Madrid is the capital of Spain, is the largest and most populated city in the country.
The city of Madrid is located in the central area of the Iberian Peninsula and his main river is the Manzanares.
The flag of the Madrid region is red with white stars, four above and three below, while the flag of Madrid is bordeaux with his symbol, the bear and the strawberry tree, in the “Puerta del Sol” there is a statue in honor of the bear and the strawberry tree.
The “Puerta de Alcalá” is the start point of all national roads in Spain.
The residence of the president is the Moncloa, and the Royal Palace is where the kings life.
The most expensive street of Madrid is Serrano Street, and the most important is the Gran Via.
One of the most important places in Madrid is the Monastery of El Escorial. It is situated near of Madrid, an is integrated by palace, basilica and monastery. This palace was the residence of the Spanish Royal Family, the basilica is the burial place of Spanish kings and monastery is the residence of the friars of the Order of St. Augustine.
Madrid has got a lot of museums, for example the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Museo Arqueológico Nacional and the Museo Thyssen and the most important is the “Museo del Prado”.
The Museo del Prado is the most important museums in the world. It has got the largest number of important pictures, but his total colecction isn’t as complete as other important museums. Some of the most representative pictures that it contains are Las Meninas, La fragua de Vulcano and El triunfo de Baco, by Velázquez; La maja desnuda, La vendimia and La carga de los mamelucos, by Goya; Las tres Gracias by Rubens; Autorretrato by Durero; El caballero de la mano en el pecho by El Greco; Descendimiento by Roger van der Weyden; or El jardín de las delicias by El Bosco.
The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, is the national Spanish museum of twentieth century art. It has got an important collections of Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí, with important pictures by both authors like Guernica, the most recognize picture of the museum.
The Museo Arqueológico National contains samples of art from prehistory to the nineteenth century, especially in the Iberian Peninsula.
In the heart of the city we can find one of the largest and famous parks of Madrid, El Parque del Retiro.
”La Casa de Campo” is the biggest
park in Madrid, it is situated in the district of Moncloa –Aravaca.
It is the true lungs of Madrid.
