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Tourist Destinations in Madrid |
| Madrid is a planned city and the capital of Spain. This is a major tourist spot in Spain. It is certainly as good as other capitals of European countries like Paris, London and Rome for tourism. |
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Top Destinations for Tourist Attraction:
Plaza Mayor
Previously known as Plaza de Arrabal during the medieval period, Plaza Mayor was designed by Juan Gómez de Mora in the reign of Philip III. The beauty of Plaza Mayor becomes livelier in the nights of summer. It would be good to say that it becomes the living room of Madrid in summers.
Museo del Prado Museo del Prado is a museum consisting of more than 7000 paintings, that makes it one of the most important repositories of art in the world.
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza The collection of this museum was stored in a huge villa in Switzerland till 1985. The artifacts of this museum contain valuable privately owned collections. These can be compared with the holdings of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Palacio Real (Royal Palace) This huge palace consists of more than 2000 rooms open for public. This was the home of Charles III. These rooms are stuffed with artistic creations. On first Wednesday of every month a guard changing ceremony happens and is free to the public.
A visit to Madrid is incomplete if you miss some of the greatest sporting events of sports. Madrid is the home of Real Madrid Football Club – one of the most successful clubs in world football. Their home stadium is called Santiago Bernabeu and holds a capacity of more than 80,000. It is a place to watch some of the great soccer stuff.
If you are visiting Madrid then you must go to watch Bull Fighting. It is the national game of Spain.
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