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Aaccommodation 220-30,

see also Sleeping subindexapartments 220Chamberí & Argüelles

229-30costs 220-1gay travellers 217-18Huertas & Atocha 224-6La Latina & Lavapiés

223-4lesbian travellers

217-18Los Austrias, Sol & Centro

221-3Malasaña & Chueca

228-9Northern Madrid 230Paseo del Prado & El

Retiro 226-7reservations 221Salamanca 227-8

activities 208-13, see also individual activities, Sports & Activities subindex

Adrià, Ferran 149, 151Aguirre, Esperanza 35, 52air travel 250-2Alcalá de Henares 247-8Alfonso VI 23, 24Alfonso XII 29Alfonso XIII 29-30, 66Almodóvar, Pedro 33,

42, 43

Álvarez del Manzano, José María 33

ambulance 259Amenábar, Alejandro 42Año Nuevo (New Year)

16-17antiques, see also Shopping

subindexfairs 18

apartments, see Sleeping subindex

aquariums, see Sights subindex

Aranjuez 246-7architecture 46-50Argüelles, see Chamberí &

ArgüellesArola, Sergi 165, 168Arroyo, Eduardo 40art galleries, see Sights

subindexarts 36-46, 202-5, see

also individual arts, Arts subindexfestivals 17tickets 202walking tour 98-9, 99

ATMs 261Atocha, see Huertas &

AtochaÁvila 241-4, 242

Bbabysitters 256-7Balaguer, Oriol 138, 154Banderas, Antonio 44Barca, Calderón del la 45Bardem, Javier 42, 43,

192Barrio de las Letras 87barrios 65bars, see Drinking, Nightlife

subindexesopening hours 175

basketball 212bathrooms 264bicycle travel 252-3Bonaparte, Joseph 27-8Bonaparte, Napoleon 27books 23, 36-38, see also

Shopping subindexfairs 19, 36

buildings, see Sights subindex

bullfighting 100, 101, 211-12

Buñuel, Luis 43bus travel 252, 253business hours 256, see also

inside front coverbars 175cafes 174nightlife 176-7restaurants 148shops 133

Ccafes, see Drinking, Eating

subindexesopening hours 174

car travel 253-4Carlos I 24, 25Carlos III 27Carnaval 17cathedrals, see Sights

subindexCela, Camilo José 37cell phones 264cemeteries, see Sights

subindexCentro, see Los Austrias, Sol

& CentroCentro de Arte Reina Sofía

82-3, 7cercanías 254-5Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel

de 36-7, 70, 87, 234Chamberí & Argüelles

114-19, 116-17, 11accommodation 229-30drinking & nightlife

197-8food 168-70shopping 142-4transport 114walking tour 118-19,

119chemists 260-1children, travel with 256-7

sights 98Chinchón 247chocolate con churros 4Chueca see Malasaña &

Chueca

churches, see Sights subindex

cinema 42-4cinemas, see Arts subindexcivil war 30classical music 202-3climate 16, 257climate change & travel

251clothes, see Shopping

subindexclothing sizes 135clubs, see Nightlife

subindexconsulates 259convents, see Sights

subindexcosts 20-1, 258, see also

inside front coveraccommodation 220-1food 148free sights 123museums 93nightlife 175, 177value-added tax 131

courses 257-8cooking 148flamenco 258language 257-8wine appreciation 185

credit cards 261Cruz, Penélope 43cultural centres, see Sights

subindexcustoms regulations 258cycling 252-3, 262

DDacosta, Quique 159Dalí, Salvador 39-40dance 203day spas 208-9day trips 232-49, 233

Alcalá de Henares 247-8Aranjuez 246-7Ávila 241-4, 242Chinchón 247San Lorenzo de El

Escorial 244-5Segovia 238-41, 239Sierra de Guadarrama

248

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See also separate indexes for:Arts p278Drinking p278Eating p278Gay & Lesbian

Madrid p280Nightlife p280Shopping p280Sights p281Sleeping p282Sports

& Activities p282Top Picks p282

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Sierra Pobre 248-9Toledo 234-8, 235Valle de los Caídos 245

development 51-2disabilities, travellers with

265-6discount cards 258Domingo, Plácido 41drinking & nightlife

174-99, see also Drinking, Nightlife subindexesafter 3am 176-7beer 191cafes 174-5Chamberí & Argüelles

