Madrid - A Great Place to Visit

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain in Europe. It is best known for its art and architecture. Madrid is called as the perfect blend of magnificent old architecture and modern-day style. You will definitely fall in love with the amazing art museums, diverse shopping; delicious tapas to eat and party all night. Madrid is the major tourist destinations worldwide and offers wide range of attractions to make your trip a memorable one.

Let us plunge deep into the beauty of this vibrant city.

The climate of Madrid is mainly dry most of the time with frequent rains in winters. It is hot in summers and cold in winters. Spring is known as the best time to visit in the months of April and May. This city is basically a religious city full of cathedrals, churches with ancient buildings. Madrid is a cosmopolitan city full of new style, architecture and living.

Attractions

1.Plaza Mayor
It is the elegant arcaded square is lined with pavement cafes, buskers, shops selling the traditional stuffs here.

2.Basílica de San Francisco el Grande
It is a circular church with its Gothic choir stalls. It has the largest dome in Spain and has the lovely frescoes on the walls.

3.Palacio Real
It is an extravagant decorative Royal Palace, lavishly adorned with silk wall hangings, vast chandeliers, paintings by Caravaggio and Goya and elaborative frescoes. It is a complete mind blowing place to visit in Madrid.

4.Teatro Real
It is the dazzling royal Opera House, which is the Madrid's music venue. Here the acoustics are marvelous and is a great place to attend the musical events and concerts.

5.Plaza Santa Ana
It is also called as the Madrid's night time hot spots and consists of leaning houses, old-fashioned tapas bars and pavement cafes. You will experience the bohemian environment and enjoy eating squid, chorizo and tortilla.

6.Puerta del Sol
It is Madrid's most photographed square filled with American-style architecture, European shops and fast food restaurants. It is the buzzing center of Madrid's nightlife.

Madrid is best known for its "Golden Triangle" of art museums. Paseo del Prado is the world's most important art museums with religious paintings and regal portraits by Goya, El Greco and Velázquez artists. Museo Reina Sofía is Spain's national gallery of modern art, exhibiting works by the significant Spanish artists Salvador Dali, Jöan Miro and Pablo Picasso, with remarkable exhibitions. Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza basically focuses on the 13th to 20th century European paintings.

7.Las Ventas
It is the Spain's biggest bullring and the adjoining Museo Taurino is full of bull-related equipment, paintings and sculptures.

8.El Rastro
It is the notorious Sunday flea market, bulging with lively stalls. Whether you want clothing, antiques and furniture, or more; they are completely to suit every shopper.

9.Chueca and Malasana
It is the city's hippest areas filled with cutting-edge shops and trendy bars and lively Checua is Madrid's gay area and is also a great place to buy footwear as shoemaking is a Spanish tradition.

10.Salamanca and Recoletos
The oozing riches; these are home to designer boutiques, chi chi restaurants and incredible 19th-century houses and even for Gucci, Armani and Chanel brands.

11.Parque del Retiro
It is a great place with lakes, ponds, trees, puppet shows, tarot readers, etc. Also Casa de Campo Park is the biggest park in Madrid.

12.Sierra de Guadarrama
It is a mountain range and proves best for the adventurous people such as hikers, climbers or walkers.

These exciting attractions in Madrid prove it to be the vibrant and wonderful capital city of Spain.