Awesome Madrid City Breaks | Book Madrid Today!
Awesome Madrid City Breaks | Book Madrid Today!
Madrid City Breaks: Often the best spots to holiday are the ones with ample amenities, a lot of unique culture and a diverse array of activities.
You will certainly find all of these things if your travel plans include Madrid, Spain.
The nation’s capital city houses historic architecture, busy restaurants, unique shops, bars and cafes in Puerta del Sol and Plaza de la Villa.
The tree-lined boulevard of Castellana is a bit more relaxing, with coffee shops, art galleries and botanical gardens.
Awesome shopping, architecture and movie houses can be discovered along Gran Via, a popular Madrid street.
Madrid de los Austrias is a charming and romantic nook of a town, where wrought-iron porches, cobbled alleyways, street lamps and old buildings sit beside the opera house, the Royal Palace and Plaza Mayor.
Furthermore, there’s upscale shopping in Salamanca, rowboats in the lush playground known as Retiro Park and scores of lively nightclubs in Moncloa and Argüelles.
Cuisine in Madrid
Your Madrid holiday wouldn’t be complete without sampling some local cuisine.
You may try olives from Campo Real, white garlic from Chinchón, beef from the Guadarrama Mountains, asparagus from Aranjuez or Madrid’s home-harvested virgin olive oil.
Travel foodies often recommend taking a culinary/food and wine tour to get the best local dining experience.
These tours take you to several different venues to sample tostadas, tapatios, pinchos, prawns, olives, salads, meats, cheese, tapas, sherry, manzanilla wine, mojitos and coffee.
Naturally, after eating all that rich food, you’ll need to walk around and see the sights of Madrid.
Sights and Attractions
At the ultra-modern CosmoCaixa (science museum), you’ll catch a glimpse of how the Earth was created, how tornadoes work and play with interactive exhibits that will keep the kids busy for hours.
Visit a zoo, an amusement park, a garden and a bullfighting school at Casa de Campo, which is the “Central Park” of Madrid.
At Casa de América you will see stunning 19th century architecture and, the locals warn, you may even see a ghost!
Capricho de la Alameda de Osuna is one of the most tranquil settings in bustling Madrid.
As a hideout for Napoleon’s soldiers, these well-manicured gardens are fit for a duchess (the Duchess of Osuna, to be exact).
Nuestra Señora de la Almudena is a neoclassical cathedral built in the 19th century, which tops many Madrid travel plan itineraries.
Similarly, the art museum at Basílica de San Francisco el Grande cannot be missed.
A holiday is also a great opportunity to go shopping and find new found treasures to take back home.
Shopping
Madrid city breaks offers numerous fashion boutiques, specialty shops and shopping districts to choose from.
Calle Preciados and Calle Montera are only accessible by foot and showcase both women’s and men’s apparel.
Calle Serrano is home to the most sophisticated designer boutiques and art galleries. Similarly, Calle Goya and Calle Alcalá are popular designer shopping streets.
Calle Princesa and Calle Bravo Murillo have a number of great clothing and shoe shops.
In El Rastro, shoppers will find more than just clothing, as pet accessories, furniture, art and books can also be purchased here.
Another eclectic area is Calle Gran Vía, which is bustling with clothing shops, cinemas and popular hotels.
La Vaguada is the region’s largest shopping mall, with over 300 stores in a small area.
As well as a cinema, bowling alley and several trendy cafes.
As you can see, there is much to do in Madrid, Spain!
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