Archive for August, 2008
La bienvenida a Madrid
Madrid the capital city of Spain is located on the Iberian Peninsula about 646 meters above the sea level with around 3 million inhabitants. It is known as the cultural capital of Europe.
The most famous tourist attraction is the art gallery, which houses the paintings of the nineteenth century Spanish Painters including Pablo Picasso’s famous picture.
“Guernica”. Tourist interested in prehistoric to modern painting can check out The National Archeological Museum. Another important destination is the Plaza Mayor which is the scene for any festive gathering. The church and convent of the Descalzas Reales is notable for the richness in renaissance art and architecture finally the royal palace which was build on white granite stone deserves a honorary mention.
Besides these attraction other attraction include Convento de la Encarnacio ,Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida,Gran Via, Lope de Vega Museum Museo Cerralbo Museum of Art ,Palacio de Liria Palacio de Villahermos Parque del Retiro San Isidro Segovia Bridge.
Clothes, souvenirs, electrical goods, football jerseys, paintings and even medieval chastity belts are among the most preferred items which a tourist can collect as tokens of their Madrid visit.