197-8first drinks 175gay travellers 216-17getting home 188hot drinks 178Huertas & Atocha 155-8la hora del vermut 182La Latina & Lavapiés

180-4lesbian travellers 216-17live music 175Los Austrias, Sol & Centro

177-80Malasaña & Chueca

189-97Northern Madrid 198-9Salamanca 189until 3am 176wine 185, 186

driving 253–4drought 50drugstores 260-1

Eeconomy 36El Camarón de la Isla

45-6El Greco 236, 237El Rastro 74, 75, 6El Retiro 96, see also

Paseo del Prado & El Retiro

electricity 258-9embassies 259emergencies 259environmental issues

50-2exchange rates, see inside

front cover

Ffashion 53-4, see also

Shopping subindexfestivals 17Felipe II 25, 26Felipe III 64Felipe V 27Fernando VII 28festivals 16-20, 232film 42-4, 203-4,

see also Arts subindexfire services 259flamenco 45-6, 175-6,

see also Drinking, Shopping subindexescourses 258festivals 17, 19

flea markets 134food 146-71, see also

Eating, Shopping subindexesbrunch 158Chamberí & Argüelles

168-70Chueca 165-8cooking courses 148eat streets 153, 161,

166etiquette 146-7festivals 17fine dining 171history 146Huertas & Atocha

155-8La Latina & Lavapiés

152-5late night 168Los Austrias, Sol & Centro

149-52Malasaña 161-5menú del día 150Northern Madrid

170-1Paseo del Prado & El

Retiro 158-9Salamanca 159-61self-catering 149snacks 164specialities 147sweets 152tours 170vegetarians & vegans

147-8football 210-11Franco, General Francisco

30, 31

GGaldós, Benito Pérez 37galleries 112, see also Arts,

Sights subindexesGalván, Enrique Tierno

32García, Abraham 158García, Antonio López

40gardens, see Sights

subindexGay & Lesbian Pride

Festival & Parade 19gay travellers 19, 216-18,

see also Gay & Lesbian Madrid subindex

González, Felipe 32, 34government 52-3Goya, Francisco de 38, 39,

90, 92, 122Gris, Juan 40Guernica 80, 86, 7gyms 209

Hhealth & fitness 208-9history 22-36

books 23Bourbon dynasty 27civil war 30democracy 31-2El Dos de Mayo 27-8Franco, General Francisco

30, 31la movida madrileña

32-3medieval times 24-5Muslim times 22-3terrorism 34-5

holidays 259homewares, see Shopping

subindexhostels 220, see also

Sleeping subindexhotels 220, see also

Sleeping subindexHuertas & Atocha 82-9,

84-5, 7accommodation

224-6drinking & nightlife

184-9food 155-8shopping 134-5transport 82walking tour 88-9, 88

Iimmigration 34insurance 260internet access 259-60internet resources 21Isabel II 28-9itineraries 15, 60

Jjazz 176, see also Drinking,

Nightlife subindexesjewellery, see Shopping

subindex

KKilometre Zero 69

LLa Latina & Lavapiés 74-81,

76-7, 6accommodation 223-4drinking & nightlife

180-4food 152-5shopping 133-4transport 74walking tour 80-1, 81

la movida madrileña 32-3, 40, 53, 106

language 268-71, see also inside front covercourses 257-8

Lavapiés 75, 79-80, see also La Latina & Lavapiés

lesbian travellers 19, 216-18, see also Gay & Lesbian Madrid subindex

libraries, see Sights subindex

literature 36-8, see also books

live music 175-6, see also Nightlife subindex

Lope de Vega 86-7Los Austrias, Sol & Centro

61-73, 62-3, 4, 5accommodation 221-3drinking & nightlife

177-80food 149-52shopping 130-3transport 66walking tour 72-3, 73

Lucía, Paco de 45, 46000 map pages000 photographs

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MMachado, José 37-8magazines 218, 261Malasaña & Chueca 106-13,

108-9, 110, 11accommodation 228-9drinking & nightlife

189-97food 161-8shopping 138-42transport 107walking tour 112-13,

112Mañas, José Ángel 37maps 260marathons 212-13Marías, Javier 37markets, see Shopping,

