Madrid in pictures
"De Madrid al cielo". Es uno de los dichos más populares sobre nuestra ciudad. El cielo de Madrid tiene un característico color azul intenso, que lo hace diferente. Madrid es la capital de España desde 1561, y es sede de las instituciones más importantes del Estado. Además, es la residencia oficial de la Monarquía española y disitntas organizaciones internacionales como la Organización Internacional del Turismo.
"De Madrid al cielo". It is one of the most popular sayings about the city. The sky of Madrid has an intense blue colour that makes it characteristic. It is the Spanish capital since 1561 and it is home to important institutions of the State as it is the central government’s headquarters. Moreover, it is the official residence of the Spanish monarchs and some national bodies, such as the Spanish Royal Academy, and of international bodies like the World Tourism Organization.
"De Madrid al cielo". It is one of the most popular sayings about the city. The sky of Madrid has an intense blue colour that makes it characteristic. It is the Spanish capital since 1561 and it is home to important institutions of the State as it is the central government’s headquarters. Moreover, it is the official residence of the Spanish monarchs and some national bodies, such as the Spanish Royal Academy, and of international bodies like the World Tourism Organization.
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La capital es una ciudad cosmopolita que combina las más modernas infraestructuras con su estatus de centro financiero, administrativo, y del sector servicios. Madrid tiene una increíble red de transporte, que hace el acceso por carretera, tren o avión mucho más sencillo, además de tener uno de los mejores sistemas de transporte público del mundo. El aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas, que es la principal puerta de entrada a nuestro país, y el principal aeropuerto para ir y volver a América del Sur, es uno de los principales aeropuertos mundiales por número de pasajeros.
The Spanish capital is a cosmopolitan city that combines the most modern infrastructures with its status of economic, financial, administrative and service centre. Madrid has an outstanding transportation network, which makes the access by road, airplane, train or metro easier, and it has one of the best local public transport services in the World. The Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport, which it is the main mean of access to Spain and the main departure and arrival airport to South America, is one of the most important airports in the World regarding the number of passengers.
The Spanish capital is a cosmopolitan city that combines the most modern infrastructures with its status of economic, financial, administrative and service centre. Madrid has an outstanding transportation network, which makes the access by road, airplane, train or metro easier, and it has one of the best local public transport services in the World. The Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport, which it is the main mean of access to Spain and the main departure and arrival airport to South America, is one of the most important airports in the World regarding the number of passengers.
Con un vasto patrimonio cultural y muchos siglos de una rica historial, Madrid ha sido testigo del nacimiento de celebradas y reconocidas figuras como Lope de Vega, Calderón de la Barca, Francisco de Quevedo, Jaciento Benavente, Jardiel Poncela, José Ortega y Gasset, Gregorio Marañón, Juan Gris, Juan de Villanueva, Ruperto Chapí, Federico Chueca y Joaquín Rodrigo, entre otros, y muchos intelectuales más, artistas, y otras celebridades que vivieron en la ciudad.
With a vast artistic and cultural heritage and several centuries of a rich and passionate history, Madrid has been witness to the birth of celebrated and universal figures such as Lope de Vega, Calderón de la Barca, Francisco de Quevedo, Jacinto Benavente, Jardiel Poncela, José Ortega y Gasset, Gregorio Marañón, Juan Gris, Juan de Villanueva, Ruperto Chapí, Federico Chueca and Joaquín Rodrigo, among others, and many other intellectuals, artists and other famous celebrities that lived in the city.
With a vast artistic and cultural heritage and several centuries of a rich and passionate history, Madrid has been witness to the birth of celebrated and universal figures such as Lope de Vega, Calderón de la Barca, Francisco de Quevedo, Jacinto Benavente, Jardiel Poncela, José Ortega y Gasset, Gregorio Marañón, Juan Gris, Juan de Villanueva, Ruperto Chapí, Federico Chueca and Joaquín Rodrigo, among others, and many other intellectuals, artists and other famous celebrities that lived in the city.
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Madrid es una ciudad abierta para aquellos que quieran descubrirla, donde cultura, gastronomía, negocios, tiempo libre y entretenimiento se combinan, siendo una de las más fuertes y diversas atracciones turísticas en Europa y del mundo. Probablemente no haya una ciudad como Madrid, con tanto que hacer y visitar, y estando tan cerca.
Madrid is an open city for those willing to discover it, where culture, gastronomic, business, leisure and entertainment activities are blended, being one of the strongest and most diverse tourist attractions in Europe and in the World. Probably there is not a city like Madrid with so many things to do and visit being so close to each other.
Madrid is an open city for those willing to discover it, where culture, gastronomic, business, leisure and entertainment activities are blended, being one of the strongest and most diverse tourist attractions in Europe and in the World. Probably there is not a city like Madrid with so many things to do and visit being so close to each other.