With a total of 11 kilometers, Calle de Alcala avenue is the longest street in Madrid. The beginning of the avenue is from Puerta del Sol and it extends all the way to the outskirts of Madrid. Very long and wide street, surrounded by various beautiful and interesting buildings, and green tree lines. It is the oldest street in Madrid, which used to be an old school road that went to the city of Alcala. Numerous significant sights are located along this street, such as: Banca Bilbao Vizcaya, Alcala disco, the Ministry of Education of Spain.
The Bank of Spain, the Spanish Arena, the Cervantes Institute, El Retiro Park, Plaza de Cibeles and many other most popular buildings in Madrid are located along this avenue. And there are numerous shops and boutiques and some of the government buildings. Apart from being a pedestrian zone, all important bus and metro lines pass through this avenue, there are numerous restaurants and cafes, and accommodation facilities can also be found.
It can be said that Calle de Alcala is the most important avenue in Madrid, which connects everything that is important to see in this city. One of the 5 gates of Madrid is located along its way, Puerta de Alcala is its gate. Some of the most beautiful buildings in Madrid, which are true masterpieces of architecture, line one after the other along the avenue. At the end of the 12th century, it was recognized as a street of financial power, so it was also called "Banker's Street".
The street was also known as "Los Olivares" because of the olive grove, Isabella I of Castile ordered the olive grove to be removed because a large number of criminals hid in it. The avenue is so large that many major bus and metro lines run through it. Some of these lines are: metro L2, bus number 146.
Author of the text:
Maja Glavaš, Bachelor with Honours in Communicology. Works in Tourism.
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