ever visit. Since the moment our plane landed there, I was spellbound by its
beauty.
No matter how long you stay in Madrid, you’ll never run out of places tovisit!
Palace which is certainly one of the main tourist destinations. It’s an
architecture masterpiece, surrounded by a wonderful garden known as ‘Sabatini
garden.’
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Dina El Halawany / youthjournalism.org
The Royal Palace in Madrid, surrounded by
the Sabatini garden
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Besides the Royal Palace, there are the royal theater, the well-known Alumenda
Cathedral and the Museo Nacional del Prado, or the Prado museum, which was founded as a
museum of paintings and sculpture, but it also contains important collections
of other types of works.
impressed by the Temple of Debod which is actually an ancient Egyptian temple
that was rebuilt in
Madrid.
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Retiro Park and the statue of King Alfonso XII
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Madrid is
also known for having the most outstanding, breathtaking parks in the world.
The Retiro Park is
the most popular park in Madrid as it is incredibly spacious
and marvelous. It includes an artificial lake and
the statue of King Alfonso
XII overlooks it.
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Dina El Halawany / youthjournalism.org
Flamenco dancing is sometimes part of the dining experience in Madrid |
For
entertainment, there are countless shopping centers, including the chain of ‘El
Corte Ingles’ which is
located all over Madrid. There is also the well-known
Zoo Aquarium de Madrid which includes about 500 different species of animals.
It offers visitors an entertaining dolphin show; with the animals well guided
by six
trainers.
Dina El Halawany is a Junior Reporter for Youth Journalism International.
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The dolphin show at the Zoo Aquarium de Madrid
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