Madrid plans
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Madrid plans
We have rented an apartment for 7 nights in Madrid in late May. Because we are paying that rent, I was planning to do a series of day trips from Madrid, mostly by train. We will have been in Barcelona/Girona the previous week -- Andalucia will have to be another trip, I think. Some questions, please:
1. What are your favorite day trips?
2. Is Segovia too far for a one-day trip?
3. And while I'm at it -- we're staying in el Barrio de las Letras, not too far from Plaza Mayor. Favorite restaurants ?
thanks to all
1. What are your favorite day trips?
2. Is Segovia too far for a one-day trip?
3. And while I'm at it -- we're staying in el Barrio de las Letras, not too far from Plaza Mayor. Favorite restaurants ?
thanks to all
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Segovia, Toledo, Avila, are all easy day trips from Madrid.
I usually stay at the Barrio de las Letras. The tapas bars at Plaza Santa Ana provide a good place to have tapa and people watch.
My favorite restaurant is near Plaza Mayor, Posada de la Villa. Specialty is roasted lamb.
I usually stay at the Barrio de las Letras. The tapas bars at Plaza Santa Ana provide a good place to have tapa and people watch.
My favorite restaurant is near Plaza Mayor, Posada de la Villa. Specialty is roasted lamb.
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Segovia is totally doable as a day trip from Madrid. Toledo is even easier, as the Ave runs regular high-speed trains from Toledo to Madrid multiple times a day.
As a disclaimer, it's kind of touristy, but if you haven't been, definitely try out Sobrino de Botin and ask to sit in the basement (it's all brick and a fun experience).
As a disclaimer, it's kind of touristy, but if you haven't been, definitely try out Sobrino de Botin and ask to sit in the basement (it's all brick and a fun experience).
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Have lunch or some tapas at Casa Granada, on the 6th floor of an apartment building just off Plaza Tirso de Molina. Hard to find and a great terrace (3 mins walking from Plaza Santa Ana/Plaza Mayor). http://www.tripfilms.com/Travel_Vide...ada-Video.html
Txirimiri in Calle del Humilladero, 6 gives you an idea of why the Basque kitchen is considered among the best in the world. In the midst of one of the best tapas/restaurant districts in town, in and around Calle Cava Baja in La Latina (5 mins walking from Plaza Mayor).
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restauran...ri-Madrid.html
I never leave Madrid without having had the squid in its own ink and the famous cod at Casa Revuelta, also in the same district (2 mins off Plaza Mayor).
http://11870.com/pro/casa-revuelta
You should also try the excellent salmorejo, a somewhat thicker variant of the tomato/vegetable soup gazpacho, in Según Emma just behind the newly reopened gourmet-oriented San Miguel food market just off Plaza Mayor. http://11870.com/pro/segun-emma
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserR...ma-Madrid.html
Txirimiri in Calle del Humilladero, 6 gives you an idea of why the Basque kitchen is considered among the best in the world. In the midst of one of the best tapas/restaurant districts in town, in and around Calle Cava Baja in La Latina (5 mins walking from Plaza Mayor).
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restauran...ri-Madrid.html
I never leave Madrid without having had the squid in its own ink and the famous cod at Casa Revuelta, also in the same district (2 mins off Plaza Mayor).
http://11870.com/pro/casa-revuelta
You should also try the excellent salmorejo, a somewhat thicker variant of the tomato/vegetable soup gazpacho, in Según Emma just behind the newly reopened gourmet-oriented San Miguel food market just off Plaza Mayor. http://11870.com/pro/segun-emma
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserR...ma-Madrid.html
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I found http://www.spottedbylocals.com/madrid/ mightily useful for finding both places to eat and places to see in Madrid.
I would put Toledo top for a visit but you might want two day trips to see all you want. For this only I found the bus quite dreadful and much preferred the train.
if you want a different kind of day out all together, go to Cotos on the Cercanias route and you are very near a national park.
I would put Toledo top for a visit but you might want two day trips to see all you want. For this only I found the bus quite dreadful and much preferred the train.
if you want a different kind of day out all together, go to Cotos on the Cercanias route and you are very near a national park.
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You can also get to Segovia by bus. The ride is about an hour and the buses are very comfortable. The bus station is a 5 minute walk from the main city center. Your return ticket is open-ended, so when you feel like leaving, you just go up to the ticket counter and get a ticket for the next bus. I believe they run every hour.