Madrid Guide to Madrid Tourist Information
An extensive Guide to Madrid with unbiased tourist information, travel reviews, helpful hints and tips! Here at Get-Packing.com we give a detailed summary of tourist information in Madrid on key facts, maps, pictures, weather information, attractions, events, shopping, restaurants, travel and much more.
The capital city of Spain is located almost dead centre of the country with excellent links to the rest of the world through the busy Carajas Airport. A sprawling modern cosmopolitan city, Madrid with many different attractions, is an ideal place to visit, either as a short break destination, or a point at which to start a self drive tour of Spain's central region.
It is possible to get good deals on flights to Madrid throughout the year, and a good idea is to travel during the middle of the week when there are fewer tourists so that you can get around more easily.
Hotels in the city are of a high standard, and range from the cheap to the luxurious, and every traveller will find something to suit both them and their budget in the city.
There are tonnes of attractions to explore, and plenty of shopping around the city, not to mention the sports, and everything else that Madrid has to offer.
The capital has seen its fair share of tragedy over the years, and the brutal dictatorship of General Franco was a painful time for Madrid, however the spirit of the city means that the Madrilenos refuse to be beaten by misfortune, and bounce back with vigour.
The terrorist attacks on the city in March 2004 were met not with the anguish that the criminals had hoped for, but with a steel resolve to move on, and take strength from the tragedy, and the scars, which will heal in time are a source of pride rather than pain.
Facts for the Traveller
Name: Kingdom of Spain
Capital: Madrid
Area: 504,782 sq km
Population: 40.2 million
Language: Spanish
Flight Time: 2 Hours from London
Currency: Euro
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