Madrid in Three Days – Third day

What to do the Third day in Madrid? Toledo  –  Aranjuez  –   Escorial  –  Segovia We can choose between staying in the city to visit a special place that we liked or to visit a nearby city These are the options One day in Madrid Museum of Prado – Museo del Prado : For those who like Art, it will take all day. (and more if you prefer) Queen Sofia Museum – Museo Reina Sofia : The same as the previous Retiro …

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Madrid in Three Days: Second Day

Walking Madrid Second Day On the second day we started walking along the Main Street – Calle Mayor  (we passed the chocolate shop San Gines for those who have not yet had breakfast) until the Mercado de San Miguel ( see Map). This is one of the oldest markets in Madrid and is awarded as it was in its golden age. Cathedral of Almudena   At the end of the main street we find the Cathedral of Almudena, which is the …

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Madrid in Three Days: First Day

Three Days in Madrid: First day We arrived at the Adolfo Suarez Airport ( Madrid)  in a fligth of IBERIA, and took the Metro of Madrid (you can also take the commuter train with combinations) and arrived at the Sol station. We arrived at the hotel (3 blocks away) and then we prepared to walk the city.     In Madrid There is a very old chocolate shop near there. A classic in Madrid. The Chocolateria San Gines. There you …

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The History of Tourism in Ancient Rome

  Tourism in Ancient Rome: Historic Evolution of Tourism Rome  –  Roman Roads  – Pont du Gard   –  Roman Sex Festivities.  – Roman Roads Calculator This is the first part of an investigation of the History of Tourism. The second part, Tourism in the Middle Ages can be read here Tourism is a series of trips made for pleasure or for commercial, professional or similar reasons, during which the absence of habitual residence is only temporary. History of Classical Tourism …

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