Às portas de Portugal, Madrid pode ser um bom refúgio para um fim-de-semana prolongado. A capital espanhola, e uma das maiores cidades da Europa, proporciona momentos de grande diversidade. Desde os importantes monumentos, passando pelos diferentes espaços culturais até às noites "calientes". Localização Geográfica: Madrid está situada no alto de um terraço do rio Manzanares, formando o maior núcleo urbano da Península Ibérica. No centro da Península Ibérica, estende-se desde o sistema central, a noroeste, até ao rio Tejo, a sudeste, encontrando-se aproximadamente a 600 quilómetros de Lisboa e do Porto. À Descoberta: Desde a deslumbrante Plaza de la Villa até à concorrida Puerta del Sol, é possível apreciar um espólio de atracções que passam dos testemunhos históricos até a diferentes locais de interesse - Museu del Prado, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza e o Centro de Arte Rainha Sofia. A Puerta del Sol é a praça mais popular e animada de Madrid, sendo considerada o coração da cidade. Entre os monumentos, mercados, espaços de lazer e pólos de interesse artístico-cultural a dificuldade estará certamente em escolher. Não deixe de visitar o Museu do Prado, onde estão expostas obras como "Maja Desnuda", de Goya, "As Meninas", de Velásquez, e obras de El Greco e Bosch, entre muitos outros. Outro dos museus a merecer especial atenção é o Thyssen-Bornemisza que exibe obras do renascimento, realismo, cubismo e arte pop.
The capital of Spain, located in the heart of the peninsula and right in the center of the Castillian plain 646 meters above sea level, has a population of over three million. A cosmopolitan city, a business center, headquarters for the Public Administration, Government, Spanish Parliament and the home of the Spanish Royal Family, Madrid also plays a major role in both the banking and industrial sectors. Most of its industry is located in the Southern fringe of the city, where important textile, food and metal working factories are clustered. Madrid is characterized by intense cultural and artistic activity and a very lively nightlife.
The grand metropolis of Madrid can trace its origins to the times of Arab Emir Mohamed I (852-886), who ordered the construction of a fortress on the left bank of the Manzanares river. Later it became the subject of a dispute between the Christians and Arabs until it was conquered by Alonso VI in the 11th century. At the end of the 17th century, a defensive wall was built for the protection of the new outlying areas, tracing the roads of Segovia, Toledo and Valencia. During the 18th century, under the reign of Carlos III, were designed the great arteries of the city, such as the Paseo del Prado and Paseo las Acacias.
The grand metropolis of Madrid can trace its origins to the times of Arab Emir Mohamed I (852-886), who ordered the construction of a fortress on the left bank of the Manzanares river. Later it became the subject of a dispute between the Christians and Arabs until it was conquered by Alonso VI in the 11th century. At the end of the 17th century, a defensive wall was built for the protection of the new outlying areas, tracing the roads of Segovia, Toledo and Valencia. During the 18th century, under the reign of Carlos III, were designed the great arteries of the city, such as the Paseo del Prado and Paseo las Acacias.
At the beginning of the 19th century, Joseph Bonaparte undertook the reform of the Puerta del Sol and vicinity. The commercial street known as the Gran Vía was built as an east-west avenue at the start of the century. In the 1950's the north-south boulevard called Paseo de la Castellana was extended and modern buildings were erected, housing the major financial institutions. Remainings of the distant past are mainly the Baroque and neoclassical strcutures of the 17th and 18th centuries, such as the Plaza Mayor (Main Square), the Palacio Real (Royal Palace) and others which will be described later during our guide of the city.
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