Sights subindexesmassages 208-9measures, see inside front

covermedical services 260-1memorials, see Sights

subindexmetric conversions, see

inside front covermetro 252, 254-5mobile phones 264Moneo, Rafael 49money 258, 261, see also

inside front coverMora, Juan Gómez de

48motorcycle travel 253-4museums, see Sights

subindexmusic 41-2, see also Arts,

Nightlife, Shopping subindexesconcert venues 199festivals 18, 19, 20

NNavarrete, Juan 38neighbourhoods 56-128,

57, see also individual neighbourhoods

newspapers 261nightlife, see drinking &

nightlifenoise pollution 51Northern Madrid 120-1,

121, 12accommodation 230drinking & nightlife

198-9

food 170-1transport 120

Oopera 202-3, see also Arts

subindex

Ppalaces, see Sights

subindexPalacio Real 67-8, 5Palacios, Antonio 48parks, see Sights subindexPaseo del Prado & El Retiro

90-9, 91, 8, 9accommodation 226-7food 158-9shopping 135-6transport 90walking tour 98-9, 99

Pérez-Reverte, Arturo 37pharmacies 260-1phonecards 264Picasso, Pablo Ruiz 39, 86pilates 209planning 21Plaza Mayor 61, 64-5, 2plazas, see Sights subindexpolice 259politics 52-3pollution 50-1postal services 262-3

QQuevedo, Francisco de 36

Rradio 263refunds 131religious festivals

Día de la Virgen de la Almudena 20

Fiestas de San Isidro Labrador 18

Fiestas de San Lorenzo, San Cayetano & La Virgen de la Paloma 19

Jueves Santo 18La Asunción 19Navidad (Christmas) 20Reyes 17Viernes Santo 18

relocation 263Reoyo, Julio 165residents 263responsible travel 251

restaurants, see Eating subindexopening hours 148

Rodríguez, Ventura 48Roncero, Paco 149, 159Ruiz de la Prada, Agatha

33, 53, 136Ruiz-Gallardón, Alberto

35, 52-3

SSalamanca 100-5, 102, 10

accommodation 227-8drinking & nightlife 189food 159-61shopping 136-8, 10transport 100walking tour 104-5, 104

San Lorenzo de El Escorial 244-5

Santa Teresa 241Santamaría, Santi 170Saura, Antonio 40Segovia 238-41, 239shopping 130-44, see also

Shopping subindexannual sales 133Chamberí & Argüelles

142-4clothing sizes 135gay travellers 216Huertas & Atocha 134-5La Latina & Lavapiés

133-4lesbian travellers 216Los Austrias, Sol & Centro

130-3Malasaña & Chueca

138-42opening hours 133Paseo del Prado & El

Retiro 135-6Salamanca 136-8, 10

shopping streetsCalle de Fuencarral 139Calle de José Ortega y

Gasset 137Calle de Serrano 136

Sierra de Guadarrama 248Sierra Pobre 248-9sights, see individual

neighbourhoods, Sights subindex

skiing 210sleeping, see

accommodation, Sleeping subindex

smoking 159soccer 210-11Sol, see Los Austrias,

Sol & CentroSolana, José Gutiérrez

39Sorolla, Joaquín 39Spanish Civil War 30sports 208-13, see also

individual sports, Sports & Activities subindex

Strawberry Train 246sustainable travel 251swimming 209-10

Ttapas 6, 155, see also

Drinking, Eating subindexeswalking tour 80-1, 81

taxes 131taxis 252, 255telephone numbers, see

inside front covertelephone services 263television 44temples, see Sights

subindextennis 209theatre 44-5, 204-5,

see also Arts subindextheatres, see Arts, Sights

subindexestheft 263Thyssen-Bornemisza,

Baroness Carmen 52, 95time 264tipping 149, see also inside

front covertoilets 264Toledo 234-8, 235tourist information 265tours 261-2, see also

walking toursfood tours 170wine tours 185

train travel 255transport 250-5, see also

inside front covertravellers cheques 261Triángulo Ballesta 109Trueba, Fernando 42

UUmbral, Francisco 37urban planning 51-2

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Vvacations 259Valle de los Caídos 245Vega, Lope de 45vegetarian travellers

