{"id":997,"date":"2024-02-24T11:27:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T16:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/?p=997"},"modified":"2024-02-24T15:04:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T20:04:50","slug":"madrid-in-three-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/madrid-in-three-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Madrid in Three Days: First Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><span lang=\"en\">Three Days in Madrid: First day<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">We arrived at the <strong>Adolfo Suarez Airport ( Madrid)\u00a0<\/strong> in a<strong> fligth of IBERIA,<\/strong> 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/hotels\/\">hotel<\/a> (3 blocks away) and then we prepared to walk the city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8325\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8325\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/madrid-walking-maps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8325 size-full\" title=\"Madrid Walking maps\" src=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/madrid-Walking.jpg\" alt=\"Madrid Walking maps\" width=\"700\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/madrid-Walking.jpg 700w, https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/madrid-Walking-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/madrid-Walking-600x272.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/madrid-walking-maps\/\">Madrid Walking maps<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sovrn.co\/1k3v9j2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24464 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/descarga-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15258\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15258\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15258 size-full\" title=\"Madrid in Three Days: First Day\" src=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/madrid.jpeg\" alt=\"Madrid in Three Days: First Day\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/madrid.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/madrid-375x500.jpeg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Madrid in Three Days: First Day<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/36ARHSF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8036 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/amazon-now.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"212\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1008 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"chocolateria san gines - Three days madrid\" src=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-11.jpg\" alt=\"chocolateria san gines - Three days madrid\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-11.jpg 500w, https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-11-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">In Madrid There is a very old chocolate shop near there. <strong>A classic in Madrid.<\/strong> <strong>The Chocolateria San Gines<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">There you can order the classic chocolate with churros. a delight<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_171\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"et_social_media_wrapper wp-image-171 size-full td-animation-stack-type0-1\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><!--more--><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Walking Madrid<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">We take again the <strong>Calle Mayor, its continuation called the San Jer\u00f3nimo Carrera<\/strong>. When this street ends is the <a href=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/mythology-and-religion-of-the-ancient-greeks\/main-gods-in-ancient-greece\/\">Fountain of Neptune<\/a>, one of the most famous fountains of the city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1047 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Carrera de san jeronimo- Three days madrid\" src=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/madrid-58.jpg\" alt=\"Carrera de san jeronimo- Three days madrid\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/madrid-58.jpg 500w, https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/madrid-58-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1000 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Parque del retiro- Three days madrid\" src=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-3.jpg\" alt=\"Parque del retiro- Three days madrid\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-3.jpg 500w, https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-3-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>The Retiro Park:\u00a0Discovering Madrid in Three Days<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">On the left you can <strong>see the Prado Museum<\/strong>, which will be discussed later, on the third day of visit A few blocks later and we are in the retirement park. The most famous in the\u00a0<strong>City of Madrid<\/strong> and in other times a real hunting ground.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1017 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Crystal palace Parque del retiro- Three days madrid\" src=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-21.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal palace Parque del retiro- Three days madrid\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-21.jpg 500w, https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-21-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1018 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Crystal Palace Parque del retiro- Three days madrid\" src=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-22.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal palace Parque del retiro- Three days madrid\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-22.jpg 500w, https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-22-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Walking the park on foot is very tiring since it is very large, so <strong>you can rent some of the bikes<\/strong> that are right at any of the entrances<ins class=\"bookingaff\" data-aid=\"1459468\" data-target_aid=\"1425811\" data-prod=\"sbp\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"130\" data-lang=\"xu\" data-currency=\"USD\" data-cc1=\"es\"><!-- Anything inside will go away once widget is loaded. --><\/ins><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1019 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Parque del retiro- Three days madrid\" src=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-23.jpg\" alt=\"Parque del retiro- Three days madrid\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-23.jpg 500w, https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-23-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">We recommend the places of more interest (See on the map). <a href=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/welcome-to-palace-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Palaces of Madrid<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sovrn.co\/1k3v9j2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24464 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/descarga-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>The Crystal Palace ( Palacio de Cristal)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>The Velazquez Palace ( El Palacio de Velazquez)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>The Big Pond of El retiro &#8211; ( Gran Estanque de El retiro -Madrid )<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>The Parterre Square &#8211; ( La plaza Parterre)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15263\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15263\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15263 size-full\" title=\"Madrid in Three Days: First Day - Real Palace Chapelle\" src=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/capilla.jpeg\" alt=\"Madrid in Three Days: First Day - Real Palace Chapelle\" width=\"1210\" height=\"908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/capilla.jpeg 1210w, https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/capilla-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/capilla-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1210px) 100vw, 1210px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madrid in Three Days: First Day &#8211; Real Palace Chapelle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/searchresults.en.html?city=-390625&amp;aid=1425811&amp;no_rooms=1&amp;group_adults=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12553 size-thumbnail aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/download-21-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/download-21-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/download-21-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/download-21.