Scumbag

I'm off to Madrid with the Mrs for 4/5 days next week...any first hand recommendations...we're staying very centrally, but dont mind venturing a bit further afield for any worthwhile sites
Cheers
SB

tmo

New airport terminal is

Bones Gambino

The Estadio Santiago Bernebeu when full is worth visiting

Scumbag

Dont think that would win me too many brownie points

And we'll definitely be seeing the airport....

Anything else other than:
Prado
Retiro Park
Sunday Market
Regina Sophia Art Gallery?
Cheers
SB

James Neill

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For a bus ride of about 1 hour you can go to Segovia - which is the most amazing little villagey place to walk around, great restaurants and things to see. If you want out of the hussle and bussle of Madrid for a day it's a lovely place.

Nick100

Plaza Mayor - pretty and lots of cafe's
Royal Palace - you could go on a tour a couple of years ago !
I'll second Segovia - amazing Roman aquaduct - hundreds of feet tall

James Neill

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And built with no cement - just the huge blocks on top of each other. Bloody amazing!

btw the Sunday Market is call "El Rastro"

Plaza Mayor is a nice old square to walk around and you get lots of street entertainers. Plaza Santa Ana (just off Sol near the Teatro Espanol) is lovely too - with nice bars round the edge to while away some time. Tapas is good here too.

Shopping - Main area is around Sol. Head to Gran Via for the Zara outlet store. Apparently lots of bargains there (for the Mrs). Also, Calle Fuencarrell is good for more quirkey fashion.

matt.bowey

Sergovia is a must. She will like that. It has a massive romaon aquaduct and the castle that the disney one was modelled on!!

Much of the architecture is on the main road the splits Madird in two, Castella or something. The leaning skyscrapers are worth a look. They are a mile or so north of the bernebu stadium. They do open top but tours, 3 routes I think. The pricey shopping place runs parallel, just of to the east of the castella. At the bottom, there is a nice park with lake in the middle.

As far as food, try Botin (supposed to be the oldest in the world - need to book), its off plaza major. With your back to the statue, take the far right exit in front of you, down some steps and its on the left. If you cant find it, try la vaca argentina in glioretta de hoyes, is a great argentian steak place. Also, La finca de suiziana just west of Pt de soll is OK.

Have a look at Atocha rail station, its got a botanical garden in it, with a bar upstairs.

If you are feeling really brave, get off the metro (get a book of 10 tickests for 10 euro, and head towards gran via station by mcdonalds, street walker central!!

Apologies for the spellng!!!