147-8, see also Eating subindex

Velázquez, Diego Rodríguez de Silva 38

Villanueva, Juan de 48visas 266visual arts 38-41

festivals 17

Wwalking tours 262

Chamberí & Argüelles 118-19, 119

Huertas & Atocha 88-9, 88

La Latina & Lavapiés 80-1, 81

Los Austrias, Sol & Centro 72-3, 73

Malasaña & Chueca 112-13, 112

Paseo del Prado & El Retiro 98-9, 99

Salamanca 104-5, 104water use 50weather 16, 257websites 218weights, see inside front

coverwi-fi access 260wine, see Shopping

subindexwine bars, see Drinking

subindexwomen travellers 266work 266-7

Yyoga 209

ZZapatero, Luis Rodríguez

35zarzuela 41, 45, 202Zúñiga, Juan Eduardo

37Zurbarán, Francisco de 38

ARTSARTS CENTRESMatadero Madrid 126

CLASSICAL MUSIC & OPERAAuditorio Nacional de

Música 203Fundación Juan March 203Teatro Monumental 203Teatro Real 203

GALLERIESGalería Moriarty 109

ORIGINAL-VERSION CINEMASCines Princesa 204Renoir Princesa 204Verdi 204Yelmo Cineplex Ideal 204

SPANISH-LANGUAGE CINEMASCiné Doré 204Cinesa Capitol 204Cinesa Proyecciones 204La Enana Marrón 204

THEATRESTeatro Alfil 204Teatro Circo Price 204Teatro Coliseum 204Teatro de la Zarzuela

204, 205Teatro del Canal 205Teatro Español 205Teatro Fernán Gómez 205Teatro Haagen Dazs 205Teatro Pavón 205Teatro Valle-Inclán 205

DRINKINGBARSCervecería Alemana 186Djénné 197-8Dos Gardenias 184El 44 Bar 178El Imperfecto 187El Naranja 192El Viajero 181

Geographic Club, The 189La Bardemcilla 192La Inquilina 182La Palmera 192La Venta del Alma 237Real Café Bernabéu 198-9Stop Madrid 192Taberna de Dolores 185Viva Madrid 187

CAFE-BARSBristol Bar 192Café Pepe Botella 191Delic 182

CAFESAnticafé 178Café Ajenjo 190Café Comercial 190Café de Mahon 190Café de Oriente 177-8Café de Ruiz 190Café del Adarve 244Café del Círculo de Bellas

Artes 184Café del Nuncio 181Café del Real 178Café Isadora 190Café Manuela 190Café-Restaurante El Espejo

190-1Chocolatería San Ginés

179-80, 4Chocolatería Valor 178Diurno 191El Café de la Ópera 178El Parnasillo 191Gaudeamus Café 181Gran Café de Gijón 191Lolina Vintage Café 191Nuevo Café de Barbieri 181Picaro 237

CHILL-OUT BARSAreia 195Café Belén 192Café del Soul 185El Jardín Secreto 192-3Lola Bar 195Ojalá Awareness Club 193Sandset Chill-out Lounge 193Splash Óscar 193

COCKTAIL BARSBar Cock 195Del Diego 195

El Eucalipto 184Krypton 198La Cabrera 195-6La Terraza del Urban 187Mercado de la Reina Gin

Club 193Museo Chicote 71, 196Penthouse, The 185Stromboli 196

CUBAN BARSCentro Cubano de España

189La Negra Tomasa 188

FLAMENCO BARSEl Callejón 187Taberna Alhambra 185

JAZZ BARSJazz Bar 185

LOUNGE BARSConsentido 193Laydown Rest Club 196

SANGRIA BARSLas Cuevas de Sésamo 185

SHERRY BARSLa Venencia 186

TAPAS BARSMalaspina 186

TAVERNSAntigua Casa Ángel Sierra

193

VODKA BARSØlsen 186

WINE BARSBonanno 182La Bodeguita de San

Segundo 243-4La Tasquina 240Taberna Tempranillo 182

EATINGAFRICANKimbumbu 166

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INDEX ANDALUCIANEl Rincón de Jerez 171

