Madrid Travel Blog

Madrid’s Puerta del Sol is the heart of the city. For centuries it has served as a meeting point, and even today the city’s most popular meeting point is at the base of the oso y madroño statue depicting the city’s symbols, a bear with its paws resting on a strawberry tree. If you...

The city of Madrid possesses a lively vitality that is at once palpable in the streets and squares. Here, people are more accustomed to live and love and play in the open than are many other cultures. So where better to relax and watch the action unfold around you than in Madrid’s lovely squares?...