The Plaza Mayor of Madrid, part III !!!

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One of the emblematic squares of Madrid, the world comes here yes, but still a lot of flavor to find the little niches in and around it. I have been coming here since a child and as a teen came to eat in one of its institutions still open. I have a couple other post on the square but found me ,again, some pictures not in my blog and they should be, Therefore, here is my take on the Plaza Mayor of Madrid ,part III !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

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Coming to Madrid and not the Plaza Mayor you will not be able to tell you were in the city. I am coming to it and see its transformation since childhood and always amazes me to see it. It is part of the quinssentional Madrid. And  a great spot to look down on it or as we say, from Madrid to heaven and a hole in the sky to look down on it every day. Best to walk here and walk it ,glorious indeed !

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Located in the Centro (center) district and in the Barrio de Sol (neighborhood), the square is in the form of a rectangle measuring 129 by 94 meters. Entirely pedestrian, it is accessible via nine entrances, including several connect it to Calle Mayor, One of them is the Tunnel of Calle Mayor,(Calle del 7 de Julio), Calle de Felipe III, Calle de Postas, Calle de Zaragoza, Calle de Gerona, Calle de Botoneras, Calle de Toledo, Cava de San Miguel (Arcos de Cuchillero), and Calle de Ciudad Rodrigo.

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 At the southwest corner of the square, a pretty passage is known as the Arco de Cuchilleros. This arch takes its name from the butcher knife street which supplied knives to the butchers of the market. This passage leads to a staircase which provides access to many restaurants. And my all time favorite Las Cuevas de Luis Candela (see post).

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 The Plaza Mayor, the center of it all ,wonderfully decorated on its façades with a great equestrian statue of king Felipe III done in 1616 but place here since 1848. It dates from the 1580 until finished by 1619, when it was one of the limits of the city.

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For almost 150 years, at Christmas in the Plaza Mayor, numerous stands selling Christmas items, joke objects and disguises of all kinds have invaded the square. Every Sunday morning, collectors of stamps and coins will find what they are looking for there.

The Madrid tourist office on the Plaza Mayor : https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/plaza-mayor-madrid

The Comunidad de Madrid tourist office on the Plaza Mayor: https://turismomadrid.es/en/pagina-inicio-website/174-madrid-en/17229-plaza-mayor.html

There you go folks, now you are all set to visit this wonderful old square ,only in time as it is always young and vibrant, the heartbeat of Madrid, Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Plaza Mayor of Madrid, part III as I.,

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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