Lonely Planet Madrid

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781786572769
• eBook ISBN: 9781788681698

Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet's Madrid is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. View the marvellous frescoes at Plaza Mayor, enjoy tapas in La Latina and take a stroll with the locals in the Parque del Buen Retiro - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Madrid and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Madrid: Colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights provide a richer, more rewarding travel experience - covering history, people, music, religion, cuisine, politics Covers Salamanca, Plaza Mayor, Royal Madrid, La Latina, Lavapies, Malasana, Chueca, Parque del Oeste, Sol, Santa Ana, Huertas, El Retiro, and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Madrid is our most comprehensive guide to Madrid, and is perfect for discovering both popular and offbeat experiences. Looking for just the highlights? Check out Pocket Madrid, our handy-sized guide featuring the best sights and experiences for a short visit or weekend away. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) *Source: Nielsen BookScan: Australia, UK, USA, 5/2016-4/2017eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

Plaza Mayor & Royal Madrid

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Plaza Mayor & Royal Madrid

Neighbourhood Top Five

1 Plaza Mayor Immersing yourself in the street life that courses across the cobblestones or taking up residence at an outdoor table surrounding this most elegant of city squares.

2 Palacio Real Soaking up the grandeur of Madrid’s seat of royal power, and one of its most imposing architectural landmarks.

3 Plaza de la Villa Spending time in one of the city’s most architecturally pleasing corners, with baroque Madrid architecture.

4 Chocolatería de San Ginés Stopping by for Madrid’s best chocolate con churros (Spanish doughnuts with chocolate) at any hour of the day or night.

5 Mercado de San Miguel Learning why locals are obsessed with food, and experiencing the irresistible buzz that goes with going out for tapas in the capital.

Explore: Plaza Mayor & Royal Madrid

Plaza Mayor is the hub of Madrid’s most medieval quarter, an area known as Madrid de los Austrias, in reference to the Habsburg dynasty, which ruled Spain from 1517 to 1700. The plaza is a place both to admire and to get your bearings, the place where so many explorations of the neighbourhood (and wider city) begin. That’s because it is at once the hub of neighbourhood life and the topographical high point of the barrio (district).

Build your day exploring this neighbourhood around this and other squares, which are lovely and quiet in the morning, and lively and pretty in the soft light of late afternoon. Running close to its northern edge, Calle Mayor connects Plaza Mayor with the rest of the neighbourhood, running down the hill past the wonderful Mercado de San Miguel to Plaza de la Villa with tangled lanes of medie-val origin twisting away on either side. Away to the north are Plaza de Oriente, the royal palace and the cathedr...

Table of contents

• Table of Contents
• Welcome to Madrid
• Madrid’s Top 10
• What’s New
• Need to Know
• First Time Madrid
• Top Itineraries
• If You Like…
• Month by Month
• Travel with Children
• Like a Local
• For Free
• Eating
• Drinking & Nightlife
• Entertainment
• Shopping
• Neighbourhoods at a Glance
• Plaza Mayor & Royal Madrid
• La Latina & Lavapiés
• Sol, Santa Ana & Huertas
• El Retiro & the Art Museums
• Salamanca
• Malasaña & Conde Duque
• Chueca
• Parque del Oeste & Northern Madrid
• Day Trips from Madrid
• Sleeping
• Understand Madrid
• Madrid Today
• History
• City of Painters
• Architecture
• Madrid’s Film Scene
• Flamenco
• Transport
• Directory A–Z
• Language
• Behind the Scenes
• Madrid Maps
• Our Writer