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MADRID, SPAIN
Madrid is the largest city of Spain also is the capital, as well as the capital of the autonomous community of the same name (Comunidad de Madrid). In 2005, the population of the city was around 3,230,000 and the population of the metro area was around 5,844,000. Madrid is best known for its fascinating cultural and the artistic heritage, a great example of that is the El Prado museum. Madrid also hosts some of the liveliest nightlife in the world. The capital of Spain, which is located in the heart of the peninsula and also right in the center of the Castillian plain about 645 meters above sea level, has a population of over 3,000,000. A business center, a cosmopolitan city, the headquarters for the public administration, Spanish parliament, government, and the home of the Spanish Royal Family, Madrid also plays a major role in both the individual sectors and banking. Most of its industry can be found in the southern part of the city, where very important food, textile, and metal working factories are clustered. Madrid is characterized by intense artistic and cultural activity and a very lively nightlife. Below are a few things to do and see while visiting Madrid, Spain.
Museo del Prado
The Museo del Prado is an art gallery and museum, which is located in Madrid, the capital of Spain. It has one of the world's finest European art collections, from the 12th century to the early 19th century, based on the former Spanish Royal Collection. Founded as a museum of sculpture and paintings, it also contains important collections of more than 1,000 coins and medals, 5,000 drawings, 2,000 prints and about 2,000 decorative works of art and objects. Sculpture is represented by more than 700 works and by a lower number of sculptural fragments.
The Botin Restaurant
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this is the world's oldest restaurant dating from 1725. The Botn Restaurant is has also been mentioned in the book of Fortunata y Jacinta by Benito Prez Galds (published back in 1886-1887) and the painter Goya was said to have worked there before he became a painter. Hemingway was a very frequent customer and said it was one of his favorite restaurants.
The Botn Restaurant can be traced back from 1725, when the actual ground floor of what was previously a small inn, back in the 16th century, was reformed and about that same time a cast iron, log fired oven was installed. Castillian restaurants usually have these types of ovens, where all types of roast (like fowl, meat) are the mainstay of the Castillian cuisine. The restaurant has 4 main floors and is also located on Cuchilleros street, which is a short walk from Plaza Mayor.
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