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Accommodations: See Sleeping
Airport, in Madrid: 8, 103–104
Alcázar: Segovia, 126–127; Toledo, 159–160
Almonacid: 180
Almudena Cathedral (Madrid): 27
Ambulance: 185
American Embassy (Madrid): 72, 185
American Express: 186
Americas, Museum of the (Madrid): 17, 69–70
Archaeological museum, in Madrid: 16, 69
Armory: Madrid, 45; Segovia, 127
Army Museum (Toledo): 151, 159–160
Arrival: in Madrid, 6, 8; in Segovia, 120; in Toledo, 144–145, 148
Art museums: CaixaForum (Madrid), 68; Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Madrid), 16, 61–67; El Greco Museum (Toledo), 151, 163–164; Espacio Fundación Telefónica (Madrid), 33–34; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Esteban Vicente (Segovia), 128; Museo Sorolla (Madrid), 16, 71; Museo Victorio Macho (Toledo), 151, 165–166; Palacio de Cibeles (Madrid), 68–69; Santa Cruz Museum (Toledo), 151, 157–159; Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum (Madrid), 16, 60–61. See also Prado Museum
Assassination Attempt Memorial (Madrid): 27
Astrolabe Tapestry: 157
ATMs: 181–182
Atocha Station (Madrid): 3, 6, 100–102
Audio Europe, Rick Steves: 187
AVE trains: 100, 101, 120, 132, 179, 185
Ávila: 134–140; eating, 139–140; map, 136–137; sights, 135–139; sleeping, 139; tourist information, 134; transportation, 134, 140
Ávila Wall: 135
Baggage storage: See Luggage storage
Barajas Airport (Madrid): 103–104
Bernabéu Stadium (Madrid): 32, 73, 75–76
Bisagra Gate (Toledo): 168; sleeping near, 170–171
Bocadillos de calamares: 24, 95–96
Bookstores, in Madrid: 9
Bosch, Hieronymus: 52–53
Bourbon Palace (El Escorial): 116
Bravo, Juan, statue of: 124
Breakfast: Madrid, 85; Segovia, 131–132
Bullfighting bar, in Madrid: 23–24
Bullfighting Museum (Madrid): 75
Bullfights: Madrid, 16, 74–75; Segovia, 124
Buñuel, Luis: 63
Burial of the Count of Orgaz (El Greco): 151, 162
Buses: 184–185; Ávila, 134, 140; El Escorial, 108; Madrid, 6, 8, 12, 14, 102, 103–104; tours, 15–18, 72–73; Segovia, 120, 132–133; Toledo, 144–145, 148, 179; tours, 148–149, 168–169; Valley of the Fallen, 116
Cabs: See Taxis
CaixaForum (Madrid): 68
Calle Cava Baja (Madrid), tapas: 93–94
Calle Comercio (Toledo): 142
Calle de Jesús (Madrid), tapas: 92
Calle de la Montera (Madrid): 19, 33, 86
Calle del Arenal (Madrid): 29–32
Calle de las Huertas (Madrid): 73, 78, 92
Calle del Conde de Miranda (Madrid): 25
Calle de Postas (Madrid): 21–22
Calle Juan Bravo (Segovia): 120, 121
Calle Mayor (Madrid): 21, 26–27
Camper (Madrid): 77
Capilla La Concepción (Segovia): 126
Car rentals: 185; Madrid, 104–105
Car travel (driving): 185; Ávila, 134; El Escorial, 109; Madrid, 104–105; Segovia, 133; Toledo, 144, 148, 179
Casa de Diego (Madrid): 77
Casa de los Picos (Segovia): 121
Casita Museo de Ratón Pérez (Madrid): 32
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Almudena (Madrid): 27
CentroCentro Cibeles for Culture and Citizenship (Madrid): 68–69, 88
Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Madrid): 16, 61–67
Centro de Interpretación del Misticismo (Ávila): 138
Centro Dramático Nacional (Madrid): 74
Ceramics, shopping for, in Madrid: 77
Cervantes, Miguel de: 180
