Enjoy a beautiful view of old Madrid from the balcony of my apartment in the heart of Madrid. Located in Plaza Mayor, a charming area full of history, restaurants, tapas and wine shops. Within a short enjoyable walk you may find Plaza Mayor, Royal Palace, Mercado San Miguel, Cathedral de la Almudena, Puerta del Sol and Opera. You’ll love my place because It's a charming, luxury and authentic house on a great historical location. Everything of the old centre is on walking distance. THE SPACE The apartment is a duplex and has a saloon / dining room with a kitchen and 2 balconies with view on the Plaza Mayor. As guest you can sleep in the bedroom below with balcony which is combined with a private bathroom. Upstairs there is an other double bed with a bathroom and the possibility to add a matras for an extra person. It's a historical house (220 years old, no elevator located at the second floor) with all modern needs and in a very well shape. So it's combining old with modern needs. CHILDREN Children of every age are welcome but young children can't be left alone or unattended in the apartment because of the 2 balconies. Parents are responsible to take care.

My name is Michel and I'm Dutch. And I really like to make my guests happy. By the way I love Art, history and traveling. That is why my companies name is Art & Tours Spain. All information you can find on the website: citytoursinmadrid. The company also provides, biking and walking tours. Private cultural tours to Toledo, Segovia, Escorial and more. Also art tours like, the masterpieces of the Prado Museum and of the Thysen-Bornemisza. A walk straight into the heart of European western art, from the twelfth to the nineteenth century, through some of its major artists. Roger Van der Weyden, Dürer, Hieronymus Bosch, Raphael, El Greco, Rubens, Velazquez and Goya. Masterpieces of the Reina Sofía Museum. The starting point for this collection is Picasso’s date of birth. From there, the Reina Sofía contains the best contemporary art collection in Spain, including the internationally acclaimed Guernica. From a masterpieces tour around some of the most important avant-garde movements like cubism or surrealism and artists like Picasso itself, Dalí or Miró.

It is a tourist district but it conserves the lively life of the people of Madrid. There are all kinds of tapas bars and restaurants nearby, supermarkets and traditional markets for those who want to cook at home. If you want to know the cultural life you will find lots of cinemas and theaters within walking distance. Getting around Metro station Opera is very close. Opera is connected with line 2, 5 and Ramal. Also on walking distance to Sol where you have metro lines 1, 2 and 3 and also the trainstations Sol, Principe Pio and Atocha.