How would you describe madrid. And yes it would have been very easy to say something like living in madrid is like a roller coaster full of ups and downs but that wouldnt have been very. Hi everyone for professional purposes i would like to find out how everyone rates madrid. It is a town turned into a city by the bourbons who brought the parisian arrogance to madrid.
It is a deep spanish town that the austrian dutch habsburgs decided to make their home. And to finish it a line from a song. As i was struggling to find the perfect way to describe madrid i started to think of all the ups and downs of expat life ive experienced since ive been here.
The residents of barcelona may disagree with this though due to the long term rivalry between spains two most prominent cities. Madrid became the capital after the monarchs isabella and ferdinand put an end to the wandering monarchy. Madrid is one of the top 3 highest capitals in europe and the 2nd sunniest that means it is in a very odd location with sunny skies and high altitude which has gained compliments to her skies many times ernest hemingway also complimented madrids sky.
Madrid is historically an inland town far from the coast and the rest of europe that was turned into the capital simply because philip ii decided so. Can you describe for me in 5 words your impressions of the city.