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10 Interesting Facts About Madrid, Spain
Madrid has been officially declared as one of the “greenest” cities in Europe. However, greenery is not its only pride. There are a lot of interesting facts about the multi-cultural, second to none Madrid. Some of the unknown facts about this beautiful city are:
1. Madrid’s official symbol of the bear on its hind legs eating berries from the madroño tree is a metaphor for Madrid’s growth and represents possession and ownership of wood which is necessary for constructing buildings.
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Things to Know About Madrid
As the largest city on the Iberian Peninsula, there is an abundance of interesting things about Madrid.
Madrid is the capital city of Spain. Operating under the Spanish name of Villa de Madrid, Madrid is the third most populated city in the European Union. London and Berlin precede Madrid. The European Union was founded in 1992. It consists of twenty-seven democratic nations in Europe, in addition to the countries that they represent, France, Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.
Madrid is located in the center of the Castillian plain, just along the banks of the Manzanares River. It is apart of southwest Europe’s Iberian Peninsula It is the largest city on the Iberian Peninsula, which is comprised of Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar. The city sports a population topping three million. Madrid’s partners with Barcelona, another Spanish city, and Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, as one of the financial centers of the Iberian Peninsula.
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