Chamartín Station (Madrid): 3, 6, 99
Chapel of St.Anthony of La Florida (Madrid): 17, 70
Chapel of the New Kings (Toledo): 155
Chapter House (Toledo): 154
Charles III: 18–19, 31, 36, 39–44, 68
Charles III Salon (Madrid’s Royal Palace): 41
Chocolatería San Ginés (Madrid): 80, 98
Chueca (Madrid): 97–98; eating, 97–98; sleeping, 86
Churches and cathedrals: Almudena Cathedral (Madrid), 27; Ávila Cathedral, 135, 138; Corpus Christi Church (Madrid), 25; St. Ginès Church (Madrid), 29; San Román Church (Toledo), 151, 161; Santos Justo y Pastor Church (Segovia), 128; Santo Tomé (Toledo), 151, 162–163; Segovia Cathedral, 125–126; Toledo Cathedral, 150, 151, 152–156; Valley of the Fallen Basilica, 117, 119; Vera Cruz Church, 128
Churros con chocolate: 80, 85, 98–99
Circulo de Bellas Artes (Madrid): 32–33
Classical guitars, shopping for, in Madrid: 77–78
Clothing Museum (Madrid): 70
Coin market, in Madrid: 22–23, 76
Colegio de Infantes (Toledo): 157
Consuegra: 180
Convent of St. Teresa (Ávila): 138
Corpus Christi Church and Convent (Madrid): 25
Corpus Christi Convent (Segovia): 124
Credit cards: 181–182
Crown Room (Madrid’s Royal Palace): 43–44
Cuatro Postes (Ávila): 135
Currency and exchange: 181–182
Dalí, Salvador: 63
Damascene: 169
Dear Hotel (Madrid): 34–35
Debit cards: 181–182
Descalzas Royal Monastery (Madrid): 46
Discounts: See Money-saving tips
Don Quixote (Cervantes): 180
Driving: See Car travel
Dürer, Albrecht: 51
Eating: 184; Ávila, 139–140; El Escorial, 110; Madrid, 87–99; Segovia, 130–132; Spanish restaurant phrases, 190; Toledo, 174–178. See also Tapas
El Corte Inglés (Madrid): 9, 76; cafeteria, 96; picnics, 98; travel agency, 9, 12, 99
El Escorial: 108–116; eating, 110; maps, 109, 111; planning tips, 106–107; sights, 110–116; transportation, 108–109
El Escorial Monastery: 108, 110–116; history of, 113; map, 111
El Greco: 138; biographical sketch, 163; El Escorial, 113; Museum (Toledo), 151, 163–164; Parador de Toledo, 174; Prado Museum (Madrid), 56; Santa Cruz Museum (Toledo), 151, 158; Santo Tomé (Toledo), 151, 162–163; Toledo Cathedral, 150, 155–156
El Martes (Toledo): 169
Emergencies: 185–186; Madrid, 8
Entertainment: Madrid, 78–80; current schedule, 6; Segovia, 132
Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida (Madrid): 17, 70
Espacio Fundación Telefónica (Madrid): 33–34
Euro currency: 181–182
Ferpal (Madrid): 30–31
Festivals: 186
Flea market, in Madrid: 17, 76–77
Food: tours, in Madrid, 14–15. See also Churros con chocolate; Eating; Markets; Mazapán; Roast suckling pig; Tapas
“Football,” in Madrid: 32, 73, 75–76
Fra Angelico: 50–51
Garden of Earthly Delights, The (Bosch): 52
Gasparini Room (Madrid’s Royal Palace): 40–41
Goya, Francisco de: 19–20, 39–40, 62–63, 71, 155–156; Prado Museum (Madrid), 57–60; Tomb (Madrid), 17, 70
Granada: 179
Gran Vía (Madrid): 3, 32–35; map, 34–35; nightlife, 78; sleeping, 81, 84
Guernica (Picasso): 64–66
Guidebooks: Rick Steves, 187; Toledo, 148
Guided tours: See Tours
Guitars, shopping for, in Madrid: 77–78
Ham, Museum of (Madrid): 94
Helpful hints: 185–187; Madrid, 8–9, 12; Segovia, 120–121; Toledo, 148
Hemingway, Ernest: 15, 88, 118
Hermitage of San Antonio de la Florida (Madrid): 17, 70
History Museum (Madrid): 17, 71
