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Discovering and uncovering the beauty of a Madrid travel means taking an extra mile as you prepare for your Madrid Holiday Vacation. Starting a tour from Puerta del Sol, ‘Gate of the Sun’ and see the sights is never enough if you would like to truly appreciate every inch of this busy section of Madrid.

Gazing alone and not truly understanding the history of a $350 museum art like thyssen bornemisza museum and taking picture without really understanding what art to focus on what angle to emphasize is like a dance without rhythm. You should be able to grasp is bountiful history for one to truly enjoy and be happy on an hour or more stay.

Then you found yourself standing in Calle de Ruiz de Alarcon and have you not wondered why? Have you not asked yourself why museo del prado was given such an importance in this city? Why museo del prado was great and famous? You will be able to be proud that you had visited this museum when you the reasons, death, frustrations and the journey of not only one artists but a handful of them.

Museo nacional centro de arte reina sofia then is in your itinerary and just went there without further ado? Have you not wondered why it got its name? Why it is in the must-see attractions in Madrid? Why such beautiful architecture ever created memories of the not only in the tourist’s mind but of history?

A true travel will not only see more attractions like plaza de cibeles, el rastro and paseo del prado, but of the realities that was behind it.

Madrid Attraction itinerary usually is an array of visit of museo nacional centro de arte reina sofia, paseo del prado,thyssen bornemisza, el rastro, puerta del sol, plaza mayor, royal palace and museo del prado. But hold your breath as you visit Plaza de Cibeles and the beautiful buildings that surround it.

Fuente de las Cibeles is in the middle of the plaza. It is a fountain named after Ceres, a Goddess in Roman Mythology, and the goddess of nature. This is the rendezvous of Real Madrid Fans whenever they won a cup to celebrate their victory. The goddess in a chariot pulled by two lions gladly welcomes such mortals in the midst of her presence.

Antonio Palacios between 1905 and 1917 is the maker of the most prominent architecture in the plaza- Palacio de Comunicaciones which now has become the official city hall of Madrid.

The central bank headquarters of Spain that stores its gold 30 meter below ground level is Banco de Espana. Another prominent building in Plaza de Cibeles is the Palacio de Linares which is now housing art gallery focused on Latin American arts and at the same time a cultural center.

When you visit Plaza de Cibeles during daytime-the onlooker will be besieged by the ethereal sights of the architecture and buildings that surrounds it. But wait till sundown and behold the plaza with its night lights- and definitely another facets of the place will be laid down unto your feet. A must-see itinerary for every tourist.