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Madrid : Feeling the mix of tradition and modernity

Madrid, Spain’s capital, is a cosmopolitan city. Its position as a centre for economics, finance, administration and services combines the most modern infrastructure with an important cultural and artistic heritage, the legacy of centuries of fascinating history. Madrid is characterized by intense cultural and artistic activity and a very lively nightlife.

Things must see:
Bullfighting: is called corrida de toros (literally running of bulls) or fiesta brava (the ferocious festival), is certainly one of the best-known-although at the same time most controversial-Spanish popular customs The modern corrida is highly ritualized, with three distinct stages or tercios, the start of each being announced by a trumpet sound. The participants first enter the arena in a parade to salute the presiding dignitary, accompanied by band music. Next, the bull enters the ring to be tested for ferocity by the matador and banderilleros with the magenta and gold capote (”dress cape”). Then there’s gonna be show between two of them.
Plaza de Cibeles: The most beautiful of the many grand squares in Madrid is the Plaza de Cibeles. The heavily trafficed square is surrounded by majestic buildings. There are “The fountain of Cibeles” called Paseo de Recoletos and Palacio de Comunicaciones or City Hall so wonderful.
Palacio de Cristal: Located in the heart of Retiro Park, The few remaining buildings of the palace now house museum collections. The Palacio de Cristal is a beautiful glass pavilion.
Gran Vía: The lively street is one of the city’s most important shopping areas the one you shouldn’t miss, with a large number of hotels and large movie theaters; it is also noted for the grand architecture prevalent among many of its buildings. Now, most of the theatres are being replaced by shopping malls.
The Parque del Buen Retiro : is the most popular park in Madrid. It can get crowded during weekends when many Madrilenian families go for a stroll in the park and street musicians, sidewalk painters, fortune tellers, jugglers and street performers animate the crowd.
Almudena Cathedral: Conveniently in front of the Royal Palace this is one of Madrids newest landmarks having only been officially opened by Pope John Paul II as recently as 1993.
Royal Palace: Built in 1738 upon the site of the previous castle that was destroyed in an accidental fire the Royal Palace has comanding views over Southern Madrid and the river Manzanares.

Madrid Accommodation: There are plenty accommodation in Madrid with variety of style depending on your budget. The first thing just select the area you would like to stay then choose it. The hotel provide you for what you want from the star hotel with many option in each hotel and the luxurious one to the cheap one with value money, mostly hotels are located in the metropolitan area of Madrid. For inexpensive price you can get from cheap hostel and cheap apartment with self catering which provide you a lot of facilities. You can also find information about central hotels, those in quiet locations, and the best hotels near the airport. All the best low cost accommodation & lodging in the centre of Madrid with full price and availability details.

Madrid Foods : Lucky for you, Spain’s unique gastronomy offers up a huge range of mouth-watering Spanish food dishes that will leave you craving more- even after you’re full! So elbow your way up to the bar to try some tapas, stop by for some early-morning churros after a wild night out on the town. Going out for tapas is one of the few phenomenal gastronomic experiences that doesn’t involve a table cloth and a pricey sit-down meal. The way to enjoy tapas is to stand at the bar with a group of friends, share a few different tapas, and wash them down with wine or beer.

Madrid Shopping: There are a lot of places for you to go shopping like Goya&Salamanca area, Castellana and El Rastro .From antique shops to the latest fashion designs: furniture, the most prestigious fashion houses, gifts, souvenirs or specialist foodstuffs can be found in the shop windows of the city.
Shops, shopping centres and street markets mean Madrid offers almost infinite shopping possibilities,the city in itself is one big shopping center, since it is easy to find a shop on every street and on every corner.