Welcome to Madrid, where the day starts later, the night ends later, and the locals look like Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz. Sounds good right? Well there’s more – much more. Check out the video below, to see what our students think about Madrid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESUBnihCH5E
TOP SIGHTS
- Royal Palace
- Puerta del Sol
- Plaza Mayor
- Templo de Debod
- Madrid Cathedral
- Plaza de la Villa
- Puerta de Alcalá
- Gran Vía
- Plaza de Cibeles
- Plaza de Oriente
TOP THINGS TO DO
- Watch flamenco
- See a bullfight
- Watch Real Madrid play
- Take an open-topped bus tour
- Eat at the world’s oldest restaurant. Botin is recognised as such in the Guinness Book of Records.
- Try some tapas
- Take a ride on Madrid’s cable car
- Walk in the Park
- Go to the Rastro
- Try chocolate con churros
TOP MUSEUMS
- The Prado
- The Reina Sofia
- The Thyssen-Bornemisza
- CaixaForum
- Fundación Lázaro Galdiano
- Archaeological Museum
- Naval Museum
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