Puerta del Sol
Guide
Photo: Tomás Fano · CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeSightAllow 15–30 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
Madrid's busiest square, with the clock tower that rings in the New Year, the bear and strawberry tree statue, and a stone plaque marking Kilometre Zero for Spain's roads.
A brief history
At midnight on New Year's Eve, Spaniards eat twelve grapes, one for each strike of this clock, shown live on television.
Tips
- Best time
- Any time; watch for pickpockets
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 15–30 min
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- Sol, Plaza Mayor and the Royal Palace: The historic centre: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Gran Vía and the palace, with the Temple of Debod on its park hill. Central and full of hostels.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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Plaza Mayor