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Information on Madrid, the things to see and do when you are in Madrid.
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Madrid's main park, El Parque de Retiro, is certainly one of the city's main tourist attractions and the main entrance to the park is situated right next to the Puerta de Alcalá, (The door of Alcalà), Retiro Park is the perfect place for a stroll. Very pleasing to the eye, you will see many sculptures, monuments, and a boating lake, it also presents an annual book fair, and there are free concerts
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