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Plaza de la Unesco 2 Urbanización Ciudad Jardín de Aranjuez, 28300 Aranjuez, Spain
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Hello, I have a long layover 17 hours was looking for suggestion on what to do. It would be nice to see the city and not have to sit in the airport all day!
I get in at 6:45 am and leave at 12:10 am
Thank you,
What day are you getting in? You can easily take the metro from Barajas to central Madrid...probably take about 30 minutes so by 8:30. Most things will be closed, but you can check out Sol and Plaza Major, then over to Parc Retiro and take an easy and enjoyable walk through the park to the Prado (Bosch, Valasquez, Goya)and/or Reina Sophia (Picasso's Guernica), enjoy the outside bars/dinners by Plaza Santa Ana or North by c/Barcelona. If you still have time take an afternoon tour of the Palace then walk over to Temple Diebold. You will probably not have enough time for a sit down evening meal as they start at 9 PM. Karl
You can have a kind of tourist pass for 1 day and take the public transport sistem to travel in the city www.ctm-madrid.es/servlet/CambiarIdioma?xh_TIPO=8.
Hello Roadquill,
Thank you for your help. These two places sound interesting Sol and Plaza Major. So I take the metro right from Barajas Airport? I will be there on a Monday February 21st. How is your weather? Also want to be sure I have enough EUROS how much is the metro. Is it easy to get around I know no Spanish and don’t want to get loss!
Thank you,
Hello 64novpt,
Thank you for your help. I don’t think the tourist pass are available on Mondays.
Thank you,
The metro from the airport is very inexpensive, like a euro, plus maybe another euro surcharge. You won't need to know Spanish, just find the metro stop you want to go to, note which direction and find the final stop. When in the metro the final stop will be listed on the display to which track you head to and which direction. Worst case if you go the wrong direction is to get off at the next metro, cross over to the other side of the track and go the way you intended. Can't help you with the weather in Madrid, but it was nice and sunny in Malibu today. Karl
I was very wonder when I was in one restaurant in Madrid and when waiter belt everything from the table on the floor when we sit down after one couple.
In Madrid cafes is tradition that all stumps, used napkins....pelt on the floor. As much you have garbage on the floor your cafe will be more successful and popular. It was very interesting but the floor was full of garbage and it didn't look fine at all.
The museum has a collection of some 800 paintings, varying from italians, flamish artists to expressionists and pop art. The rooms are located around a central overcovered inner court. The groundfloor is dedicated to 20 th. century art, the firts floor has 17 th. century dutch artisits it ends with the expressionists. and the 2 th floor has early italian art and continues to 17 th century artisist. The museum is located at paseo del prado 8. contact: 91360151.
On Sunday mornings.
Now is more a flea market, but I remember when I was a child to come here, and see the most incredible old things being sold here. Like in Carboot sales...
Still if you go off the main street, you can find some little streets with the old charm, but prices lol are not so good!!!
Metro Station La Latina
One of the most beautiful churchs of madrid due to iits architecture and also its history. it was the old panteon for the spanish kings and queens before all the bodies where sent to the monastery of El escorial. it is situated at the end of the Bailen street, between Puerta de Toledo and the Royal Palace. It is a very pleasent area to wolk and loose your self.
The area of Salamanca is the zone for serious shoppers in the centre of Madrid. (Note, this is not to be confused with the city of Salamanca, located several kilometres outside of Madrid!)
The main shopping streets are Calle Goya, Calle Velazquez, Calle Serrano.... (and so the metro stations are Goya, Velazquez, Serrano - all Line 4)
In Goya you will find the main high street names and a variety of clothing shops for men, women and children, as well as the big Spanish department store - El Corte Inglés.
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Q: airport taxi "my ride from the airport terminal 1 to my hotel near the tribunal metro cost me 35 eur. did i get ripped off? The meter said 27,..."
A: "also where are the supermarkets convenience stores near puerto del sol? i need to buy water & snacks and have not seen a single one."
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