Orientation
The city's layout is pretty straightforward. At the heart of Madrid - indeed at the very heart of Spain since all distances in the country are measured from here - is the Puerta del Sol (often referred to as just "Sol"). Around it lie the oldest parts of Madrid, neatly bordered to the west by the Rio Manzanares , to the east by the park of El Retiro , and to the north by the city's great thoroughfare, the Gran Via . Within this very compact area, you're likely to spend most of your time. The city's three big museums - the Prado, Thyssen-Bornemisza and Reina Sofia - lie in a "golden triangle" just west of El Retiro and centred around Paseo del Prado, while over towards the river are the oldest, Habsburg parts of town, centred around the beautiful arcaded Plaza Mayor . After Gran Via, the most important streets ( calles - abbreviated as c/) are c/Alcala and its continuation, c/Mayor , which cut right through the centre from the main post office at Plaza de Cibeles to the Bourbon Palacio Real .
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