1. Madrid

2. INDEX
1. Madrid
2. Museums
3. Parks and gardens
4. Architecture
5. Other places of interest
6. Shopping
7.Bullfights
8. Gastronomy

3. 1. Madrid
Madrid is the capital of Spain
It has a population of 3.260.000 people
Its surface is of 605,8 km2

4. 2. Museums
Madrid is an influential cultural center,
and there are very important museums.
The most importants are:
“Museo del Prado”, the 11th most
visited museum in the world
National Museum “Centro de Arte
Reina Sofia” the 15th most visited
museum in the world

5. “Caixa Forum Madrid”, the 24th most visited museum in the
world
The “Thyssen-Bornemisza” , the 48th most visited museum in
the world

6. 3. Parks and gardens
There are a lot of parks and gardens in this city.
Madrid is one of the european cities whith more proportion of
green spaces for inhabitant. There are 70 m2, and in Europe
the average is 20 m2.
Madrid is the second city in the world with more number of
trees with almost 300.000, only overcome by Tokio

7. The most importants parks and gardens are:
 Parque del Retiro
Parque del oeste

8. Casa de Campo
Real Jardin Botánico
Parque Juan Carlos I

9. 4. Architecture
There are a lot of historical buildings…
“Palacio Real”, The Royal Palace
 Almudena’s Cathedral

10. Very famous sources, like Cibeles and Neptuno
Important squares
“Plaza Mayor” Major Square
“Plaza de España” Spain Square
“Plaza de Colón” Colon Square

11. 5. Other places of interest
Puerta del sol
Puerta de Alcalá
Atocha Train Station

12. 6. Shopping
There are a lot of big brands in the “Mile of Gold” in
Preciados street, and in other famous streets for its trades,
like Serrano street and Goya street.
Cibeles Madrid fashion week in February
There is a very famous street market, “El Rastro”, on Sundays
in the streets about Ribera de Curtidores street.

13. 7. Bullfights
There are very important bullfights, like Feria de San Isidro,
Welfare Bullfight and Press Bullfight
The bullring is called “Las ventas”, and is the biggest bullring
in Spain and the 3rd in the world.

14. 8. Gastronomy
The most famous local dishes are:
“Cocido madrileño” stew of Madrid
“Callos a la madrileña” corns of Madrid
 Garlic soup
Sandwich of squids
There are tipical desserts:
“Huesos de santo”
“Torrijas”
 “Churros”