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Tips For A City Break In Madrid – Spain’s Enchanting Capital |
| Date Added: May 15, 2008 08:06:56 PM |
| Category: Recreation & Sports: Travel |
| If you’re looking for a culturally rich, luxury holiday in Spain but you don’t have much time to spare, a city break in Madrid could be just the right kind of holiday. The Spanish capital is compact and easy to navigate on foot, so you won’t waste precious time getting from place to place, and yet you’ll be able to see some of the most prestigious museums and galleries in the world. If you want to avoid steaming hot summers and bitterly cold winters then spring is the best time to explore the squares and alleyways on a weekend break in Madrid. Here are some of the best places to visit on your luxury holiday in Spain’s capital city. The Golden Triangle The Golden Triangle is an essential district to visit on any city break in Madrid. Holiday makers with an interest in art and culture will want to tackle the major museums here - the Prado, the Thyssen and the Reina Sofia. One of the chief attractions on a Spanish holiday, the Prado is best known for its religious paintings and regal portraits by Goya, El Greco and Velázquez, as well as works by Hieronymus Bosch, Titian and Rubens. The Thyssen has a variety of Western art and one of the largest private collections in the world, and the Reina Sofia is Spain’s national gallery of modern art, devoted to 20th century Spanish art, with works by Miro, Dali and Picasso. Plaza Mayor The Plaza Mayor is an elegant arcaded square where the greatest festivals and ceremonies of imperial Madrid were held, as well as bullfights and carnivals. These days the bullfights have shifted elsewhere and the square has become a great place to relax on a luxury holiday in Spain. Madrid’s holiday makers enjoy spending their time milling around Plaza Mayor’s traditional shops, drinking coffee at the cafés on its delightful pavement terraces. There are market stalls on Sundays as well as lively dance bands during fiestas, which might coincide with your weekend break in Madrid. Sol kieron sellens is the marketing manager of the association of independent tour operators (aito). for autumn 2008, aito are offering a selection of unique luxury holidays in spain. |
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