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Hotel in downtown Madrid
A stay at our hotel in downtown Madrid will introduce you to an open, vibrant, dynamic city whose character often surprises travellers. The city combines monumental buildings with exceptional museums, contemporary architecture and advanced infrastructures that you will be able to visit during your stay at our hotel in downtown Madrid, the H10 Villa de la Reina.
The Madrid of the Bourbons
The city centre of Madrid still retains the legacy of buildings, avenues and large fountains chosen by the different Bourbon monarchs to adorn the city with monumental features. Besides the Palacio Real (Royal Palace); from our H10 Hotels hotel in downtown Madrid, you can take a stroll to the Plaza Mayor, the Puerta del Sol, the Puerta de Alcalá and the Paseo del Prado.
Puerta del Sol
If you stay at our hotel in downtown Madrid at New Year, then a visit to the Real Casa de Correos, currently the headquarters of the government of the Community of Madrid, is a must. It is known as the Puerta del Sol, and marks Spain’s zero-kilometre point.
Barrio de las Letras (Writers Quarter)
This district where some of the great writers resided during the XVIth and XVIIth centuries is today one of the most ebullient shopping areas in Madrid. During the Siglo de Oro (Golden Age), certain famous writers lived, at some stage in their careers, in what is now the pedestrian precinct around and about Calle de Huertas street. As the finishing touch to your pleasant stroll and your de luxe cultural visit, what could be better than to dine at our hotel in downtown Madrid?
Parque del Retiro (Retiro Park)
Another suggested visit during your stay at our hotel in downtown Madrid is the Parque del Retiro, which was originally an extensive piece of land stretching as far as the well known Paseo del Prado (Prado Avenue). The monarchy used to hold theatrical performances on the lake there.
Calle Alcalá
Alcalá street houses several monumental neoclassical buildings, such as the former customs office of Madrid, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and the Madrid Casino building, conserved as a true gem of Art Noveau style. A little further on, where Alcalá meets Gran Vía, stands the Circle of Fine Arts building. Our H10 Hotels hotel in downtown Madrid is actually in Gran Vía itself.
Museo del Prado (Prado Museum)
The Prado National Museum holds the best collection of XVIth and XVIIth century Spanish art. Worth highlighting among its main works are canvases by artists such as El Bosco, Tiziano, El Greco, Rubens, Goya and Velázquez. After enjoying the Prado, visitors can take a well-earned rest at our hotel in downtown Madrid, before venturing out for some of the Madrid night-life.
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza (Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum)
The Thyssen Museum, along with the Prado and the Reina Sofía, offers a privileged journey in time, down through seven centuries of paintings by Caravaggio, Rubens, Gauguin and Van Gogh. The fantastic Paseo del Arte (Parade of Art) is within easy access for visitors from our H10 Hotels hotel in downtown Madrid.
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Reina Sofia Art Centre and National Museum)
Located since 1992 in the former General Hospital of Madrid, this Centre collects the new trends in contemporary art and holds key works of the XXth century, such as Picasso’s ‘Guernica’.
Gran Vía
This historic street is home to the H10 Villa de la Reina, our hotel in downtown Madrid. The Gran Vía was designed to be the centre of large shopping areas and top-quality dwellings in a modern Madrid. Its construction was first begun in 1910 and the initial section is characterised by its monumental buildings that reveal their classicism- and neo-Mudejar-based modernist influences.
Pictures Copyright: Patronato de Turismo de Madrid
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