Madrid Book

	Introducing
	Introduction	1
	The Neighbourhoods	2
	Days Out in Madrid	13
	Roots of the City	27
	Art and Architecture	43
	The Guide
01	Travel	51
	Getting There	52
	Specialist Tour Operators	55
	Entry Formalities	56
	Arrival	57
	Getting Around	58
02	Practical A-Z	61
	Climate	62
	Crime and the Police	62
	Disabled Travellers	62
	Electricity, Weights and Measures	63
	Embassies and Consulates	64
	Etiquette	64
	Health, Emergencies and Insurance	64
	Internet	65
	Lost Property	65
	Media	65
	Money, Banks and Taxes	66
	Opening Hours and Public Holidays	67
	Packing	67
	Photography	68
	Post and Fax	68
	Smoking	68
	Students	68
	Telephones	68
	Time	69
	Tipping	69
	Toilets	69
	Tourist Offices	69
	Women Travellers	69
	Working and Long Stays	70
03	Old Madrid	71
	Around Puerta del Sol	74
	Palacio de Santa Cruz	76
	Around Plaza Mayor	76
	Plaza de la Villa	79
	Basilica de San Miguel	80
	Convento de las Carboneras	81
	Around Plaza de la Paja	81
	Capilla del Obispo	82
	Basilica de San Francesco el Grande	82
04	Royal Madrid	83
	Around the Palacio Real	86
	Nuestra Senora de la Almudena	87
	Jardines del Campo del Moro	88
	East of the Palacio Real	89
	Plaza de Oriente	89
	Real Monasterio de la Encarnacion	90
	Real Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales	91
05	The Triangulo de Arte	95
	Around the Museo del Prado	98
	The Paseo del Prado	104
	Parque del Retiro	106
	Real Jardin Botanico	108
	Around the Thyssen-Bornemisza	108
	Around the Reina Sofia	113
	Real Fabrica de Tapices	118
	Las Delicias	118
06	Santa Ana and Huertas	119
	Around Plaza Santa Ana	122
	Casa Museo de Lope de Vega	123
	Carrera de San Jeronimo	124
	Lhardy	124
	Palacio del Congreso	125
	Teatro de la Zarzuela	126
	Huertas and Calle de Atocha	126
07	La Latina, Lavapies and Embajadores	129
	La Latina	132
	Plaza de la Cebada	132
	The Rastro	132
	Puerta de Toledo	134
	Virgen de la Paloma	134
	Puente de Toledo	134
	Embajadores	134
	La Corrala	135
	Lavapies	135
	Plaza Tirso de Molina	136
08	New Madrid	137
	Calle de Alcala	140
	Plaza de Cibeles	140
	Puerta de Alcala	140
	Plaza de Toros Monumental de las Ventas	141
	Paseo de Recoletos	141
	Museo de Cera	142
	Museo Arqueologico Nacional	143
	Salamanca	144
	Paseo de la Castellana	146
	Museo Sorolla	147
	Museo Lazaro Galdiano	147
	Around Nuevos Ministerios	148
	Museo de Ciencias Naturales	148
	Urbanizacion AZCA	149
09	Gran Via, Malasana and Chueca	151
	Calle de Alcala	154
	Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando	154
	Circulo de Bellas Artes	156
	The Gran Via	157
	Malasana	159
	Plaza de Dos de Mayo and Around	160
	Chueca	160
	Museo Municipal	160
	Museo Romantico	161
	Sociedad General de Autores	162
10	To the West	163
	Around Plaza de Espana	166
	Museo Cerralbo	167
	Templo de Debod	167
	Parque del Oeste	168
	Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida	168
	Casa de Campo	170
	Parque de Atracciones	170
	Zoo-Acuario de Madrid	170
	Arguelles	170
	Faro de Moncloa	171
	Museo de America	171
	Ciudad Universitaria	171
	Palacio Real de El Pardo	172
11	Walks	173
	A Bar and Tapas Walk	174
	A Literary Walk Around Santa Ana	177
	A Gardens Walk Around the Retiro	181
12	Day Trips	185
	El Escorial and Valle de los Caidos	186
	Segovia	190
	Aranjuez	196
	Toledo	197
	Listings
	Where to Stay	205
	Eating Out	217
	Nightlife	237
	Entertainment	247
	Shopping	253
	Sports and Green Spaces	260
	Children and Teenagers' Madrid	264
	Gay and Lesbian Madrid	267
	Festivals	270
	Reference
	Language	273
	Index	277
	Maps
	Unmissable Madrid
	The Neighbourhoods	2
	Old Madrid	72
	Royal Madrid	84
	The Triangulo de Arte	97
	Santa Ana and Huertas	120
	La Latina, Lavapies and Embajadores	130
	New Madrid	139
	Gran Via, Malasana and Chueca	152
	To the West	164
	A Bar and Tapas Walk	174
	A Literary Walk Around Santa Ana	177
	A Gardens Walk Around the Retiro	182
	Around Madrid	186
	Segovia	191
	Toledo	198
	Hotels and Hostels	208
	Old Madrid, Royal Madrid, Triangulo de Arte, Santa Ana and La Latina Restaurants	220
	New Madrid, Gran Via, Malasana, Chueca and West Restaurants	230
	Colour Street Maps
	The Metro
	Off the Beaten Track