5 BEST PLACES TO VISIT IN MADRID

5. GRAN VIA

The Gran Vía is the most famous street to visit in Madrid and an essential walk for all who visit the city. 

This street where you can not stop looking everywhere while you walk, is also famous for its great theaters, which represent some of the best works and musicals of the moment such as the Lion King and Billy Elliot.

In addition, the Gran Vía is one of the main commercial places of the city, in which clothing and footwear stores of large national and international brands are located.

In case you like shopping, if you don't have enough stores on Gran Vía, you can turn off Fuencarral Street, another of the most commercial in Madrid.

A good option to see the Gran Vía and the whole center with the best illuminated buildings.

4. PLAZA MAYOR

The Plaza Mayor, located in the heart of the city a few minutes walk from the Puerta del Sol, is another essential place to visit in Madrid.

This rectangular square, 129 meters long and 94 meters wide, is surrounded by buildings and highlights.

You can eat a typical spanish "bocadillo de calamares" in the terrace of a café in this amazing place.

If your visit Madrid at Christmas, you can not miss the Christmas market, which is built in this point of the city, where in addition to the typical Christmas stalls you can find jokes articles that are tipical in these dates, in the Spanish capital city.

 3. MUSEUM "EL PRADO"

Is one of the most important museums in the world and the biggest museum in Spain and in the museum you can see important paints of the most important artists, such as, Goya, Velazquez... It also has the best restauration centre of the world. 

The best way to visit the museum is with a local guide. He/she will give you the best advices and stories of the museum.

 2. "EL RETIRO"

El Retiro, a historical park located near the city center, is perfect for disconnecting from the noise of the city, playing sports, walking or simply sitting on a bench to read or be in contact with nature. We recommend you do it through the Puerta de Alcalá, the most famous of the five old royal gates that gave access to the city and another of the essential places to see in Madrid.
Near this door, going down Alcalá Street, is the Cibeles Fountain, one of the most emblematic of Madrid next to Neptune.

 1. "ROYAL PALACE"


The Royal Palace or Palacio de Oriente, was the official residence of the kings of Spain until they moved to the Palacio de la Zarzuela, and another of the essential places to visit in Madrid.
This huge palace, the largest in Western Europe, is currently used for tourist visits and closes for state ceremonies and official events.It is worth entering inside to see the halls and royal rooms, the Royal Pharmacy and the spectacular Royal Armory, one of the most important in the world.
A good option to not miss anything about the palace and skip the long lines that form in the access is to book this visit with a guide in Spanish or this offer that also includes the guided visit to the Prado Museum, another of the places to visit in Madrid.

5 BEST BEACHES IN THE WORLD

5. SARAKINIKO, MILO ISLAND, GREECE.

This beach on the north coast of the island of Milo, in the Cyclades archipelago, owes its worldwide fame to the ways that wind and water have carved into the volcanic rock and that have given rise to its famous nickname of «beach lunar". Milo is just one of the more than 200 Cyclades islands, in the middle of the Aegean Sea, which also include Naxos, Paros, Mykonos and the imposing Santorini. All of them house unforgettable beaches, some protected by cliffs, others smelling of thyme and guarded by blue-domed churches.

4. CALA MACARELLETA, MENORCA

The southern coast of the Balearic island brings together some of the best beaches in Spain: white sand coves embraced by pine trees that overlook the water from the rocks. Cala Macarella and her little sister, Macarelleta, are an excellent example of this Mediterranean landscape. They are located 14 kilometers from Ciutadella, following a road flanked by dry stone walls that, after winding between uncultivated fields, descends through a torrent until almost reaching the sand. To thoroughly enjoy a day on these beaches it is essential to wear goggles and snorkel.

3. PALOMBAGGIA, CORSICA (FRANCE)

The southern tip of the long island of Corsica brings together beaches that, like Palombaggia, exemplify the purest Mediterranean. Under the shade of the pines the light games that the sun creates on the rocks and the foam of the waves are discovered.

The cove is located within the term of Porto Vecchio, an old fishing town now dedicated to tourism and with a lively port. Another attraction of Palombaggia is its proximity to the Cerbicale Islands, a natural reserve inhabited by a multitude of seabirds.

2. DIGUE IT, SEYCHELLES

Large blocks of granite are scattered across the sand and the shore of the beaches of this teardrop-shaped island. Dominated by the hill of Nid d'Aigle (300 m), La Digue is located half an hour by catamaran from the island of Praslin, it only has one paved road and there are hardly any motor vehicles. The calm is, therefore, assured, especially if the day is dedicated to Anse Source d'Argent, the beach with the most amazing rocky moles. Almost away from the shore and equipped with diving goggles, corals and tropical fish are seen.

1. COOK AND WHITSUNDAY ISLANDS

The coral islet of Tapuaetai ("the one-foot island" in Maori) is home to the most famous beach in this South Pacific archipelago.

The largest of the hundred islands of the Whitsunday archipelago, off the eastern Australian coast, is an excellent first contact with the Great Barrier Reef. In 1770 Captain James Cook landed briefly in his arena and certified his beauty in the logbook of the expedition. Unlike other islands in the Queensland region, the interior is mountainous and covered with lush vegetation, while dwarf palm trees grow on the beaches and, among the sand, pointed fossils emerge.