Sunday, August 26, 2007

Visiting Spain's 2 Major Cities

According to Wikipedia, Spain is the second largest country in Western Europe just after France. The capital of Spain is Madrid with population of over 5 million residents. The next important metropolitan in Spain is Barcelona.

With 2 big cities in Spain, finding accomodation would be more than a challenge. It could become a nightmare. That is why Cheaperthanhotels offers last minute and year round accommodation at hotels, apartments and hostels in Spain at prices generally less than direct, with free inclusions and use of facilities.

Prado Museum MadridMadrid offers a lot of attractive places especially historic neighborhoods and streets. A few landmark for Madrid includes three superb arts museums: Prado Museum which one of the finest art collections in the world, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, a modern art museum and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.

As the capital of a country, the nightlife in Madrid is never dull. It is said that on weekends, Madrilenian youth are famous for dancing all night long. In the vicinity of the Plaza de Santa Bárbara, the Glorieta de Bilbao and Alonso Martínez, a large number of popular bars, pubs, fast food restaurants and ice cream parlors are concentrated. If you are interested in accomodations in Madrid, visit Hotels in Madrid to find out more information.

La Segrada FamiliaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain. The old city of Barcelona, The Barri Gòtic has many buildings date from medieval times. La Sagrada Família is a large Roman Catholic public building with astounding architecture. Barcelona's nightlife is as rich and varied as you'd expect of any major city which attracts tourists and students.

To find out more about accomodations in Barcelona, visit Hotels in Barcelona or Hoteles en Barcelona for a comprehensive information about it.

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