Paseo de la Castellana

Madrid's most famous avenue

Address:

Paseo de la Castellana - (Between the Plaza de Cibeles and the Plaza de Colón and Jardines del Descubrimiento)
28046 - Salamanca
Madrid

Nearest Bus or Train:

Colón / Gregorio Marañón / Nuevos Ministerios / Santiago Bernabéu / Cuzco / Plaza de Castilla

Open Hours:

Not available

Madrid's greatest and grandest avenue runs between Plaza de Colón and Plaza de Castilla. During the 1950s and 1960s this became an exclusive residential district when the aristocracy and wealthy upper-middle classes decided to move in. Today, their lovely palaces and mansions stand side by side with the headquarters of foreign and national banks. These skyscrapers - Europa, Windsor, Torre Picasso and Puerta de Europa - offer an overview of styles in contemporary architecture since the 1960s. Look out for the ABC building, which is decorated in fabulous ceramic tiles, and the Palacio de Congresos, with its murals designed by Miró. Come on October 12 and you'll see Spanish army's spectacular military parade pass by.

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