Holidays: 186
Hostels: Madrid, 87; Toledo, 171, 174
Hotels: See Sleeping
House of Siglo XV (Segovia): 124
Ice cream, in Madrid: 24
Information: See Tourist information
Internet access, in Madrid: 9, 103
Itineraries: Madrid, 2; Toledo, 142
Jazz bars, in Madrid: 80
Jewish museum, in Toledo: 151, 164–165
José María (Segovia): 130
Joy Eslava (Madrid): 29–30
“Kilometer zero” (Madrid): 19
Knives, shopping for, in Toledo: 169
La Granja de San Ildefonso Palace: 128–129
La Mallorquina (Madrid): 20
La Mancha: 180
Las Meninas (Velázquez): 53–54
La Torre del Oro Bar Andalú (Madrid): 23–24
Laundry, in Madrid: 9
Lavapiés (Madrid): 73–74
Leather goods, shopping for, in Madrid: 77
Luggage storage: Madrid, 103; Segovia, 120; Toledo, 144–145
Macho (Victorio) Museum (Toledo): 151, 165–166
Madrid: 1–105; at a glance, 16–17; arrival in, 6, 8; eating, 87–99; experiences, 72–76; helpful hints, 8–9, 12; maps, 4–5, 7, 20–21, 34–35, 48, 90–91; sleeping, 82–83; nightlife, 78–80; orientation, 3; planning tips, 2; shopping, 9, 76–78; sights, 35–71; sleeping, 80–87; tourist information, 3, 6; tours, 14–18; transportation, 6, 8, 12–14, 99–105; walking tour, 18–35
Madrid Royal Palace: See Royal Palace
Madrid Tower: 28
Madrid Town Hall: 26
Maids of Honor (Velázquez): 53–54
Mantegna, Andrea: 51
Maps: Ávila, 136–137; El Escorial, 109, 111; Madrid, 4–5, 20–21; eating, 90–91; Gran Vía, 34–35; greater Madrid, 7; Metro, 7; museum neighborhood, 48; sleeping, 82–83; northwest of Madrid, 107; Segovia, 122–123; Toledo, 143, 146–147; eating, 176–177; sleeping, 172–173
Markets: Ávila, 139–140; El Escorial, 110; Madrid, 17, 22–23, 24–25, 76–77, 96, 97; Segovia, 121, 132; Toledo, 169, 178
Mazapán: 178
Medical help: 185–186
Mercado de San Miguel (Madrid): 24–25, 96
Mercado San Agustín (Toledo): 178
Mesón de Cándido (Segovia): 131
Metric system: 186–187
Metro (Madrid): 12, 104; map, 13
Mezquita del Cristo de la Luz (Toledo): 161
Modern District (Madrid): 72
Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales (Madrid): 46
Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes (Toledo): 151, 166–168
Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial: 108, 110–116; history of, 113; map, 111
Moncloa Station (Madrid): 102
Money: 181–182
Money-saving tips: Ávila, 134; Madrid, 46; Segovia, 120–121; Toledo, 144
Movie theaters, in Madrid: 80
Mozarabic Chapel (Toledo): 156
Murillo, Bartolomé: 54–55
Museo Arqueológico Nacional (Madrid): 16, 69
Museo de América (Madrid): 17, 69–70
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Esteban Vicente (Segovia): 128
Museo de Historia de Madrid: 17, 71
Museo del Arte Thyssen-Bornemisza (Madrid): 16, 60–61
Museo del Ejército (Toledo): 151, 159–160
Museo del Greco (Toledo): 151, 163–164
Museo del Jamón (Madrid): 94
Museo de los Concilios y de la Cultura Visigoda (Toledo): 151, 161
Museo del Traje (Madrid): 70
Museo de Santa Cruz (Toledo): 151, 157–159
Museo Nacional del Prado (Madrid): See Prado Museum
Museo Sefardí (Toledo): 151, 164–165
Museo Sorolla (Madrid): 16, 71
Museo Taurino (Madrid): 75
Museo Victorio Macho (Toledo): 151, 165–166
Museum of the Americas (Madrid): 17, 69–70
Music, in Madrid: 78–80
Mysticism Interpretation Center (Ávila): 138
