Madrid

A practical and fully updated guide, ideal for a short trip to Madrid and its surroundings. The guide is divided into four sections. In the first, entitled Ten Indispensables, a selection of places, curiosities and traditions of the area not to be missed is proposed: Puerta del Sol, Madrid night, The great art walk, A Sunday at the Rastro, Taverns with tradition... The second section, Visit to the city of Madrid, is divided into seven chapters: Prado Museum, Habsburg Madrid, Literary Quarter, Enlightenment Madrid, Modern Madrid, The Elegant and future Madrid and Other places of interest. Each of them provides detailed information on the most emblematic places. It also includes a map of the city with the most important monuments highlighted. The next section, Excursions from Madrid, takes a tour of the most outstanding places in the Madrid community from a historical, artistic and monumental point of view: El Escorial, Alcalá de Henares, Aranjuez and La Granja. Includes a road map of the Community of Madrid. Finally, it includes a wide selection of restaurants, accommodation, addresses of museums and monuments, as well as exhaustive practical information for getting around the area. With the guide, a drop-down map of the city of Madrid with a street index and a metro map is given as a gift.