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Our apartment is located in the heart of Madrid, 1 minute from Gran Vía and Plaza de Callao, two minutes from Madrid’s Opera House, the Royal Palace and its wonderful gardens, and 5 minutes from Plaza Mayor. The Prado Museum is 15 minutes away on foot, as well as the museum triangle. Perfect area to enjoy restaurants, tapas terraces, and shopping in the trendy district.
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TEMPLE OF DEBOD
It is an Egyptian temple dating from the 2nd century BC, moved to the Cuartel de la Montaña Park in Madrid. The temple was donated to Spain by the Egyptian government to save it from flooding after the construction of the great Aswan Dam.
Work on the temple began in the early 2nd century BC under the orders of King Meroë Adijalamani, who built a chapel dedicated to the god Amun and the goddess Isis.
In the 6th century AD, after Nubia’s conversion to Christianity, the temple was sealed and abandoned. In the 20th century, due to the dam’s construction, the Egyptian government gave the temple as a gift to the city of Madrid, and it was transported and rebuilt stone by stone in its current location. It was opened to the public in 1972. The Madrid reconstruction keeps the building’s original orientation; that is, from east to west.
RETIRO PARK
This green oasis in the center of Madrid has 125 hectares and is home to more than 15,000 trees. From a botanical point of view, the park includes some very important gardens: the Perennial Garden, the Cecilio Rodríguez Gardens (classic Andalusian-style gardens), the Architect Herrero Palacios Gardens, the rose garden, and the French Parterre with Madrid’s oldest tree, a swamp cypress believed to be 400 years old.
SAN MIGUEL MARKET/TAPPING
San Miguel Market is a historic, landmark market infused with literary nostalgia, located in the heart of Madrid’s old town, an area with real character and countless shops, cultural options and entertainment. They are now writing a new page in its history, aiming to bring together the best traders, professionals, experts and enthusiasts in their respective specialties.
Its offer justifies a trip to central Madrid, while still keeping the vocation of a traditional market around daily shopping. It is an offer of quality, freshness and seasonal products, created in response to the recently growing interest in gastronomy, which has now become a cultural phenomenon.
San Miguel Market aims to become a Center of Culinary Culture, where the product is key, along with the active presence of functions and events related to food and gastronomy. A meeting place for the consumer and the professional, the gourmand, and those seeking information and advice. A place where we can continue doing our daily shopping, as well as take part in activities, taste the excellent products
AUSTRIAS & ROYAL PALACE
Plaza Mayor, the Monastery of the Encarnación and Plaza de la Villa, with buildings erected in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries - Casa de la Villa (formerly Madrid City Hall), Torre de los Lujanes, Cisneros House -, are the main architectural ensembles built under the Habsburgs. Another must-see is the Monastery of the Descalzas Reales, a convent that was the royal residence of Charles I of Spain. There, you can see the permanent collection, which contains works of art from the 16th century onwards. Finally, the Palace of Santa Cruz, built in 1629, is the seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
CIBELES FOUNTAIN
The Cibeles Fountain, created in 1782 and in its current location since 1895, has ended up lending its name to one of Madrid’s most iconic squares. It has also become a symbol of the capital. The fountain depicts the Roman goddess of the same name (Cybele in English), a symbol of earth, agriculture and fertility, atop a chariot drawn by lions.
It stands in the center of Plaza de Cibeles and is surrounded by the grand buildings of the Buenavista Palace (Army Headquarters), the Linares Palace (Casa de América), the Communications Palace (formerly the main post office and now Madrid City Hall) and the Bank of Spain. The goddess and the lions were carved in purple marble from the town of Montesclaros (Toledo), and the rest in Redueña stone, an area 32 miles north of Madrid, near the La Cabrera range.