Puerta Del Sol The Puerta del Sol is one of the best

known and busiest places in Madrid. This is the centre (Km 0) of the radial network of Spanish roads. The square also contains the famous clock whose bells mark the traditional eating of the Twelve Grapes and the beginning of a new year.

Plaza MayorThe Plaza Mayor was built during the

Habsburg period and is a central plaza in the city of Madrid. It is located only a few Spanish blocks away from another famous plaza, the Puerta del Sol.

The Plaza Mayor is surrounded by three-story residential buildings, which have 237 breathtaking balconies facing the Plaza. It has a total of nine entranceways.

Parque Del RetiroThe Retiro Park is the best known

park in Madrid. It was planned for Felipe IV in 1632 as palace gardens. 'Retiro' means retreat or a place to rest. When it was first built, it was a little way from the city. Now, the city has become so big that it is in the city center. It was opened to the public in 1868. In it you can find a famous rose garden, a museum, a boating lake and the Crystal Palace. Many shows and street theaters can be seen at the park on weekends.

La Puerta De Alcalá The Puerta de Alcalá is a Neo-classical monument

in the Plaza de la Independencia in Madrid, Spain. It stands near the city center and several meters away from the main entrance to the Parque del Buen Retiro. The square is bisected by Alcalá Street, although the street itself doesn't cross through the monument, and it is the origin of the Alfonso XII, Serrano and Olózaga streets. Its name originates from the old path from Madrid to the nearby town of Alcalá de Henares. Madrid in the late 18th century was still a somewhat drab villa in appearance, surrounded by medieval walls.

El Museo Del Prado The Museo del Prado is the main Spanish national art

museum, located in central Madrid. It features one of the world's finest collections of European art, from the 12th century to the early 19th century, based on the former Spanish Royal Collection, and unquestionably the best single collection of Spanish art. Founded as a museum of paintings and sculpture, it also contains important collections of other types of works. El Prado is one of the most visited sites in the world, and it is considered to be among the greatest museums of art. The large numbers of works by Francisco de Goya, the artist most extensively represented in the collection, and by Diego Velázquez, Titian, Peter Paul Rubens and Hieronymus Bosch are among the highlights of the collection.

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