Madrid City Guide – A Quick Overview Of Madrid’s Must-see Sites
The following guide to Madrid I assembled while living and studying in the city. This guide should be useful to first-time visitors to the city, as it gives a brief overview of Madrid’s major tourist sites.
Must See Sites
-Puerta del Sol/ Plaza Mayor/ Calle Gran Via:
Puerta del Sol is literally in the center of the city, and this area serves as the hub of tourist activity. There is a main plaza, touristy shops, and plenty of restaurants and bars. From the main plaza you can walk to Plaza Mayor, which is another big plaza surrounded by outdoor cafes and filled with street performers and tourists. Narrow cobblestone streets surround Plaza Mayor, and they are cool to check out. Plaza mayor is probably the most touristy place to go in the city and is a good place to start your visit to Madrid.
On the other side of Puerta del Sol are some other newer shopping streets which have been blocked off to traffic. If you walk through these streets, you will come to Gran Via, one of the biggest shopping streets in the city. Gran Via has a good assortment of department stores...