Friday, April 30, 2010

The neighbourhood



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The neighbourhood is very quiet and only ten minutes by bus to downtown. The mayor reformed the area in order to do one of the most interesting places in the city with many gardens and fruit trees.

Very near (five minutes) is the biggest municipal park in the world, 'La Casa de Campo', with the Zoo, the Tivoli, the Lake and the Madrid Arena Stadium.

There are two supermarkets in 5 minutes walking distance and also a market thats open everyday with fresh fruit and vegetables, meat, fish eggs etc. that you can buy straight from the farmer. There are also endless stores and restaurants on the street... especially cheap shoe stores. (P° Extremadura street)

Very good public transportation: Underground, Bus and Train
Príncipe Pío mall center: Cinemas, Restaurants, Bars, Stores (Zara, H&M...) and much more.
Only eight minutes by bus to La Latina neighbourhood, the best place in Madrid to go for 'cañas' and 'tapas'.

In ten minutes by bus you can visit:
If you want to know how to go somewhere using the public transportation from here, just ckick on this link.
The underground station is Alto de Extremadura and the bus stop is on Paseo de Extremadura, 131

The Building


The building was built in the early 20th century.
During the Spanish Civil War was re-turned in a hospital maybe for the nearness of the first line of fire in 'Casa de Campo'.

The building is without an elevator and with a very beautiful stairs structure. Until a few years ago there were two heraldic shields on the front, now you can only see the prints.

From the roof you can see all Madrid, very beautiful landscapes and the mountais around Madrid.

The view from the roof of the building are amazing.... the whole beautiful old quarter of Madrid: Royal Palace, Mountains, Cathedral...


The Flat

Our flat has around sixty square meters. It's decorated in an old spanish style.
It has two rooms, kitchen, bathroom, saloon and a little balcony.
From the roof of the building you can see all Madrid, even the mountains.
The flat is situated on the third floor in the exterior side.

Situation in GoogleMap: Click here to see it

Air conditioning Cold / Heat.

Here you can see the pictures: