taking the
train from joaquin sororia station there
shouldn't be many people i hope i'm on
time for my train i'm close to the
station
and getting late
so
what makes a great european capital
is it the rich history
is it the diversity
the delicious food the high fashion
the beautiful architecture
or is it the affordability
or is it madrid
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i really believe madrid is an
underappreciated city as a capital even
it's beautiful city it's very art
artistic you get the history you get all
the food culture but i mean i mean look
at this
i found myself absorbing the full beauty
of madrid
full with surprising green spots and
whimsical bridges
i walked by historic churches and all
these to get to chocolateria san gines
the oldest and most famous place for
churros
and we're here
today
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the chocolate is so rich
and warm
it's sweet
you should just don't try that's the
only way to describe it
if you're trying like how do we
it's not just that you have to feel
and then that gives you the idea of
what's right and
what's wrong
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now let's explore deeper the
fundamentals of a great capital and the
real reasons we visit them do we rush to
see a capital because it's a miniature
version of the whole country
or is it because they have been heavily
advertised to us
i haven't visited all the european
capitals but i have been to a few
spectacular ones like paris
budapest berlin prague rome
lisbon sofia and london
they all hold similar yet different
qualities
but in my opinion
madrid it's one that has not been talked
about enough
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this city has all the significant
elements you would want
history weather
food architecture transportation culture
and friendly people
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european capitals come in all shapes and
sizes and madrid is the biggest city in
spain but it has its little charms in
the most humble alleys which spice up
the city in a peculiar way and it is
strange how an object you see can take
you back to your childhood and connect
you to the city even more
or it is so different from anything
you've seen
that you learn and enrich yourself
and if you're wondering when is the best
time to visit madrid the months of may
and october would be the finest and also
with less visitors so you can enjoy a
more personal experience in the city
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on one of the most famous streets in
madrid cava baja where within 300 meters
you have over 30 tapas bars
and you know madrid is famous for its
toughest culture so
you can go wrong you just walk into one
bar to another it's literally bar
hopping and testing and trying different
tapas different wines
so we're going to do that
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nothing before
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i'm waiting for one more
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four glasses of wine
tomato with mozzarella sticks and this
awesome
fish bowl sweet rice dish
nine
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and oh and three
chocolate chocolates
behind me it's the oldest restaurant in
the world
according to guinness established in
1725 we didn't dine there but it's
called boutin
and it's a traditional spanish cuisine
it's worth checking out probably can get
really touristy but today it's monday so
it looks uh
looks pretty normal so
achievable to go in and just have a
great spanish dinner
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and madrid might be one of the best
capitals i've visited and there's
several points that lead me to that
conclusion one it's safety
beautiful things to look at amazing
architecture cultural life people
in madrid you have a composition of
everything in a great unison
and and that's what amazes me about this
very underrated capital because
i mean
what makes it worse than paris no it's
better than that it's
it's just not advertised properly and i
think you should definitely visit if you
have a chance
madrid surprises me
at every corner just when i think i've
seen it all there's something that just
pops up and then you run into this
crazy palace
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madrid is a vibrant center for modern
spanish architecture and by the way
that's just the post office
a mix of classical and contemporary
styles
it hosts influential structures like the
telefonica building which at the time of
construction was the tallest european
skyscraper
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and retiro park another incredible
green space in the center of madrid
which you can explore all day long and
it won't be enough a day won't be enough
because you can spend the day
have a picnic or just go by the lake
or walk the little beautiful
pathways
surrounded by trees and now it's one of
the most beautiful seasons where in the
fall and the colors are popping
everywhere
again a lot more green than barcelona
madrid is
wonderful
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which way should i go
this way
or this way
the most significant park in madrid as
well as one of the most popular tourist
sites is retiro park situated in the
center of the city
this huge urban park was established for
king philip iv
in the mid 17th century despite being
substantially destroyed during the war
of independence the park was restored
and reintroduced to the public in 1868
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and although the lake is artificial
the waters are so peaceful
and especially beautiful at sunset
for a few euros you can even rent a boat
around the lake
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at el retiro you can see monuments
galleries statues lakes and unique
structures like the crystal palace
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built in 1887 as a greenhouse now owned
by reyna sophia museum which uses it all
year round as a venue for hosting
temporary exhibitions
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seeing this pristine glass palace
surrounded by color dripping trees
makes me want to stay and snapshot
memories from all angles
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people here
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headed to the prado museum because last
time we really wanted to see jeronimo's
bosch painting he's one of my favorite
artists
and we were rushing we were lasting it
there so right now again we're going in
the last minute but there's so many
things to do in madrid what can you do
hopefully we can get it this time
the prado museum is one of the city's
most iconic monuments it now holds one
of europe's most magnificent collections
of art dating from the 12th century to
the 19th century
okay guys if you're from madrid tell me
why should i move here give me the
strong point in the comments below if
you're from valencia let me know why i
should stay there i'll expect to read
your comments
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