ASTURIANCasa Mingo 171

BAKERY/FUSIONLe Pain Quotidien 163

BASQUEBiotza 161Sagaretxe 170Sidrería Vasca Zeraín 156Zalacaín 170-1

BOCADILLOSBar la Ideal 152Bar Melo’s 155Cervecería 100 Montaditos

152El Brillante 158Ñaca Ñaca 237

BUFFETSFresc Co 167-8

CAFESPosada de la Fruta 243

CASTILIANHostería del Estudiante

248La Cocina de María Luisa

160La Cueva 245Mesón del Rastro 243

CATALANSantceloni 170, 12

CRÊPESCrêperie ma Bretagne 163

CROQUETASCasa Julio 164

DELI-CAFESVinos González 157

FUSIONLa Musa 162La Musa Latina 154Naïa Restaurante 153

Nina 162O’live 160Sula Madrid 159-60Wagaboo 167

GALICIANMaceiras 156-7

GOURMET CAFESMaison Blanche 167

HAMBURGERSHome Burger Bar

163-4Peggy Sue’s American

Diner 164

HEALTHY FAST FOODFast Good 151-2

INDIANMumbai Massala 160

ITALIANIl Casone 170La Piola 157-8La Vita é Bella 165

ITALIAN/ARGENTINELa Vaca Verónica 156

JAPANESEJanatomo 165Nagoya 169

MADRILEÑOLhardy 156Malacatín 154, 3Taberna la Bola 150

MEDITERRANEANLa Finca de Susana 157

MEXICANLa Mordida 166-7Tepic 165

MIDDLE EASTERNArabia 167

MOROCCANAl-Mounia 160

NAVARRANLa Favorita 169

NOUVELLE CUISINEBazaar 166Sergei Arola Gastro 168

PAELLACosta Blanca Arrocería

169-70La Paella de la Reina

165-6

PORTUGUESEA Tasca do Bacalhau

Portugês 156

SEAFOODRibeira do Miño 167

SEPHARDIRestaurante El Fogón

Sefardí 240

SPANISHA Dos Velas 162-3Barataria 248Casa Lucio 152-3Casa Perico 162Charolés 245Club 31 159Comomelocomo 163Con Dos Fogones 162Conache 163El Pedrusco 169Jockey 168-9Kitchen Stories 150La Buga del Lobo 154La Gloria de Montera 150La Tasquita de Enfrente

161-2La Terraza del Casino 149Las Tortillas de Gabino

169Le Café 160Museo del Jamón 151Nunc est Bibendum 153Palacio 237Puerta 57, 171Restaurante los Galayos

150

Restaurante Momo 167Restaurante Sobrino de

Botín 149-50, 5Taberna del Alabardero

149Viridiana 158-9

SWEDISHRestaurante Collage 169

SWEETSCasa Mira 152Chocolatería San Ginés 152,

179-80, 4Confitería El Riojano 152Convento San Antonio

237Horno de San Onofre

152Horno de Santiguesa 152La Duquesita 152La Mallorquina 152

TAPASAlmendro 155Amaya 150Baco y Beto 166Bar Palentino 164Bocaito 166Bodega de la Ardosa

163, 170Casa Labra 151Casa Lucas 154Casa Revuelta 151El Lateral 161Ene Restaurante 153Estado Puro 159Gastromaquia 167Juana la Loca 154La Cabrera 165La Casa del Abuelo 157La Chata 154La Trucha 157Las Bravas 158Le Colonial de Goya

160-1Los Gatos 156Mercado da San Miguel

151Pabelete 246Restaurante Estay 161Sanlúcar 154Taberna la Lirio 163Taberna Matritum 154Txacolina 155Viva la Vida 155

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THAIBangkok Thai Restaurant

151

TRADITIONAL SPANISHCafé de la Iberia 247Casa Alberto 156Casa Duque 240Casa Jacinto 169Casa José 246El Arco 249El Original 165Hierbabuena 236-7Mesón de Cándido 240Mesón Cuevas del Vino 247Mesón José María 240Restaurante Reyes Católicos

243

VEGETARIANAl Natural 157Ecocentro 171El Estragón 155La Biotika 158La Galette 160La Isla del Tesoro 162Restaurante Integral

Artemisia 157Yerbabuena 151

GAY & LESBIAN MADRIDDRINKINGB Aires Café 216Café Acuarela 216-17Café la Troje 217Mamá Inés 217

NIGHTLIFEBlack & White 217Club 54 Studio 217Liquid Madrid 217Sala Bash/Ohm 217

SHOPPINGDifferent Life, A 216Librería Berkana 216

SLEEPINGAtrium 217-18

Casa Chueca 218Chueca Pensión 218Hostal la Zona 218

NIGHTLIFEBAR-NIGHTCLUBSLa Via Láctea 194Moloko 194Picnic 192Polyester 195Tupperware 195

