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Madrid Travel Destinations

editor — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 12:38:00 +0000

Madrid Travel Destinations SIGHTS Madrid, large as it may seem, is a walker’s city. Its fantastic public transportation system should only be used for longer distances, or between the day’s starting and ending points. Although the word paseo refers to a major avenue (such as Paseo de la Castellana or Paseo del Prado), it literally means a stroll. Do just that from Sol to Cibeles and from Plaza Mayor to the Palacio Real sights will kindly introduce themselves. The city’s art, architecture, culture, and atmosphere convince wide-eyed walkers that it was once the capital of the world’s greatest empire. While

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Madrid Map Tourist Attractions

editor — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 18:30:00 +0000

Madrid Map Tourist Attractions To Charlotte H WING HAVEN GARDEN AND BIRD SANCTUARY 248 Ridgewood Ave., 704/331-0664, www.winghavengardens.com HOURS: Tues. 3-5 P.M., Wed. 10 A.M.-noon, Sat. 10 A.M.-5 P.M. COST: $5 suggested donation Map 5 Wing Haven is a fitting name for a garden that was designed to provide habitat, nesting sites, food, and water for birds and other wildlife. Elizabeth and Edwin Clarkson designed the three-acre garden in 1927 and donated it to the Wing Haven Foundation in 1970. The plantings are diverse and range from English laurels and boxwood to Japanese flowering apricots and evergreen clematis. Several of

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Sights and Attractions in Madrit Spanish

editor — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 22:23:00 +0000

SIGHTS The Royal Palace (1738-1764) with the throne room painted by Tiepolo and the famous Armeria Real, the Royal Armoury; El Prado (18th century), one of the most famous art galleries of the world with its adjoining building – Cason del Buen Retiro housing works of Velasquez to Goya, Rafael to Picasso (Guernica); the hermitage San Antonio de la Florido (1792-1798) with Goya frescos in the domes and arches, a main work of Spanish art; the Plaza de Espana with its statue of Cervantes; the Plaza de Oriente with its important artistic works of Madrid, the equestrian statue of Philip

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