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Booking.com Madrid<\/span><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Alcala Gate<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Leaving El Retiro park through the Felipe IV gate, take the right on Calle Alfonso XII, until the park ends. There is La Puerta de Alcala. It is a door of neoclassical style and monumental aspect similar to the <strong>Arches of Triumph of the <a href=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/?s=roman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roman Empire<\/a><\/strong>. It was built in 1778.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1044 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Alacla Gate -Puerta de Alcala Discovering Madrid in Three Days\" src=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/madrid-2.jpg\" alt=\"Alcala gate -Parque del retiro- Discovering Madrid in Three Days\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/madrid-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/madrid-2-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The curious thing about this construction is that it is the first triumphal arch built in Europe after the fall of the <a href=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/pompeii-was-really-so-obscene-traveling-to-a-different-pompeii\/\">Roman Empire,<\/a> being older than others such as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/paris-in-three-days-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Arc de Triomphe in Paris<\/a> <\/strong>( 1806) and the Brandenburg Gate ( 1788)\u00a0 in Berlin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1012 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Cibeles Fountain &amp; Building Three days madrid\" src=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-16.jpg\" alt=\"Cibeles Fountain &amp; Building Three days madrid\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-16.jpg 500w, https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-16-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Being in the plaza of La Puerta de Alcala, you can see the <strong>fountain of Las Cibeles<\/strong> (see map) We walk a few blocks and we can enjoy this magnificent fountain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1011 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"cibeles fountain Three days Madrid: First day\" src=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-15.jpg\" alt=\"cibeles fountain Three days Madrid: First day\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-15.jpg 500w, https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-15-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1046 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Cibeles Fountain &amp; Building Three days madrid\" src=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/madrid-39.jpg\" alt=\"Cibeles Fountain &amp; Building Three days madrid\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/madrid-39.jpg 500w, https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/madrid-39-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span lang=\"en\" style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Being in the plaza of <strong>La Puerta de Alcala<\/strong>, you can see the <strong>fountain of Las Cibeles<\/strong> (see map) We walk a few blocks and we can enjoy this magnificent fountain. Also in front you can see the building Cibeles or building of the Americas, which can be visited and access to a viewpoint with magnificent views. Chek the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/best-50-travel-gadgets-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">indispensable travel gadgets<\/a><\/strong> to visit Madrid<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traducci\u00f3n\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">End of de First day. Discovering Madrid in Three Days<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1006 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Madrid in Three Days: First Day\" src=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-9.jpg\" alt=\"Madrid in Three Days: First Day\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-9.jpg 500w, https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Madrid-in-three-days-9-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>Madrid in Three Days: First Day<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15261\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15261\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15261 size-full\" title=\"Palacio Real en Madrid\" src=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/palaciio.jpeg\" alt=\"Palacio Real en Madrid\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/palaciio.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/palaciio-400x500.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/palaciio-768x960.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Palacio Real en Madrid<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/searchresults.en.html?city=-390625&amp;aid=1425811&amp;no_rooms=1&amp;group_adults=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12553 size-thumbnail aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/download-21-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/download-21-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/download-21-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/download-21.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Booking.com Madrid<\/span><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Three days Madrid. Second day<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Continuing along the<strong> Calle Mayor<\/strong> we reach the Almudena Cathedral, which dates back to April 1883 and was built by King Alfonso XII who laid the first stone of the new building.<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/walking-madrid-second-day\/\"> read more&#8230;<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/36ARHSF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8036 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/amazon-now.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"212\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Related Post<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/best-50-travel-gadgets-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Travel G<\/strong>adgets\u00a0 &amp; Accessories\u00a0 to travel Spain<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/top-luggage-suitcases-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luggage &amp; Backpack yo Visit Toledo<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/best-travel-gadgets\/accessories-for-travelers\/ereaders-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best eReaders for travelers<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Traveling-cook Main Site<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/venice-murano\">See Venice in Two Days !!<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puerta_de_Alcal%C3%A1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Puerta de Alcala &#8211; Alcala Door Wikipedia<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Museo_del_Prado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Museo del Prado &#8211; Prado Museum Wiki<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three Days in Madrid: First day We arrived at the Adolfo Suarez Airport ( Madrid)\u00a0 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. 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