CLUBSAdraba 188Almonte 189Charada 180Cool 180Kapital 188Macumba 199Morocco 196Nasti Club 196-7Oba Oba 180Pachá 197Palacio Gaviria 180Sala Flamingo 197Serrano 189Siroco 197Stella 188Supersonic 196Teatro Joy Eslava 180Villa Rosa 188-9Why Not? 197

FLAMENCOCafé de Chinitas 179Cardamomo 186Casa Patas 182Corral de la Morería 182La Soléa 182-3Las Carboneras 179Las Tablas 179

JAZZ CLUBSCafé Central 186-7, 7El Berlín Jazz Café 179El Despertar 183El Junco Jazz Club 196Populart 187, 7Segundo Jazz 198

LIVE MUSICBarco 193-4Café la Palma 194

Casa Pueblo 187Clamores 198ContraClub 184Costello Café & Niteclub

179El Büho Real 194El Juglar 183El Rincón del Arte Nuevo

183Galileo Galilei 198Honky Tonk 198Kabokla 195La Boca del Lobo 187La Escalera de Jacob

183-4Libertad 194Marula Café 183Moby Dick 198Sala el Sol 179Taboó 194Zanzibar 194

SHOPPINGANTIQUESAntigüedades Hom 142México 134

BOOKSHOPSAltaïr 142-3Biblioketa 139Booksellers 143Casa del Libro 130Cuesta de Moyano

Bookstalls 136De Viaje 136FNAC 130J&J Books & Coffee 138La Librería 130Librería La Central 134Pasajes Librería

Internacional 143Petra’s International

Bookshop 130

CERAMICSAntigua Casa Talavera

131

CHILDREN’SAsí 131Biblioketa 139Cuarto de Juegos 138Imaginarium 136Los Bebés de Chamberí

143

CLOTHES & ACCESSORIESAgatha Ruiz de la Prada

136Amand Basi 136-7Amaya Arzuaga 136Calzados Cantero 143-4Camper 137Coorleone’s Company 139Davidelfín 139Del Hierro 133Diedro 143Ekseption & Eks 137El Templo de Susu 139El Tintero 139Elisa Bracci 139-40Flamenco 143Flip 131Gallery 137Gil 134-5H.A.N.D. 140La Quita Penas 143La Tipo Camisetas 140L’Habilleur 140Loewe 140Lurdes Bergada 140Mercado de Fuencarral 140Piamonte 140Salvador Bachiller 131Snapo 140-1

DEPARTMENT STORESEl Corte Inglés 131-2

FLAMENCOEl Flamenco Vive 132

FOOD & WINEAlma de Ibérico 133Bombonerías Santa 137Cacao Sampaka 141Caramelos Paco 133Convento del Corpus

Cristi 132Isoléé 141La Flor de Castilla 243La Violeta 135Lavinia 137Mantequería Bravo 138María Cabello 135Oriol Balaguer 138Patrimonio Comunal

Olivarero 141Reserva y Cata 141000 map pages

000 photographs

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JEWELLERYCarmen Sánchez 133De Piedra 133Helena Rohner 133Uno de 50 141

MARKETSEl Rastro 74, 75, 134, 6

MUSICRadio City Discos 141-2

PAPER PRODUCTSMuji 142

SEX SHOPSLa Juguetería 142

SOUVENIRSEl Arco Artesanía 132

SPECIALISTBazar Matey 144Casa de Diego 132Casa Hernanz 132José Ramírez 132Juan Alaverez 135Lomography 135Macchinine 142Maty 132Ocho y Medio 144Popland 142Santarrufina 132-3Tienda Real Madrid 144

TOYSAsí 131Cuarto de Juegos 138Imaginarium 136

SIGHTSAMUSEMENT PARKSParque de Atracciones 127Warner Brothers Movie

World 127

BUILDINGS & STRUCTURESAntigua Estacíon de Atocha

83, 86Caixa Forum 95, 9Carrión 71Casa de América 101Casa de Cisneros 66Casa de Correos 69Casa de la Villa 65Casa de las Siete

Chimeneas 111Casa de Lope de Vega 86-7Casa de los Lujanes 66Casa de Vacas 97Casón del Buen Retiro 98Congreso de los