National Archaeological Museum (Madrid): 16, 69
Nightlife: Madrid, 78–80; Segovia, 132
Organized tours: See Tours
Packing list: 187
Palacio de Cibeles (Madrid): 68–69, 88
Palacio de Congresos Miradero (Toledo): 169
Palacio Real (Madrid): See Royal Palace
Pantheon of the Princes (El Escorial): 113
Parque del Buen Retiro (Madrid): 17, 67
Paseo de la Castellana (Madrid): 72–73
Paseo del Arte (Madrid): 3, 46
Passports: 185
Philip II Palace (El Escorial): 114–115
Phones: 182–183
Picasso, Pablo: 63–66
Picasso Tower (Madrid): 72–73
Planning tips: Madrid, 2; Toledo, 142
Plaza de Castilla (Madrid): 73
Plaza de Colón (Madrid): 3, 72
Plaza de España (Madrid): 35
Plaza de Isabel II (Madrid): 28–29
Plaza de la Villa (Madrid): 26
Plaza del Carmen (Madrid), sleeping near: 85–86
Plaza del Mercado Chico (Ávila): 139
Plaza de Oriente (Madrid): 28
Plaza de San Martín (Segovia): 124
Plaza de Toros (Madrid): 74–75
Plaza de Zocodover (Toledo): 142, 156–157, 169; eating, 175, 178; map, 172–173; sleeping near, 170
Plaza Mayor (Madrid): 17, 22–23; eating, 95–96; information, 3; maps, 20–21, 90–91; market, 22–23, 76; sleeping near, 84–85; tapas, 93–94; Wi-Fi, 9
Plaza Mayor (Segovia): 124; eating, 130–132; market, 121, 132; sleeping, 129
Plaza Santa Ana (Madrid): 74, 94, 95
Police: 185
Porcelain Room (Madrid’s Royal Palace): 41
Prado Museum (Madrid): 16, 46–60; eating, 49; guided tours, 15, 47, 49; information, 47; self-guided tour, 49–60; sleeping near, 85, 87
Primark (Madrid): 34
Príncipe Pío Station (Madrid): 102
Pronovias (Madrid): 32
Prostitution: 8–9
Puerta de Europa (Madrid): 33, 72; theft alert, 8
Puerta del Sol (Madrid): 3, 16, 18–21; eating near, 96–97; map, 20–21; sleeping near, 81, 84, 86
Raphael: 49–50
Reader feedback: 187
Real Fábrica de Tapices (Madrid): 69
Real Jardín Botánico (Madrid): 17, 68
Reina Sofía (Madrid): 16, 61–67
Resources from Rick Steves: 187
Restaurants: See Eating
Roast suckling pig: 88, 130–131
Roman Aqueduct (Segovia): 125
Royal Botanical Garden (Madrid): 17, 68
Royal Chapel (Madrid’s Royal Palace): 43
Royal Chapel of St.Anthony of La Florida (Madrid): 17, 70
Royal families of Spain: 30–31
Royal Palace (Madrid): 16, 28, 35–46; eating near, 37–38; maps, 20–21, 37; self-guided tour, 38–46; tours, 36–37
Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso: 128–129
Royal Pantheon (El Escorial): 114
Royal Tapestry Factory (Madrid): 69
Royal Theater (Madrid): 28
Sacristy (Toledo): 155–156
St. Ginès Church (Madrid): 29
St. Teresa Convent (Ávila): 138
Salamanca: 133
San Agustín Market (Toledo): 178
San Antonio de la Florida Hermitage (Madrid): 17, 70
San Juan de los Reyes Monasterio (Toledo): 151, 166–168
San Lorenzo de El Escorial Monastery: 108, 110–116; history of, 113; map, 111
San Miguel market (Madrid): 24–25, 96
San Román Church (Toledo): 151, 161
Santa Cruz Museum (Toledo): 151, 157–159
Santa María la Blanca Synagogue (Toledo): 151, 166
Santos Justo y Pastor Church (Segovia): 128
Santo Tomé (Toledo): 151, 162–163, 178
SATE: 8
Segovia: 119–133; arrival in, 120; eating, 130–132; helpful hints, 120–121; map, 122–123; orientation, 120; planning tips, 106–107; shopping, 121; sights, 125–129; sleeping, 129–130; tourist information, 120; transportation, 120, 132–133; walking tour, 121–124
