Let's show them our city: Madrid
MY
CITY: MADRID Wednesday 9th November 2011
1.
PALACIO DE ORIENTE (The Royal
palace / Oriental Palace)
a.
Royal
Theatre (Teatro Real)
2.
PLAZA
MAYOR (The Big Square)
a.
Saint
Michael’s Market (Mercado de San Miguel)
b.
Plaza de
la Villa
3.
PUERTA
DEL SOL (The Sun’s Door)
a.
The
Buildings
b.
New
year’s Eve Clock
4.
CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS (HOUSES
OF PARLIAMENT)
5.
FUENTE Y PLAZA DE NEPTUNO (NEPTUNE
FOUNTAIN AND SQUARE)
a.
The
Prado Museum
b. Memorial
(Plaza de la Lealtad)
c. Museums
d. Jerónimos
Church
6.
FUENTE Y
PLAZA DE CIBELES (CYBELE’S FOUNTAIN AND SQUARE)
a.
Cybele’s
Palace (City Council / Postal Service Office)
b. House
of América (Casa de América): Superstitions
7.
PUERTA DE ALCALÁ: (DOOR TO ALCALÁ)
a.
Symbol
of Spanish Rebellion: French
b. Alcalá
de henares (Historic) University…
Retiro Park
Trasy and Delia
ReplyDeleteThe Plaza Mayor was built during the Habsburg period and is a central plaza in Madrid city. The Plaza Mayor has rectangular shape, measured between 129 and 94 metres, and is surrounded by three-story residential buildings having 237 breathtaking balconies facing the Plaza. It has a total of nine entranceways. The Casa de la Panadería, serving municipal and cultural functions, dominates the Plaza Mayor.
The Plaza Mayor has been the scene of multitudinous events: markets, theaters, music entertainments… The Plaza Mayor also has a ring of old and traditional shops and cafes under its porticoes. Celebrations for San Isidro, patron saint of Madrid, are also held here. The Plaza Mayor is now a major tourist attraction, visited by thousands of tourists a year.
San Miguel (Saint Michael) market, adjacent to Plaza Mayor is a cultural heritage. The iron structure of the market dates back to 1916, but the site dates back to the middle ages as an area for trade. Today’s market is a new gastronomic and delicatessen centre in Madrid.
The 34 stalls offer some excellent fare in food and wines including fish, meat, cakes, fresh pasta, vegetables, coffee and sweets. Other stalls can provide, books, flowers and kitchen tools and utensils. The bars also serve a selection of wines and drinks from Spain and other countries.
The market is open seven days a week from 10 am till 10pm and on Thursday, Friday and Saturday the bars stay open till 2am.