"De Madrid al Cielo!" Madrid by Lorro

Madrid Travel Guide: 5,307 reviews and 10,736 photos

Bienvenidos a Madrid!

Madrid has been my home for the the past 5 years. The people are friendly, outgoing, gregarious and love to be together. The city is both very Spanish and cosmopolitian at the same time. For the visitor it is a wonderful place to visit full of top notch museums, restaurants, monuments and everything a city of 5 million people could offer. Discover all this and also its quiet back streets in the historical center and come find out why I have been here this long!

Madrid is also a culinary delight. Its a great place to discover the new Spanish cuisine as well as traditional. And with restaurants from all of the regions of Spain its a great way to try the dishes from those regions you may not get to visit this time around.

Palacio de Communicaciones

One of the most beautiful buildings in Madrid is The Palacio de Communications, a fancy name for the central post office. Although supposedly it will soon become the home of the City Hall of Madrid. In front of the building in the middle of the roundabout is one of the most famous symbols of the city, a statue of Madrid's own goddess, Cibeles. I took this photo in May 2004 when these monuments were specially lit up in the days preceding Prince Felipe's wedding. The colors of blue, pink and yellow were chosen to light up this emblematic landmark as they are the colors of Madrid's sunsets.

Madrid's New Airport

T4 at Barajas Airport

Welcome to Madrid and the new T4 Terminal at Barajas Airport. I have created a
tip that gives you the basics on how to get to and from T4 on your arrival in Madrid. The terminal is causing a bit of controversy this month in its less than stellar opening Feb 5th, 2006 but it seems the bugs are slowly being worked out. The building is beautiful and promises to offer Madrid's international visitors a more plesant welcome than they currently get at T1.

Last visit to Madrid: Feb 2006
Intro Updated Feb 17, 2006
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Written Feb 27, 2005

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blint Feb 17, 2008 at 3:18 PM

Nice page on Madrid. Are you teaching English there? I'm a Brit teaching English down south in Cadiz. I've been here since 2000 :)
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Madrid_expat Oct 19, 2007 at 6:44 AM

Eat at the locals eating times and you will find this a great place full of locals. Have dinner/supper at 20:00-21:30 and expect only tourists......excellent reasonably priced food.
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mollymoo0oo0 Apr 9, 2007 at 5:41 AM

Hola, Thanks for sharing your great tips on Madrid... I found your page while looking for a place to eat curry here :) m.x
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FruitLover May 20, 2006 at 5:09 AM

Enjoyed very much your interesting and HELPFUL page, Janelle !! On 15-16th June I'm going to Isla del Tesoro, and to Lavapies [pita, tahina paste,hoummus??] and many more cultural & historical sites. Cheers!
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HORSCHECK Jan 28, 2006 at 6:05 AM

Fabulous page about this busy Spanish metropolis. I especially like your night shots. I am glad to read that there are other mebers who also like to go to Irish Pubs outside Ireland. *winkygrin*
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tiger9090a Jan 28, 2006 at 12:33 AM

Thanks for the nightlife tips (Irish pubs in M.???) and the suggestions on what to do on a Monday. Spain is unfortunately really undeservedly a bit underrated when it comes to its wine. Slds, R.
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hojasdehierba Dec 8, 2005 at 9:46 AM

Las fotos de Madrid, como las del Parque Güell: preciosas... Saludos.
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VeronicaG Nov 22, 2005 at 10:53 AM

Retiro is a place I could enjoy!!
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mfernandezbu Nov 13, 2005 at 6:46 AM

Hi, the typical music of Espana Cani sounds like variations of the Gypsy Kings. If searching for this bar look up Plaza del Angel, 14. but it is basically on the continuation of calle huertas. I stayed in Madrid a bunch of time and am close with this bar.
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scottishvisitor Jun 8, 2005 at 12:58 PM

Loved your tip "fitting in" brought back lots of memories of people I've seen!! Good page