The Puerta del Sol is a central square in Madrid known for its famous clock and tradition of eating grapes on New Year's Eve. The Plaza Mayor is another important central square built during the Habsburg period surrounded by balconied buildings. The Parque del Retiro was originally the royal gardens but is now an urban park in the city center popular for its rose garden, museum, and performances on weekends. La Puerta de Alcalá is a neoclassical monument near the entrance to Parque del Retiro that originally marked the road from Madrid to the town of Alcalá de Henares. El Museo del Prado is Spain's main national art museum located in central Madrid and home to one of the

2. Puerta Del Sol
The Puerta del Sol is one of the best known
and busiest places in Madrid. This is the
centre (Km 0) of the radial network of
Spanish roads. The square also contains the
famous clock whose bells mark the traditional
eating of the Twelve Grapes and the beginning
of a new year.

4. Plaza Mayor
The Plaza Mayor was built during the
Habsburg period and is a central plaza in the
city of Madrid. It is located only a few
Spanish blocks away from another famous
plaza, the Puerta del Sol.
The Plaza Mayor is surrounded by three-
story residential buildings, which have 237
breathtaking balconies facing the Plaza. It has
a total of nine entranceways.

6. Parque Del Retiro
The Retiro Park is the best known park in
Madrid. It was planned for Felipe IV in 1632
as palace gardens. 'Retiro' means retreat or a
place to rest. When it was first built, it was a
little way from the city. Now, the city has
become so big that it is in the city center. It
was opened to the public in 1868. In it you
can find a famous rose garden, a museum, a
boating lake and the Crystal Palace. Many
shows and street theaters can be seen at the
park on weekends.

8. La Puerta De Alcalá
The Puerta de Alcalá is a Neo-classical monument in the
Plaza de la Independencia in Madrid, Spain. It stands near
the city center and several meters away from the main
entrance to the Parque del Buen Retiro. The square is
bisected by Alcalá Street, although the street itself
doesn't cross through the monument, and it is the origin of
the Alfonso XII, Serrano and Olózaga streets. Its name
originates from the old path from Madrid to the nearby
town of Alcalá de Henares. Madrid in the late 18th century
was still a somewhat drab villa in appearance, surrounded by
medieval walls.

10. El Museo Del Prado
The Museo del Prado is the main Spanish national art museum,
located in central Madrid. It features one of the world's finest
collections of European art, from the 12th century to the early
19th century, based on the former Spanish Royal Collection, and
unquestionably the best single collection of Spanish art. Founded as
a museum of paintings and sculpture, it also contains important
collections of other types of works. El Prado is one of the most
visited sites in the world, and it is considered to be among the
greatest museums of art. The large numbers of works by Francisco
de Goya, the artist most extensively represented in the collection,
and by Diego Velázquez, Titian, Peter Paul Rubens and Hieronymus
Bosch are among the highlights of the collection.

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