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Puerta del Sol. This bustling square located bang in the centre of Madrid is one of the city’s most famous sites. With its semi-circular shape, it's a junction for many of the city’s historical and busiest streets such as Calle Mayor, Calle del Arenal, Calle de Alcalá and Calle de Preciados, as well as the starting point for all major ...
The Puerta del Sol ([ˈpweɾta ðel ˈsol], English: "Gate of the Sun") is a public square in Madrid, one of the best known and busiest places in the city. This is the centre of the radial network of Spanish roads.
Puerta del Sol is one of the best-known and busiest places in Madrid. Here you can find the center (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.
Puerta del Sol (meaning The Sun's Gate in English) is one of the most renowned central squares in Madrid, a meeting point both for tourists and Madrileños, and home to several of the city’s landmarks, such as the Kilometre zero.
May 15, 2020 · Discover Madrid's charm with these top activities in Puerta del Sol recommended by Culture Trip.
This bustling square located bang in the centre of Madrid is one of the city’s most famous sites. With its semi-circular shape, it is a junction for many of the city’s historical and busiest streets such as Mayor, Arenal, Alcalá and Preciados, as well as the starting point for all major radial roads in Spain.
Hard as it is to believe now, in Madrid's earliest days, the Puerta del Sol (Gate of the Sun) was the eastern gate of the city. The Casa de Correos houses the regional government of the Comunidad de Madrid and was built as the city’s main post office in 1768.
