Isabel II Square

Name: Isabel II Square
Address: Plaza de Isabel II, Madrid
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Miguel Angel

The most traditional queen

Excellent

Finally, after spending a day walking through this Madrid of the Habsburgs and learning about its history, we arrive on one of the most relevant squares of the city: the square dedicated to the traditional queen of the 19th century, daughter of Fernando VII and mother of Alfonso XII, great grandfather of the current king of Spain.

This square was created thanks to King Felipe III of the Habsburg dynasty. The fountain Caños del Peral, a granite pond providing water to the people of Madrid through seven spouts. The square has the honor to have two dynasties: the Habsburgs and the Bourbons, who finished the configuration it currently has.

Of rectangular shape, it has many shops and bars around, with in particular the one called Casa del Pulpo, where you can enjoy this delicious food, I recommend it.

I must say that you can find two of the best restaurants in Madrid around it: the Taberna del Alabardero, where they will serve you a glass of wine with a square-shaped wine bottle as they would do at the beginning of the century, the Café de Oriente, with an outside terrace to the Royal Palace, the Paella Real, with a sampler of rice dishes cooked in all possible ways.

The most emblematic of the square is the Royal Theatre or Opera Theatre, built in the 19th century and entirely renovated more than ten years ago. It is one of the most attractive opera theaters in Europe. It has five floors in the subsoil and four on the surface, with stages moved thanks to big devices which make it possible to represent all types of musical shows. The shape is of an uneven hexagon and on the sides you can see the Royal Palace, built on the order of the Bourbon king Carlos III, very Frenchified and getting away from this route through the Habsburg Madrid.

Santiago Neyra A

Lovely

Excellent

Pedro Jareño

The Plaza de Isabel II, also known by...

La Plaza de Isabel II, también conocida ...

La Plaza de Isabel II, también conocida por los madrileños como Ópera, es el lugar donde se encuentra el Teatro Real o de la Ópera, sede de algunas de las representaciones más importantes de la cultura en Madrid. Además, es un lugar muy de paso por encontrarse en un punto neurálgico del centro: a un paso de Gran Vía, Callao, Arenal, Mayor, Plaza Mayor, Palacio Real y Plaza de España. Además, es lugar de comienzo y final de varias líneas de autobuses y tiene una parada de Metro de las más transitadas, por lo que es uno habitual punto de encuentro. Durante los fines de semana, es más que habitual encontrarse allí a multitud de jóvenes dispuestos a salir a tomar algo por la capital.

The Plaza de Isabel II, also known by the locals as Opera, is the place where the Royal Theatre or the Opera House, home to some of the most important representations of culture in Madrid. It is also a place of passage for being a focal point of the center: a stone of Gran Vía, Callao, Arenal, Mayor, Plaza Mayor, Palacio Real and Plaza of Spain. Moreover, instead of beginning and end of several bus routes and stops of the busiest Metro, making it one common meeting point. During the weekends, it is more common to find that many young people there willing to go out and drink in the capital.

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Nina*

Plaza de Isabel II

Excellent

La Place d'Isabel II, autrement connue sous le nom de Place de l'Opéra est une des places les plus centrales de Madrid. En effet, située dans le très agréable quartier Opéra, à deux pas de la Puerta del Sol, la place constituait, au Moyen-Age, une des limites de la ville, où trônait la porte de Valnadú. Elle accueillit ensuite un lavoir publique, puis un théâtre. La place fut totalement restructurée dans les années 1850, sous les ordres de la Reine Isabel II, qui lui a depuis donné son nom. Aujourd'hui, la place s'est convertie en un espace agréable et festif, lieu de rendez-vous de nombreux madrilènes, à toute heure de la journée. La place doit aussi sa fréquentation au Teatro Real qui s'y trouve depuis 1850, au cinéma qui lui fait face, à ses nombreuses terrasses, et à sa situation avantageuse, entre Sol et le Palais Royal. Le soir, il n'est pas rare que les jeunes s'y retrouvent pour effectuer quelques prouesses en roller, jouer quelques notes de musique ou improviser quelques pas de danse. Un lieu de passage très agréable, piéton, où il fait bon se balader !

Place of Isabel II, otherwise known as the Place de l'Opera is one of the most central places in Madrid. Indeed, located in the charming Opera district, close to the Puerta del Sol, the place was in the Middle Ages, one of the city limits, where sat the door Valnadú. She then hosted a public laundry, and a theater. The place was completely renovated in 1850, under the orders of Queen Isabel II, which has since given its name. Today, the place has been converted into a cozy and festive space, venue you many Madrid, at any time of the day. The site also has its attendance at the Teatro Real, which has been there since 1850, cinema facing it, its many terraces, and its advantageous location between Sol and the Royal Palace. At night, it is not uncommon for young people gather to do some skating prowess, play a few notes of music or improvise a few dance steps. A crossing pleasant pedestrian where it is good to walk!

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Yolanda Fernandez

Or Square pear, emblematic place of Madrid

O Plaza de Ópera, lugar emblemático de Madrid

Aquí se encuentra el Teatro Real, que data del siglo XIX siendo reconstruido hace más de una década. Uno de los más importantes de Europa. La plaza también alberga diversos y representativos restaurantes de Madrid como la Taberna del Alabardero, el Café de Oriente o la Paella Real. Está situada en las inmediaciones de Sol, Gran Vía y Palacio Real, por lo que constituye lugar de paso de todo turista que desee conocer la esencia de la capital. Como curiosidad, esta plaza fue el escenario de comienzo y final de una película española de Fernando Trueba, titulada "Ópera Prima"

Here is the Royal Theatre, dating from the nineteenth century ago being rebuilt a decade. One of the most important in Europe. The square is also home to diverse and representative of Madrid restaurants like Tavern Beefeater, Café de Oriente or the Royal Paella. It is located in the vicinity of Sol, Palacio Real and Gran Vía, for what constitutes a stopping point for any tourist who wants to know the essence of capital. Curiously, this square was the scene of the beginning and end of a Spanish film by Fernando Trueba, entitled "Opera Prima"

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Coline

Strategically located in the heart of...

Stratégiquement située en plein cœur du ce...

Stratégiquement située en plein cœur du centre historique (et donc, nécessairement) touristique, de la ville de Madrid, la Plaza Isabel II surprend de par le nombre de ses imposants bâtiments. Véritable lieu de rassemblement pour les jeunes madrilènes qui s'y retrouvent le soir pour discuter au bord de la fontaine centrale, en mangeant une glace par exemple, elle est en effet bordée d'un côté par l'impressionnant Teatro Real, l'opéra de Madrid, et de l'autre par le non moins colossal Palais royal. De quoi en prendre plein les yeux, donc !

Strategically located in the heart of the historic center (and therefore necessarily) tourism, the city of Madrid, Plaza Isabel II surprised by the number of imposing buildings. True gathering place for the youth of Madrid who gather in the evening to discuss the edge of the fountain, eating ice cream, for example, it is lined on one side by the impressive Teatro Real opera Madrid and the other by the equally huge Royal Palace. Will take full eyes, then!