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J. L. Gamallo. Muy cerca del Palacio Real se levanta una de las iglesias más bellas de Madría, la del Real Monasterio de la Encarnación, fundado por la reina Margarita de Austria, esposa de Felipe III. El motivo parece que fue para recordar la expulsión por parte de su real esposo de los moriscos de España. En 1616, aunque habiendo muerto la reina, el rey Felipe III con gran esplendor cortesano inauguró el Monasterio. El arquitecto de la corte, fray Alberto de la Madre de Dios fue el encargado de las obras, dentro de un severo estilo herreriano.

J. L. Gamallo.  The Puerta del Sol, the center of Madrid and road km 0 of Spain, is a unique and especially attractive for all tourists visiting the capital of Spain. It is the heart of city life, a place to meet friends, to go to the shopping areas, have a few beers, eat at the tavern typical of many that are very close, and so on. It is difficult to come to Madrid and not feel attracted by the special attraction of this place, whose name former city gate adorned with a sun.

J. L. Gamallo. When you go on a trip, which is always a rather large outlay of money is always sought to find affordable accommodation. For those coming to the capital, the possibility of finding a cheap hostel in Madrid is very large, since there is a wide offer of accommodation. Madrid has a great tourist attraction, not only for its monuments and museums such as the Prado Museum, one of jewelry as Madrid and the Retiro Park, the Royal Palace.

J. L. Gamallo. When summer comes, and if there was a great drought, the news that the news are usually open fires spread throughout Spain, without excluding the Balearics and the Canaries. A wave of fatal fire spreads throughout the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal does not escape this disaster. But this summer that seemed to last the month of July without good fire that carried the news, when the 24th, the eve of the feast of St.

J. L. Gamallo. Cuando llega el verano, y si ha habido una gran sequia, las noticias que suelen abrir los telediarios son los incendios que se extienden por toda España, sin excluir las Baleares y las Canarias. Una ola de fuego fatídico se extiende por toda la Península Ibérica. Portugal tampoco escapa a este desastre.

J. L. Gamallo. When considering a trip choosing accommodation that is conveniently located and we can access most of the sites without having to take any kind of transport or having to walk a lot is important. The hostel inn Horizonte, plus affordable rates, is located in an enviable location in Madrid city center, at Atocha Street, one of the oldest in Madrid, for it appears in the plane to conduct Pedro Teixeira in 1656 by King Philip IV.

J. L. Gamallo. The north of Spain is having a more rugged and mountainous territory, with stunning cliffs and very cut and charming coastal estuaries. The Cantabrian Sea and the Cantabrian mountain ranges have defined the life and destiny of its people, famous since ancient times for its aggressiveness and warrior spirit. Fortunately that is only in the history books, and now are a friendly and welcoming people.

J. L. Gamallo. The British cemetery dating back to 1854, when the Madrid City Council gave permission for its construction and was intended for Christians (British) non-Catholics. With time not limited only to the British, and allied (Canadians, Australians, Americans) but expanded the list to other religious, such as Lutherans, Orthodox or Jewish. Really worth visiting for an hour or so and enjoy a British cemetery in Madrid, very evocative and pleasant garden. It also has some burials of great artistic and historical interest.

J. L. Gamallo. For book lovers of all life, very close to our hostel, in the Madrid Centro, have a place of compulsory visit, and a strategically located: Cuesta de Claudio Moyano, a pedestrian street from the Glorieta de Atocha rises to Retiro, between the noble Fomento's ministry building and the Royal Botanic Gardens, next to Madrid's Art Walk, with its important museums.

J. L. Gamallo. A lo mejor no parece el verano el mejor momento para visitar un cementerio, pero hay Madrid contamos una serie de ellos muy interesantes, además que cada vez hay más gente en lo que podríamos denominar "turismo funerario". Los cementerios son lugares muy tranquilos, normalmente con abundante y bella vegetación, y monumentos escultóricos y mausoleos de gran belleza, rincones desconocidos de arte y espiritualidad.