Еnjoy one of the many restaurants Spanish paella with sangria and jamon! Where to go.

1. The restaurant is listed in the Guinness Book of Records, Sobrino de Botín - the oldest operating restaurant not only in Madrid, but also throughout the world.

1Rabotaya 1725, the restaurant has kept the most valuable Spanish culture. The restaurant's specialties - cochinillo, cordero asado (roast suckling pig and lamb).

The menu (in different languages, including Russian) tells the story of the restaurant, according to which the first Sobrino de Botín was a small restaurant.

The average bill - $ 40. Book a table on our website (there is a Russian version) or by telephone.

2. Casa Mira - a traditional pastry shop, where baked according to old recipes (since 1855) nougat - a confection of honey, sugar and nuts (Christmas sweets).

Confectionery Casa Mira will impress all the sweet tooth. Located near the tourist center (Prado), confectionery attracts the attention of all its colorful and "sweet" showcase. Candy, nougat, sweets, marzipan - a great variety of places for guests.

3. Restaurant La Vaca Veronica waiting for romantics. A popular place at all times is famous not only among the inhabitants of Madrid, but also appreciated by Ernest Hemingway. Attracts excellent meat dishes mostly of Basque cuisine.

4. Central cafe in Madrid is probably the main place of gatherings among jazz fans. Opened in 1982, the institution has managed to become a platform for thousands of concerts, and find the name and reputation.

Create a group of young enthusiasts cafe on the square immediately Angel got his stage for musical events. In 1988, the cafe began to focus primarily on jazz. The first of jazz stars in this scene made Quartet George Adams and Don Palena. After that, the stage of the Central Cafe had to give concerts true masters: Tete Montoliu, George Adams, Don Pulen, Art Farmer, Tal Farlow, Jeanne Lee, Lou Bennett, Randy Weston, Barry Harris, Ben Sidran, Chano Domingues, Pedro Iturralde, Jorge Pardo , Lee Konitz, Lew Tabakin and many others. In February 1991 the prestigious and authoritative British magazine «WIRE» put Central Cafe in eighth place in the list of Europe's best jazz clubs. Unfortunately, after some failures concerts continental jazz stars like Ulf Vakeniusa Central Cafe stopped here to invite European non-Spanish artists.

Concerts are held from 21-00 to 23-00

5. Restaurant El Rincon de Esteban is famous for its specialties of meat and fish. Try stew Galitsky, kantabriyyskie anchovies with tomatoes, lamb shoulder. Serving guests and cook in the kitchen, only men. Kitchen exclusively Spanish.

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Excursions

Palace Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial (San Lorenzo de El Escorial) is surrounded by mountains, in the city that bears the same name (49 km north-west of Madrid). This magnificent building in the style of the late Renaissance was built by Juan de Herrera commissioned by Philip II between 1563 and 1584.

Toledo (Toledo, 63500 inhab.), 71 km south of Madrid. In the Middle Ages, the city was the spiritual and cultural center of Spain. It is located on a granite rock, surrounded on three sides of the gorge, through which flows the river Tagus. Visigoths realized that this is the perfect place, and founded his capital (554), and the Arab conquerors of the Emirates made Toledo (712). Moors, Jews and Christians lived peacefully side by side, which contributed to the prosperity of the city. After the reconquest when Alfonso VI of Toledo became the most important city - the seat of the Castilian kings. Here a long time to maintain an atmosphere of tolerance and cultural interference. The main area of ​​the maze-like city was the Plaza Zocodover. From it, the narrow streets, you can go to a grand five-naval cathedral, which was built more than 250 years - a kind of art museum of Spanish culture. Of particular interest are: the main altar, carved seats in the choir; Chapter of composing room with ceilings and paintings; collection of paintings in the sacristy (Goya, Velazquez, El Greco); in the cathedral treasury of the famous Shrine of silver beginning of the XVI century.

The vast majority of buildings Toledo has historical and artistic value. The oldest monument of Moorish architecture in a small mosque X., Converted into a Christian church Cristo de la Luz; ten synagogues Toledo two reached our time - fine examples of art Mudejar church of Santa Maria de la Blanca and El-Transito Synagogue (El Transito).

The power of the Spanish crown represented Alka-lock cap, a huge granite block which rises as the Cathedral, over the city. in the Puerta de Bisagra.

In Toledo, El Greco's works are stored. His famous painting "The Burial of the Count of Orgaz" is located in a small parish church, near which the artist lived. House-Museum of El Greco is a late restoration of a typical city of aristocratic homes.

Avila {Avila, 45,000 inhab., 113 km from Madrid). The highest mountain (1128m above sea level. Sea) center of the province of the peninsula. Avila grows like a desert plateau in front of the Sierra. Impregnable walls (length of 2500 m, height 12 m) surround the city. Narrow streets, strict Romanesque churches, monasteries, palaces and fortified cathedral of the XII century. About PL Catedral, 4,

Segovia (Segovia, 58,000 inhab., 88 km from Madrid), as well as Toledo, included in the World Heritage List of UNESCO. The city is famous for its architectural monuments. First of all, the Roman aqueduct II c., Built of light gray coarse-grained granite perfectly hewn Quadra consists of 88 arches of two tiers. Elegant and austere late-Gothic cathedral is one of the last prominent Gothic churches. Alcazar has long been the residence of the Castilian kings, the place of their coronations. It can be considered the highest achievement in the construction of fortified castles of Spain. The magnificent view of the surroundings of Segovia opens with the Torre del-Omenahe.