Madrid for Sightseeing and Iconic Landmarks rewards travellers who like to mix grand sights with easy pleasures. One hour you are standing in a royal throne room or staring at a Velázquez masterpiece. The next, you are eating croquetas near Plaza Mayor, rowing a boat in Retiro Park, or watching the sunset beside an ancient Egyptian temple. The Spanish capital Madrid is large, but for sightseeing and its iconic landmarks it connects well on foot, by metro, and by short taxi ri