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Attractions + Things To Do in Carabanchel #1 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Estadio Vicente Calderon Madrid ~1.38 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Estadio Vicente Calderon Estadio Vicente Calderón in Madrid is the home stadium of Club Atlético de Madrid football club. It is located in the heart of Madrid by the banks of the Manzanares River. The stadium was originally called Estadio Manzanares, but was later changed to Vicente Calderón after the famous Atlético club president. The seats are laid out in red and white stripes, the famous colours of Atlético's shirts. Vicente Calderón regularly holds international matches of the Spanish national team. It has a capacity of 54,851 and was given the UEFA 5 star stadium rating in 2003. The Vicente Calderón is also used as a concert venue, having hosted concerts by acts such as RBD and U2. In July 2009, Madonna performed front a sold-out crowd of 32,000 fans as part of her Sticky & Sweet Tour. Atlético could be mo... #2 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel El Rastro Madrid ~2.06 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to El Rastro El Rastro de Madrid or simply el Rastro is the most popular open air flea market in Madrid (Spain). It is held every Sunday and public holiday during the year and is located along Plaza de Cascorro and Ribera de Curtidores, between Calle Embajadores and the Ronda de Toledo (just south of La Latina metro station). A great variety of products (new and used) can be found at el Rastro. A number of antique shops in the local area are also open on Sunday. #3 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Casa del Ayuntamiento Madrid ~2.46 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Casa del Ayuntamiento #4 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Madrid Convention Center Madrid ~2.46 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Madrid Convention Center The Madrid Convention Center is located in downtown Madrid, Spain. The Convention Center offers a variety of banquet halls and meeting rooms perfect for any occasion. #5 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Cathedral de la Almudena Madrid ~2.47 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Cathedral de la Almudena Santa María la Real de La Almudena is a Catholic cathedral in Madrid. When the capital of Spain was transferred from Toledo to Madrid in 1561, the seat of the Church in Spain remained in Toledo; so the new capital – unusually for a Catholic country – had no cathedral. Plans were discussed as early as the 16th century to build a cathedral in Madrid dedicated to the Virgin of Almudena, but construction did not begin until 1879. Francisco de Cubas, the Marquis of Cubas, designed and directed the construction in a Gothic revival style. Construction ceased completely during the Spanish Civil War, and the project was abandoned until 1950, when Fernando Chueca Goitia adapted the plans of de Cubas to a neoclassical exterior to match the grey and white façade of the Palacio Real, which stands dir... #6 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Royal Palace Madrid ~2.48 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Royal Palace The Palacio Real de Madrid (Royal Palace of Madrid), also known as the Palacio de Oriente (English: The East Palace), is the official residence of the King of Spain in the city of Madrid, and it is only used for State Ceremonies. However, King Juan Carlos and the Royal Family do not reside in in it, choosing instead the more modest Palacio de la Zarzuela on the outskirts of Madrid. The palace is owned by the Spanish State and administered by the Patrimonio Nacional, a public agency of the Ministry of the Presidency. The palace is located on Bailén Street, in the Western part of downtown Madrid, East of the Manzanares River, and is accessible from the Ópera metro station. The palace is partially open to public, except when it is being used for official business. #7 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Atocha Madrid ~2.50 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Atocha #8 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Plaza Mayor Madrid ~2.55 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Plaza Mayor The Plaza Mayor was built during the Habsburg period and is a central plaza in the city of Madrid, Spain. It is located only a few blocks away from another famous plaza, the Puerta del Sol. The Plaza Mayor is rectangular in shape, measuring 129 by 94 meters, and is surrounded by three-story residential buildings having 237 balconies facing the Plaza. It has a total of nine entranceways. The Casa de la Panadería, serving municipal and cultural functions, dominates the Plaza Mayor. #9 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Casa de Campo Madrid ~2.56 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Casa de Campo The Casa de Campo (for Spanish: Country House) is the largest urban park situated west of central Madrid, (Spain). It was formerly a royal hunting estate. Its area is more than 1,700 hectares (6.6 sq mi). An amusement park, the Parque de Atracciones de Madrid, and the Madrid Zoo are located inside the park. It is common for families from Madrid to spend days in the park, enjoying the nice weather and looking at the