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Welcome to our city: MADRID




 * [[image:capodanno-a-madrid-in-puerta-del-sol.jpg]] || PUERTA DEL SOL - DECEMBER 31

The Puerta del Sol is a plaza in Madrid, where it is the kilometer Zero of Spanish radial road.The oldest building in the Puerta del Sol is the Post Office and his clock tower was built XIX. and whose bells 12 pm on December 31 marked the traditional twelve grapes making the great Most of the Spanish. || (The bear and the madroño tree)
 * EL OSO Y EL MADROÑO

The statue of the bear and the strawberry tree is a sculpture of the second half of the twentieth century. Represents the heraldic arms of the town and is isntalled on the western side of the Puerta del Sol, in the historic heart of the capital. || ||
 * [[image:MADRID1.jpg width="400" height="299"]] || TELECOMMUNICATIONS PALACE AND CIBELES

In the center of the square, stands the famous Cibeles fountain, carved in 1782. Each of the four corners of the square is dominated by landmark buildings, built between the late eighteenth and early twentieth centuries. Communications Palace is an emblematic building of the city, established his Hall. || The Royal Palace (also known as the Palacio de Oriente) is the official residence of Juan Carlos I, King of Spain. Is considered the largest royal palace in Western Europe in extent, with 135,000 m² and more than 3,418 rooms. It was the abode ofr the kings of Spain until 1931. It continues to celebrate the main receptions, formal events and ceremonies of state. The palace has a valuable historial and artistic heritage. || ||
 * THE ROYAL PALACE OF MADRID