madrid
is the capital of Spain for the last
400 years, Madrid is a lively, bustling,
thriving city, famous for all-night
fiestas, stirring bullfights and vital
cultural attractions. Highlights include
the Palacio Real, a shrine to Rococo
extravagance, and the Plaza Mayor, where
heretics were once burned at the stake.
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Madrid Tours & Attractions |
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Palacio
Real
Palacio
Real is a historic castle that
has passed through history from
the Arabs to the Austrians and
finally to the Spanish. It features
excellent walking tours of sumptuously
furnished bedrooms, sitting
rooms and throne room. Gala
Dining Room, Halls of Mirrors
and Museum of Carriages are
popular stops for tourists. |
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Calle
Bailén, (Royal
Palace), Madrid, Spain. |
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Plaza
Mayor
Plaza
Mayor is a is Madrid's most
popular plaza, enclosed by restaurants,
shops, bars and apartments.
Street musicians and painters
entertain as visitors stroll
across the cobblestones of this
large plaza. This famous square
was known as the Plaza de Arrabal
during medieval times, when
it stood outside the city wall. |
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Calle
Mayor, Spain. |
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Panteon
de Goya
Panteon
de Goya has been called Goya's
Sistine Chapel. It containing
one of his masterpieces--an
elaborately beautiful fresco
depicting the miracles of St.
Anthony on the dome and cupola
of the little hermitage of San
Antonio de la Florida. |
| Location
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Glorieta
de San Antonio de la Florida,
s/n, Madrid, Spain. |
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Real
Fabrica de Tapices
Real Fabrica
de Tapices, At this factory,
the age-old process of making
exquisite tapestries is still
carried on with consummate skill.
Nearly every tapestry is based
on a cartoon of Goya, who was
the factory's most famous employee.
Many of these patterns, such
as The Pottery Salesman, are
still in production today. |
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Fuenterrabía
2, Madrid, Spain. |
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Templo
de Debod
Templo
de Debod is a Egyptian temple
near Plaza de España
once stood in the Valley of
the Nile, 31km (19 miles) from
Aswan. When the new dam threatened
the temple, the Egyptian government
dismantled and presented it
to Spain. |
| Location
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Paseo
de Rosales, Madrid, Spain. |
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