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Typical cultural opportunities The large number of incredibly interesting museums in Madrid offer an endless variety of artistic and cultural treasures, which you will be sure to enjoy when here in Madrid. Wandering through the throng at the city’s flea market El Rastro is an interesting way to experience some of the city’s essence and shouldn’t be missed. Madrid is best known for its 'Golden Triangle' of art museums (Prado, Reina Sofía and Thyssen-Bornomisza). The celebrated Art Walk (Paseo del Arte) links all three. The city's focal point remains the Puerta del Sol - the eastern gate (puerta) of the city in the 15th century. The monument of the bear and madroño (strawberry tree), in the centre of the square, symbolises Madrid. The Calle Mayor leads west from Sol, to the Plaza Mayor, which evokes the splendor of Spain's Golden Age. The wide Calle de Alcalá - a grandiose thoroughfare constructed in the reign of Charles III - leads east of Sol, towards the Plaza de Cibeles. The fountain, with its statue of a Greco-Roman fertility goddess astride a lion drawn chariot, is a landmark instantly recognizable to all Spaniards.
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