Segovia Cathedral: 125–126
Segovia City Hall: 124
Shoes, shopping for, in Madrid: 77
Shopping: Madrid, 9, 76–78; Segovia, 121; Toledo, 169. See also Markets
Siesta: 186
Sights: general tips, 186; Ávila, 135–139; El Escorial, 110–116; Madrid, 35–71; at a glance, 16–17; Segovia, 125–129; Toledo, 150–169. See also specific sights
Sightseeing passes: Ávila, 134; Toledo, 144
Silla de Felipe: 109
Sinagoga del Tránsito (Toledo): 151, 164–165
Sinagoga de Santa María la Blanca (Toledo): 151, 166
Sleeping: 183; Ávila, 139; Madrid, 80–87; reservations, 183; Segovia, 129–130; Toledo, 170–174
Smartphones: 182–183
Sobrino del Botín (Madrid): 88
Soccer, in Madrid: 32, 73, 75–76
Sorolla (Joaquín) Museum (Madrid): 16, 71
Spanish Civil War: about, 118
Spanish restaurant phrases: 190
Spanish survival phrases: 189
Stamp market, in Madrid: 22–23, 76
Stradivarius Room (Madrid’s Royal Palace): 43
Subway: See Metro
Tapas: 184; Ávila, 139; Madrid, 89–95; Segovia, 130–132; Toledo, 174–175
Taxis: Madrid, 14, 104; Toledo, 144, 148, 179; Valley of the Fallen, 116
Teatro Real (Madrid): 28
Telefónica (Madrid): 33–34
Telephones: 182–183
Temple of Debod (Madrid): 70–71
Terrorism Memorial (Madrid): 100–101
Third of May, 1808 (Goya): 20, 58
Throne Room (Madrid’s Royal Palace): 44
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum (Madrid): 16, 60–61
Tiepolo, Giambattista: 39, 42, 44
Time zone: 186
Toledo: 141–179; at a glance, 151; arrival in, 144–145, 148; eating, 174–178; helpful hints, 148; history of, 145; layout of, 142–143; maps, 143, 146–147, 172–173, 176–177; orientation, 142–143; planning tips, 142; shopping, 169; sights, 150–169; sleeping, 170–174; tourist information, 143–144; tours, 148–149; transportation, 144–145, 148, 179
Toledo: Its Art and Its History: 148
Toledo Card: 144
Toledo Cathedral: 150, 151, 152–156; map, 152; self-guided tour, 150, 152–156
Torre del Oro Bar Andalú (Madrid): 23–24
Tour guides: Madrid, 15; Segovia, 121; Toledo, 149
Tourist information: 187; Ávila, 134; El Escorial, 110; Madrid, 3, 6; Segovia, 120; Toledo, 143–144
Tourist train, in Toledo: 149
Tours: El Escorial, 110; Madrid, 14–18; Prado Museum, 47, 49; Royal Palace, 36–37; Segovia, 121; Toledo, 148–149
Train stations, in Madrid: 6, 99–101
Train travel: 184–185; Ávila, 134; El Escorial, 108; Madrid, 6, 99–102; Segovia, 120, 132; Toledo, 144, 149, 179
Transparente (Toledo): 154–155
Transportation: 184–185; Ávila, 134, 140; El Escorial, 108–109; Madrid, 6, 8, 12–14, 99–105; Segovia, 120, 132–133; Toledo, 144–145, 148, 179; Valley of the Fallen, 116. See also Buses; Car travel; Metro; Taxis; Train travel
Travel agencies, in Madrid: 9, 12
Travel insurance: 187
Treasury (Toledo): 156
Uber, in Madrid: 14
Valley of the Fallen: 116–119
Valley of the Fallen Basilica: 117, 119
Van der Weyden, Roger: 51–52
Vera Cruz Church: 128
Vicente (Esteban) Museum (Segovia): 128
Visigothic Museum (Toledo): 151, 161
Visitor information: See Tourist information
Walking tours, guided, in Madrid: 14–15
Walking tours, self-guided: Madrid, 18–35; Segovia, 121–124
Yemas, in Ávila: 138–139
Youth hostels: Madrid, 87; Toledo, 171, 174