An extraordinary 2.5km (one.5-mile) trip above the Casa de Campo and Parque del Oeste in a cable auto. The views of the Palacio Actual, Río Manzanares, city skyline and park are breathtaking. There are even some fascinating shut-ups of the park’s seedier goings-on. Deal with Paseo del Pintor RosalesTransport Metro Argüelles.Telephone 91 541 74 50 [...]
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Planetarium – Planetario de Madrid
Near to the IMAX, the Planetarium has seasonal exhibitions on the solar technique as nicely as 45- moment exhibits. Like the IMAX, the narration here is only in Spanish and may well test your kids’ curiosity in the heavens if they are non-Spanish speakers. Handle Parque Tierno Galván, Legazpi, South of centre Transport Metro Arganzuela-Planetario [...]
Puerta de Alcalá
A small distance along C/Alcalá from Cibeles, in the center of one more traffic junction, stands one particular of the most extraordinary monuments developed for King Charles III, Puerta de Alcalá, a massive neo-classical gate developed by his favourite Italian architect Francesco Sabatini to provide a grand entrance to the town. Puerta de Alcalá was [...]
Church San Jerónimo el Real
Founded in 1464 and rebuilt for Queen Isabella in 1503, this church, San Jerónimo el Genuine, around the Retiro was specially favoured by the Spanish monarchs, and used for state ceremonies. Most of the authentic constructing of San Jerónimo el Actual was destroyed during the Napoleonic Wars, and the existing San Jerónimo el Real church [...]
Sala del Canal de Isabel II
This h2o tower, Sala del Canal de Isabel II, constructed in elaborate neo-Mudéjar fashion in 1907-11 is regarded as a gem of Madrid’s industrial architecture. Sala del Canal de Isabel II is now residence to a elegant exhibition space that specialises in photography, ranging in good quality from great to planet-class. Tackle C/Santa Engracia 125Transport [...]
