The Puerta de Alcalá, located in center of Plaza de la Independencia, is on calle de Alcalá, where you will also find Fine Arts Museum and Casino.

At other end of street is Puerta del Sol.

Moving along to Plaza Colón, you will find monuments dedicated to Colombus and his travels. In center of this square are Gardens of Discovery, towered over by huge blocks of stone, inscribed with details of Colombus´ travels.

Madrid is famous for its museums and a major attraction is Prado Museum, housing world´s greatest collection of Spanish paintings.

Two other museums well worth a visit are Museo Thyseen-Bornemisza in Palacio de Villahermosa, and Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.

Madrid also has many pleasant parks and gardens, main one being huge, 12-hectare Parque del Buen Retiro with its two palaces and central lake.

Madrid is also noted for its beautiful fountains, for example, la Cibeles in central Plaza de la Cibeles, and Fountain of Neptune, close to Prado Museum.

So ... make your way to Madrid. You´ll love it!

Adjacent to Gothic Quarter is Barrio de la Ribera, also of medieval origin, where several historic buildings have been turned into museums, such as Palau Aguilar which is, nowadays, Picasso Museum.

The renowned Las Ramblas of Barcelona is a series of lively streets that combine to make a broad avenue leading to harbor and Mediterranean Sea. What a superb atmosphere they possess!

To south-west lies fortress-topped hill of Montjuic, where Barcelona Olympic Stadium and some fine museums are located.

At southern end of Ramblas lies Barcelona Harbor and Port Vell. This area now combines high-class restaurants with trendy clubs and bars.

To be found in central area of Barcelona (the Eixample) are fantasy works of Gaudí such as Park Güell, Palau Güell and Casa Milà La Pedrera.

However, Gaudí is best remembered for part he played in construction of Cathedral of Barcelona - La Sagrada Familia.

So ... boomerang on over to Barcelona and get to know Gaudí!