Is the Plaza del Sol area under construction?

It's called the Puerta del So, and yes, they are still some construction going on.

Pardon me, that should be Puerta del Sol!

Thank you

The Puerta del Sol is still partially under construction - the eastern 30% under the Tío Pepe sign. You can sometimes catch a glimpse of it on the Puerta del Sol webcam (listed as "Mayor" as in "Calle Mayor&quot if the angle is right. It's at http://www.TraficoMadrid.com .

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Thanks MadridMan. I will be there for 1 full day, what do you recommend I do?

aireslibre,
I was in Madrid last week & the Puerta del Sol has some construction. But nothing that gets in the way of walking around.

There is lots to do in Madrid. I really loved the city. What are you interests?

My favorite thing to do was to just walk around. A good walk was from Plaza Mayor to Puerta del Sol, up to Plaza de Espana, then down the Gran Via. I also loved just relaxing in Retiro Park. If you like museums, I would vote for the Thyssen over the Prado, but that's just me.

Lolly:

Thank you for your response. I am in Madrid for one full day before catching an early morning flight to Rome. I plan on going to the Prado Museum but other than that I am pretty open to anything. What do you recommend?