wildlife that may be seen around (mostly squirrels, rabbits and different kinds of birds). Near the lake there was a lot of prostitution in recent times. In 1936–39, during the Spanish Civil War, the front lines of the Siege of Madrid ran through the Casa de Campo, where the Republicans had halted a nationalist offensive in November 1936. #10 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Reina Sofia Art Gallery (Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia) Madrid ~2.57 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Reina Sofia Art Gallery (Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia) This gallery of modern art features work by some of the 20th Century's most outstanding artists, including Picasso - Guernica has its own special space - Dalí, Tàpies, Chillida, Miró, Gris, Bacon, Le Cobursier, Lipchitz, Schnabel, Numan, and Roberto Matta. There is a library, research center, bookshop, cafe, souvenir shop, and restaurant. #11 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Teatro Monumental Madrid ~2.61 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Teatro Monumental Attraction type: Theatre http://www.rtve.es Address: Atocha 65 Madrid Spain Tel: 91 429 81 19 #12 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Plaza de Oriente Madrid ~2.65 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Plaza de Oriente Located opposite the Palacio Real (Royal Palace), this is the city's largest, most elegant and peaceful square. It's a semi-circle of landscaped gardens planted with many varieties of trees and flowers. Statues of medieval kings line one of the walkways and Felipe IV takes center stage. The horse he sits on was modeled after a Velázquez drawing. It's an attractive pedestrianized area with an underground parking lot and many smart cafes with outdoor terraces to choose from. The Teatro Real (Opera House) is just around the corner. #13 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Teatro Real Madrid ~2.66 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Teatro Real The Teatro Real (literally Royal Theatre) or simply El Real (as it is known colloquially), is a major opera house located in Madrid, Spain. After thirty-two years of planning and construction, a Royal Order on 7 May 1850 declared the immediate termination of the "Teatro de Oriente" and the building works are finished within five months. The Opera House, located just in front of the Palacio Real, the official residence of the Queen who ordered the construction of the theatre, Isabel II, was finally inaugurated on 10 October 1850, with Donizetti's La Favorite. In 1863, Giuseppe Verdi visited the theater for the Spanish premier of La Forza del Destino. In 1925 the Ballets Russes of Diaghilev performed in the theatre with the presence of Nijinsky and Stravinsky). From 1867 it housed the ... #14 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Madrid Zoo Aquarium Madrid ~2.70 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Madrid Zoo Aquarium The Madrid Zoo Aquarium is a zoo and aquarium in Madrid, Spain. It is located in the Casa de Campo. Open since 1770 as the "Casa de Fieras" in Retiro Park, to exhibit the animals from the American colonies, on grounds which are part of the Parque del Buen Retiro. The new facilities of the Madrid Zoo Aquarium were constructed in 1972 and located in the Casa de Campo. Its exhibits include the zoo, a petting zoo, an aquarium, a dolphin exhibit and an aviary. Facilities include several restaurants, a boat tour and train tour. It is home to over 6000 animals of 500 different species. The Zoo is home of Pandas Bing Xing (M) and Hua Zuiba (F). Arrived in Madrid on September 8, 2007. In 1978 China presented the King of Spain with two pandas, Shao Shao and Quian Quiang. Their cub, Chu-lin... #15 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Puerto del Sol Madrid ~2.74 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Puerto del Sol The Puerta del Sol (Spanish for "Gate of the Sun") is one of the most well known and busiest places in Madrid. This is the centre (Km 0) of the radial network of Spanish roads. The square also contains the famous clock whose bells mark the traditional eating of the Twelve Grapes and the beginning of a new year. The New Year's celebration has been broadcast live on TV since 31 December 1962. #16 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales Madrid ~2.75 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales The Convent of Las Descalzas Reales is a royal monastery situated in Madrid, administered by the Patrimonio Nacional. It is not to be confused with the Convent of Las Descalzas Reales (Valladolid). El Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales, literally the Monastery of Barefoot Royals, resides in the former palace of Carlos I and Isabel of Portugal. Their daughter, Joan of Austria, founded this convent of nuns of the Poor Clare order in 1559. Throughout the remainder of the 16th century and into the 17th century, the convent attracted young widowed or spinster noblewomen. Each woman brought with her a dowry. The riches quickly piled up, and the convent became one of the richest convents in all of Europe. Tomás Luis de Victoria, Spain's finest Renaissance composer, worked at the convent from 1... #17 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel El Oso de Madrid Madrid ~2.75 