Diputados 87Edificio de España 70Edificio Grassy 71Edificio Metrópolis 71Estación de Chamberí

117-18Farmacia Real 67Faro de Madrid 115La Corrala 80Muralla Árabe 68Palacio Buenavista 111Palacio de Comunicaciones

96Palacio de Cristal 97Palacio de Linares 101Palacio de Santa Cruz 65Palacio de Velázquez 97Palacio del Duque de

Uceda 66Puente de Segovia 76Puerte de Alcalá 101Real Casa de la

Panadería 64Salón de Tapices 66Telefónica building 71Torre de Madrid 70Viaduct 75

BULLRINGSPlaza de Toros Monumental

de Las Ventas 100, 101

CABLE CARSTeleférico 115, 11

CATHEDRALS, CHURCHES & CHAPELSBasílica de Nuestra

Señora del Buen Consejo 79

Basílica de San Francisco El Grande 74-5, 6

Basílica de San Miguel 65Capilla del Obispo 77Catedral de Nuestra Señora

de la Almudena 68Iglesia de San Andrés 77Iglesia de San Ginés 70Iglesia de San Jerónimo

El Real 93-4, 8Iglesia de San Nicolás de

los Servitas 66Iglesia de San Pedro el

Viejo 79Iglesia del Sacramento 66

CEMETERIESCementerio de la Florida

122-3

CONVENTS & HERMITAGESConvento de la

Encarnación 70Convento de las Descalzas

Reales 69-70Convento del Corpus

Christi 65Ermita de San Antonio de

la Florida 122, 12Ermita de San Isidro 98

CULTURAL CENTRESAntiguo Cuartel del Conde

107, 109Asociación de Vecinos la

Corrala 80Ateneo Científico, Literario

y Artístico de Madrid 80Círculo de Bellas Artes

87-8Fundación Juan March 104La Casa Encendida 80Sociedad General de

Autores y Editores 106, 11

FOUNTAINSFuente Egipcia 97

LIBRARIESBiblioteca Nacional 103

MARKETSEl Rastro 74, 75, 6

MEMORIALS11 March 2004

Memorial 86Bosque del Recuerdo 97

MUSEUMS & GALLERIESCasa de la Moneda 126Centro de Arte Reina Sofía

82-3, 7Museo Arqueológico

Nacional 101, 103, 10Museo de América 115Museo de Artes

Decorativas 96Museo de Cera 111-12Museo de Cerralbo 115Museo de Colecciones

Reales 68Museo de Historia 107, 11Museo de la Cuidad 120Museo de la Escultura

Abstracta 103, 10Museo de los Orígenes 78-9Museo del Ferrocarril 127-8Museo del Libro 103Museo del Prado 90,

92-3, 9Museo del Romanticismo

106-7Museo Lázaro Galdiano

103-4Museo Municipal de Arte

Contemporáneo 107Museo Naval 96Museo Sorolla 118Museo Taurino 100Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza

94-5, 8Real Academia de Bellas

Artes de San Fernando 71-2

Real Fábrica de Tapices 126

PALACESPalacio de Liria 109, 111Palacio Real 67-8, 5

PARKS & GARDENSCampo del Moro 123Casa de Campo 123, 126

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Jardin de los Planteles 97Jardines Cabo Naval 67Jardines de las Vistillas 75Jardines de Sabatini 68Jardines del Arquitecto

Herrero Palacios 98La Rosaleda 97Parque del Buen Retiro

97-8, 9Parque del Oeste 115-16Real Jardín Botánico

95-6, 9

PLAZASPlaza de España 70-1Plaza de la Armería 67Plaza de la Cebada 79Plaza de la Cibeles 96-7, 8Plaza de la Paja 77Plaza de la Puerta de

Moros 79Plaza de la Puerta del Sol

69, 70, 5Plaza de la Villa 65-6Plaza de Lavapiés 79-80Plaza de Neptuno 94Plaza de Oriente 67, 4Plaza de Ramales 67Plaza de Santa Ana 86, 7Plaza Mayor 61-5, 2, 4

