1. Spain - Madrid
By Celina Klinger

2. Basic Facts 3.3 million people Largest city of Spain
Third most municipality in the EU
Most touristic city
Language: spanish
Capital of Spain
Good to have a dictionary

3. Interesting sights Royal Palace of Madrid Almudena Cathaedral
The Mueso del Prado
Church of San Nicolas de los Servitas

4. Royal Palace of Madrid Official residence King of spain
State ceremonies
Owned by Spanish State
Open to public
Except official business
King doesn’t live in it

5. Almudena Cathedral Catholic cathedral Start: 1879 Completed: 1993
Gothic revival style Modern
Statues of contemporary artists
Took a long time to build it

6. Museo del Prado Museum + art gallery
One of the world’s finest collection of European Art
Based on former Spanish Royal collection
One of the most visited sights
A lot of visiters

7. Church of San Nicolas de los Servitas
Catholic parish church
Very old
Part of a former mosque
Ceded 1825 to the third order of Servites

8. History Heavy affected in the Civil War 1936- 1939
Stronghold of Republicans
First European City to be bombed by airplanes

9. Sport Football: Real Madrid Atletico Madrid
1982: hosted FIFA World Cup Final
Professional tennis players
Skiing: Sierra de Guadarrama
Atletico madrid: also very popular
Skiing mountain: S.D.G.

10. Metro One of the most extensive and fatest-growing metro networks
Second largest in western Europe
Computer rail network: cercanias
Point 1: in the world
Point 3: 370 kilometers

11. Climate
June very hot
A lot of rain in january

12. Important facts to know
Currency used: Euro : 1 Euro = 1,3176 US-Dollar
Immunziations
- Tetanus
- Influenze
- Mumps
Language: Spanish
Good to change money in the USA
But also possible in Madrid at the airport

13. Summary Slide Many interesting places Good connections
Interesting sports
One of the most visited cities!!

14. Sources Slide www.wikipedia.com www.google.com