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to El Oso de Madrid This statue weighs almost 20 tons! This statue is sometimes translated as the Bear and the Strawberry Tree. The Madroño tree (which sounds like Madrid) is not native to Madrid. And it is not a strawberry tree. The berries of the Madroño tree are red like strawberries. However they are very sweet and are really not good eaten raw (unlike strawberries), but are only good to eat when made into a jam. #18 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Jardines Botanicos Madrid ~2.83 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Jardines Botanicos The Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid (Spanish for the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid) is an 8-hectare botanical garden located in the Plaza de Murillo, next to the Prado Museum in Madrid (Spain). The garden was founded on October 17, 1755, by King Ferdinand VI, and installed in the Orchard of Migas Calientes, near what today is called Puerta de Hierro, on the banks of the Manzanares River. It contained more than 2,000 plants collected by José Quer y Martínez, botanist and surgeon. In 1774 King Charles III ordered the garden moved to its current location on the Paseo del Prado, with design by architects Francesco Sabatini and Juan de Villanueva that organized the garden into three tiered terraces, arranging plants according to the method of Linnaeus. This new site opened in 1781. Its mis... #19 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Real Academica de Bella Artes de San Fernando Madrid ~2.84 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Real Academica de Bella Artes de San Fernando he Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando), located on the Calle de Alcalá in the heart of Madrid, currently functions as a museum and gallery. The academy was established by royal decree in 1744. About twenty years later, the enlightened monarch, Charles III purchased a former Baroque palace and commissioned architect Diego de Villanueva to convert it for academic use. Doubling as a museum and gallery, today it houses a fine art collection of paintings from the 15th to 20th century: Giovanni Bellini, Correggio, Rubens, Zurbarán, Murillo, Goya, Juan Gris... The academy is also the headquarters of the Madrid Academy of Art. Francisco Goya was once one of the academy's directors, and, its alumni include Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Fer... #20 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Plaza de Espana Madrid ~2.89 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Plaza de Espana Plaza de España (or "Spain Square" in English) is a large square, and popular tourist destination, located in central Madrid, Spain, at the western end of the Gran Vía. It features a monument to Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, and is bordered by two of Madrid's most prominent skyscrapers. Also, the Palacio Real (Royal Palace) is a short walk south from the plaza. #21 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Plaza Espana Madrid Sp ~2.89 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Plaza Espana Plaza de España (or "Spain Square" in English) is a large square, and popular tourist destination, located in central Madrid, Spain, at the western end of the Gran Vía. It features a monument to Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, and is bordered by two of Madrid's most prominent skyscrapers. Also, the Palacio Real (Royal Palace) is a short walk south from the plaza. #22 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Museo Thyssen Bornemisza Madrid ~2.89 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Museo Thyssen Bornemisza The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, or in Spanish Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, is an art museum near the Prado Museum in Madrid. It is known as a part of the "Golden Triangle of Art", which also includes the Prado and the Reina Sofia galleries. The Thyssen-Bornemisza fills the historical gaps in its counterparts' collections: in the Prado's case this includes Italian primitives and works from the English, Dutch and German schools, while in the case of the Reina Sofia the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection, once the second largest private collection in the world after the British Royal Collection[citation needed], includes Impressionists, Expressionists, and European and American paintings from the second half of the 20th century, with over 1,600 paintings. The competition was won after in 1986 Baron Th... #23 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Thyssen Bornemiza Museum Madrid ~2.90 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Thyssen Bornemiza Museum The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, or in Spanish Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, is an art museum near the Prado Museum in Madrid. It is known as a part of the "Golden Triangle of Art", which also includes the Prado and the Reina Sofia galleries. The Thyssen-Bornemisza fills the historical gaps in its counterparts' collections: in the Prado's case this includes Italian primitives and works from the English, Dutch and German schools, while in the case of the Reina Sofia the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection, once the second largest