P247 - Spain - Calle de Alcalá in Madrid

Calle de Alcalá and Sevilla underground Station, Madrid, Spain

Calle de Alcalá is the longest street in Madrid. It starts at the Puerta del Sol and goes on for 10.5 km, to the northeastern outskirts of the city.

Calle de Alcalá is also one of the oldest streets in the city. It was the old road which led to the city of Alcalá de Henares (from which it takes the name) and continued to Aragón; today, this route is covered by the A-2 motorway. Along this street it is possible to find landmarks such as Plaza de Cibeles, Puerta de Alcalá, the Spanish Ministry of Education, the Instituto Cervantes HQ building, the Bank of Spain building, Parque del Retiro and Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas.

馬德里是西班牙首都，人口310萬。馬德里位於西班牙國土的中心梅塞塔高原上，是歐洲地勢最高的首都。馬德里新區是依照城市建設規劃的城市建築、街道比較規整，老城區大部分18世紀的建築保存了原有的風貌。馬德里有廣場300多個，大型噴泉、雕塑鑲嵌在城市花園中，是歐洲最美的城市之一。

馬德里市內地鐵，叫Metro有10條線路，車站和地鐵的引導標誌非常清楚。

阿尔卡拉大道(Calle de Alcala)连接着马德里旧城和新区，街道两侧的建筑值得一看，街道交汇处往往是精彩所在。

References sources : wikipedia