PUPPET SHOWSTitirilandia 98

STADIUMSEstadio Santiago Bernabéu

120, 12

STATUES & MONUMENTSEl Ángel Caído 97Monument to Alfonso

XII 97

STREETSCalle de la Cava Baja 80, 6Calle de Segovia 75Gran Vía 71

TEMPLESTemplo de Debod 114, 11

THEATRESTeatro Español 86Teatro Real 67, 68-9

ZOOS & AQUARIUMSFaunia 128Zoo Aquarium de Madrid

126-7, 12

SLEEPINGAPARTMENTSHostal Madrid 222-3

BOUTIQUE HOTELSHotel Abalú 228Hotel Alicia 225Hotel Amador de los

Ríos 230Hotel de las Letras 221Hotel Laura 222Hotel Meninas 221Hotel Óscar 228La Posada de Manolo 237Mario Room Mate 222Petit Palace Posada del

Peine 222Quo 225

HOSTELSAlbergue Juvenil 229Antigua Posada del Pez

229Cat’s Hostel 223-4Chic & Basic Colors

225-6Flat 5 Madrid 228-9Hostal Acapulco 223Hostal Adriano 226Hostal América 229Hostal Arco San Vincente

244Hostal Barrera 224Hostal Casa de Cisneros

237Hostal Don Juan 229Hostal Fornos 240Hostal Horizonte 224Hostal Luis XV 223Hostal Riesco 223Hostal Sardinero 226Hostel Metropol 223International Youth

Hostel – La Posada de Huertas 226

Los Amigos Sol Backpackers Hostel 223

Mad Hostel 224

HOTELSAdler Hotel 227Casa de Madrid 221Catalonia las Cortes

225Hespería Hermosilla

228Hospedaría La Gran Casa

Mudéjar 241Hospedaría La Sinagoga

244Hotel AC Santo Mauro

229-30Hotel el Pasaje 225Hotel el Prado 225Hotel Europa 222Hotel las Leyendas 244Hotel los Linajes 241Hotel Miau 225Hotel Mora 227Hotel Plaza Mayor 222Hotel Preciados 222Hotel Puerta América

230Hotel Ritz 226-7Hotel Senator 221Hotel Trafalgar 230Hotel Urban 224Hotel Victoria 226Hotel Vincci Capitol 221-2Me by Meliá 224NH Paseo del Prado 227Parador Nacional Conde de

Orgaz 237-8Petit Palace Art Gallery

227Petit Palace Hotel Ducal

228Siete Islas Hotel 228Westin Palace 227

SUITESSuite Prado Hotel 225

SPORTS & ACTIVITIESBASKETBALLAsefa Estudiantes 212Real Madrid de Baloncesto

212

BULLFIGHTINGPlaza de Toros Monumental

de Las Ventas 100, 101, 212

FOOTBALLEstadio Santiago Bernabéu

120, 211, 12Estadio Vicente Calderón

211

GYMSCentro Deportivo la

Chopera 209Gimnasio Chamberí 209Ópera Gym 209

HEALTH & DAY SPASChi Spa 208Hammam Ayala 208Hammam Medina Mayrit

208Lab Room Spa 208Spa Relajarse 208Zensei 208-9

SKIINGMadrid Xanadü 210

SWIMMINGCanal de Isabel II 209Casa del Campo 209Piscina Municipal Peñuelas

209-10

TENNISfestivals 18

YOGA & PILATESCity Pilates 209City Yoga 209

TOP PICKSarts 201artworks in the Centro de

Arte Reina Sofía 83backpacker

accommodation 223Beyond the Centre sights

122books set in Madrid 37Chamberí & Argüelles

sights 114children’s shops 142children’s sights 126cocktail bars 176designer hotels 227drinking & nightlife 173

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INDEX eating 145English-language books

143films set in Madrid 44fine dining 171flamenco venues 175free sights 123gay & lesbian Madrid

215grand old cafes 174history books 23hotel chains 228

Huertas & Atocha sights 82

jazz venues 176La Latina & Lavapiés

sights 74live music venues 175Los Austrias, Sol & Centro

sights 61luxury hotels 226Malasaña & Chueca sights

106mojitos 181

music CDs 41nightclubs 177notable new or fusion

buildings 49notable old buildings 47paintings in the Museo del

Prado 92Paseo del Prado & El Retiro

sights 90quality gifts 131rooftop terrazas (open-air

bars) 197

Salamanca sights 100shopping 129sights 55Spanish fashion icons

138sports & activities 207tapas 153terrazas (open-air bars)

183unusual events 17vegetarians & vegan

restaurants 148

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