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This is a modern square in the northern part of Castellana. It has two amazing inclined skyscrapers at the left and right side. Also, there is an obelisk by the famous Spanish architect, Calatrava. The views are spectacular!
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Date of experience: February 2021
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Plaza Castilla and its surroundings are the Madrid financial area. La Puerta de Europa is an unusual combination of the modern square (turnabout) and the surprising leaning buildings of Bankia y Realia over Paseo La Castellana. A little further north, there is the Cuatro Torres Business Area, which consists of four astonishing and beautiful skyscrapers that are the tallest buildings in Madrid and Spain. The four buildings are Torre Cepsa, Torre PwC, Torre de Cristal and Torre Espacio, all of them built between 2004 and 2009. The Crystal Tower is the highest in Madrid and Spain at 249 meters high. To visit all these, walk along Paseo La Castellana from Plaza Castilla up north up to Las Cuatro Torres. You might stop in a restaurant to have lunch or have a beer to rest for a while.…
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Date of experience: February 2021
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My hotel was located here in walking distance to the Metro and buses, in a great area. Lot's of stores, coffee shops and restaurants. Very safe and easy to move around.
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Date of experience: December 2019
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Plaza de Castilla is a nice square with some very interesting buildings. The architecture is quite unusual. The area is quite modern and there are several good shops around.
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Date of experience: October 2018
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Giorgio G wrote a review Oct 2018
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To show oneself that one can get out of downtown and the tourist web, check out how real Madrileños live and realize that Madrid, like other cities Is moving quickly into the XXI century. Plaza de Castilla is all of this. It is a cacophony of styles, from the monument to Calvo Sotelo or the obelisk by Calatrava on to the Puerta de Europa by P. Johnson.or the Deposito de Plaza de Castilla and the Fundacion Canal. Just south of the plaza (one block) the Instituto National de Estadistica stands out with its colorful panels. Just North, within easy walking distance the Cuatro Torres stand out on the close horizon. A different Madrid worth seeing nonetheless: history in the peresent tense.…
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Date of experience: September 2018
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