Madrid is located in central Spain and has a population of around 3 million. It has a semi-arid climate with warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters. Some of Madrid's most notable landmarks include the Almudena Cathedral, Canalejas Square, and Cibeles Square. The city's culture incorporates Catholic traditions, bullfighting events, and distinctive local foods like patatas bravas and rabo de toro.

2.  Architecture
 Neo-Gothic
 Almudena Cathedral
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 Canalejas Square Madrid

3.  Madrid is located at almost the exact
geographical centre of the Iberian
Peninsula.
 Built on a series
of small mounts, between
which Madrid’s inadequate
river Manzanares flows.

4.  The average annual temperature in the
shade is 13 degrees Celsius (55 degrees
Fahrenheit).
 During cold seasons the temperature falls
below freezing point.
 During summer seasons the temperature
reaches 40 degrees Celsius or 104 degrees
Fahrenheit.
 Madrid’s climate is one of the healthiest
because it is positioned near the mountains.

5.  More than 90% of Madrid’s population is
Catholic
 During religious occasion, you can either
enjoy it with alcohol or churros and
barquillos sold all day long
 During Semana Santa or The Holy
Week, Madrid commemorates the death of
Jesus
 During All Saints Day, Madrilenos remember
their departed; they bring flowers to their
graves.

6.  Madrid’s official currency is the Euro
 $1 dollar = 0.69 Euro

7.  Madrid foods tend to be heavy, hearty
and, well contain ingredients to which
foreigners are not accustomed
 Rabo de toro: Stuffed
cow or bull’s tail
 Patatas Bravas: fried
potatoes covered in a spicy
tomato sauce

8.  Bull Running: Many daring souls travel to
Spain to join the running bulls. Bulls are let
out in the street and people run in front
of them until they can’t handle it, and
they find a fence to jump over. The bulls
stop at then end of the street and are
but in pens, where they are later killed in
bull fighting.

9.  Cibeles Square in Madrid is also one of
the tourist attractions
 The Football Club Real de Madrid
adopted this fountain, and they use the
area to celebrate its triumphs in
competitions

10.  Madrid was founded by the emir Muhammad
 Madrid passed form Muslim to Christian hands
several times
 The 19th Century brought bloody historical
events such as the rising of the city against
French occupation, and the Spanish war of
Independence
 The first governor of the city was Enrique Tierno
Galvan
 The population is about 3 million in the
metropolitan and about 6 million in the
province of Madrid

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