private collection in the world after the British Royal Collection, includes Impressionists, Expressionists, and European and American paintings from the second half of the 20th century, with over 1,600 paintings. The competition was won after in 1986 Baron Thyssen having trie... #24 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Prado Museum (Museo del Prado) Madrid ~2.92 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Prado Museum (Museo del Prado) The Museo del Prado is a museum and art gallery located in Madrid, the capital of Spain. It features one of the world's finest collections of European art, from the 12th century to the early 19th century, based on the former Spanish Royal Collection. Founded as a museum of paintings and sculpture, it also contains important collections of more than 5,000 drawings, 2,000 prints, 1,000 coins and medals, and almost 2,000 decorative objects and works of art. Sculpture is represented by more than 700 works and by a smaller number of sculptural fragments. The painting collection comprises about 7,800 paintings, of which only about 900 are at public display, mainly because of the museum's lack of space for it. A new, recently opened wing enlarged the display area by about 400 paintings, and it is... #25 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Templo de Debod Madrid ~2.98 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Templo de Debod Dating from the second century BCE, this small Egyptian temple covered in fascinating drawings, hieroglyphics, and religious inscriptions was a gift from the Egyptian government to Spain in 1970 in recognition of Spain's assistance in saving historical remains during the construction of the Aswan Dam. You will find it located in a peaceful and pleasant park, but you are advised not to come here after dark. #26 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida Madrid ~3.00 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida La ermita de San Antonio de la Florida, situada en la plaza del mismo nombre, es la tercera de las ermitas dedicadas a san Antonio de Padua que hubo a las afueras de Madrid. Está en el distrito de Moncloa. #27 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel El Retiro Madrid ~3.10 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to El Retiro The Jardines del Buen Retiro or Parque del Buen Retiro (literally "Gardens" or "Park of the Pleasant Retreat"), or simply El Retiro, the "Lungs of Madrid", is the main park of the city of Madrid, capital of Spain. Buen Retiro Park (Parque del Buen Retiro) is a large and popular 1.4 km2 (350 acres) park at the edge of the city center, very close to the Puerta de Alcalá and not far from the Prado Museum. A magnificent park, filled with beautiful sculpture and monuments, galleries, a peaceful lake and host to a variety of events, it is one of Madrid's premier attractions. The park is entirely surrounded by the present-day city. #28 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Plaza de la Cibeles Madrid ~3.16 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Plaza de la Cibeles The Plaza de Cibeles is a square with a neo-classical complex of marble sculptures with fountains that has become an iconic symbol for the city of Madrid. The fountain of Cibeles is found in the part of Madrid commonly called the Paseo de Recoletos. It depicts the goddess Cibeles (Cybele), the Phrygian goddess of fertility, sitting on a chariot pulled by two lions. The fountain was built in the reign of Charles III and designed by Ventura Rodríguez between 1777 and 1782. The goddess and chariot are the work of Francisco Gutiérrez and the lions by Roberto Michel. The fountain originally stood next to the Buenavista Palace, and was moved to its present location in the middle of the square in the late 19th century. Up until the 19th century both the fountain of Neptune and Cibeles looked dire... #29 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Chueca Madrid ~3.22 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Chueca Chueca is a neighborhood in Madrid. It is located just to the north of the downtown core and old city, centered around the Plaza de Chueca and Chueca metro station. It is known as the main gay village of Madrid. A decade ago it was a dangerous area where drugs and male prostitution were rampant. However, Madrid's increasingly growing and affluent gay community has made Chueca one of the most fashionable and cosmopolitan areas of Madrid. During the day the majority of activity is concentrated in the numerous shops and boutiques of both international and independent designers, and the chic cafés. At night, the area is known for its innovative restaurants, bars, and clubs. In addition to this, there are other businesses oriented toward a gay clientelle such as travel agencies, lawyers and vi... #30 of 30 Things To Do in Carabanchel Palacio de Cristal Madrid ~3.28 miles from Carabanchel city center Hotels Close to Palacio de Cristal Madrid hosted an exhibition on the Philippine Islands in 1887, and the same architect who created the nearby Palacio de Velázquez was hired to design this greenhouse to hold all the flowers brought over from the islands. It's an attractive steel and glass design that now houses temporary exhibitions of contemporary art organized by the Museo Reina Sofía .

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