Big Bus Tour

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A bit about the area where we were staying. "Apartamentos Recoletos" is on a side street, about a block from a major boulevard that begins at the south near the Atocha train station, where it's called Paseo del Prado (for reason which will be apparent) and passes through several plazas (large roundabouts, basically with fountains or monuments at the center). At the Calle de Alcalá (Plaza de las Cibeles), it becomes Paseo de Recoletos, for a relatively short stretch, and changes name again to Paseo de la Castellana at Plaza de Colón (location of the aforementioned Biblioteca Nacional) as it heads north beyond the Chamartín train station. Between the north- and south-bound traffic lanes was a pleasant park-like area with trees and walking paths for a leisurely stroll returning from the day's activity.

It was pretty centrally located and convenient to everywhere we wanted to go by Metro, bus or on foot. It was an easy walk to the Prado, which we visited the day before.Read more