Madrid Midnight City |
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Author:
| Stewart, Jules Crisp, Helen |
Series title: | Cityscopes Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-78914-258-7 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2020 |
Publisher: | Reaktion Books, Limited
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $22.00 |
Book Description:
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Spain's top city for tourism, Madrid attracts more than six million visitors a year. In this book, Helen Crisp and Jules Stewart not only place visitor attractions in their historical perspective, relating the story of a city and its people through the centuries, but they also offer carefully curated listings that give a nod to well-known attractions and sites, as well as hidden gems. Spain's political and art capital, with its "Golden Triangle" of museums and myriad art galleries,...
More DescriptionSpain's top city for tourism, Madrid attracts more than six million visitors a year. In this book, Helen Crisp and Jules Stewart not only place visitor attractions in their historical perspective, relating the story of a city and its people through the centuries, but they also offer carefully curated listings that give a nod to well-known attractions and sites, as well as hidden gems. Spain's political and art capital, with its "Golden Triangle" of museums and myriad art galleries, Madrid is also a city of dazzling nightlife, with a profusion of cafés and bars. Offering in-depth insight into the history of Madrid along with a view--from fiestas to football--into life in the city today, this is the story of a vibrant, energetic metropolis, one that remains an enigma to many outsiders.