Theme Week Madrid

12 February 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Architecture, European Union, Bon voyage, European Capital of Culture, Theme Weeks Reading Time:  8 minutes

Plaza Mayor © Sebastian Dubiel

Plaza Mayor © Sebastian Dubiel

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million (as of December 2009); the entire population of the metropolitan area (urban area and suburbs) is calculated to be nearly 6.5 million. It is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-most populous in the European Union after Paris and London. The city spans a total of 698 km² (234 sq mi).   read more…

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