Madrid: Ideas, Options, Potentials?

[TLCOhio]

When sailing out of or into Barcelona, you might consider your options for visiting Madrid and/or in its nearby areas.  What to do in Madrid?   It is an easy quick flight from Barcelona to Madrid.   

 

From the New York Times Travel Section earlier this month, they had this headline: “36 Hours Madrid” with these highlights: “Madrid has little to prove as a premier art destination. Its central 'golden triangle of art' (anchored by the Prado, the Reina Sofía and the Thyssen-Bornemisza museums) makes for a dazzling art lovers’ pilgrimage, and the city is bolstered by cutting-edge cultural foundations like Espacio Solo and Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary. In 2023, Madrid is commemorating the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s death and the 100th anniversary of Joaquín Sorolla’s with a series of exhibitions dedicated to each artist. One thing that hasn’t changed is the city’s warm embrace of anyone wanting to join the fun. Since so few Madrileños are actually from Madrid, everyone is welcome.”

 

Here is another highlight featured in this profile: "Hemmed in for decades by four busy boulevards, Madrid’s Plaza de España was a spot locals typically tried to avoid. A 70-million-euro redesign, completed in November 2021, has transformed the plaza by diverting traffic away or into underground tunnels. New tree-shaded promenades and playgrounds have become a magnet for locals and visitors, and pedestrian paths now link the plaza to landmarks like the nearby Royal Palace, the Parque del Oeste and the Madrid Río, a vast park built along the Manzanares River."

 

Many options for dining, bars, culture, entertainment, etc., are detailed in this profile, plus a wide variety of pictures, etc.  

 

Full story at:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/16/travel/things-to-do-madrid.html

 

THANKS!  Enjoy!  Terry in Ohio   

 

 

Barcelona/Med: June 2011, with stops in Villefranche, ports near Pisa and Rome, Naples, Kotor, Venice and Dubrovnik. Great visuals with key highlights, tips, etc. Live/blog now at 256,051 views.

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/1362155-solstice-livefirst-timer-reportspix’s-italycroatian-june-7-19/

 

Here is the graphic used to illustrate this in-depth profile by the NY Times for Madrid.:

(Open your screen/viewer wider to see this visual larger/better!)

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On 2/24/2023 at 12:25 PM, TLCOhio said:

Full story at:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/16/travel/things-to-do-madrid.html

 

 

Thanks Terry for sharing this NY Times piece with text by Andrew Ferren and photographs by Emilio Parra Doiztua.

 

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