Madrid & Central Spain - Discover Spain: Experience the Best of Spain - page 319

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Need to Know

RESOURCES

• » Centro de Turismo de Madrid ( 91 429 49 51; www.esmadrid.com ; Plaza
Mayor 27; 9.30am-8.30pm; Sol) Further information points at Plaza de la
Cibeles, Plaza de Colón, Plaza de Callao and elsewhere.
• » Regional tourist office ( 91 429 49 51, 902 10 00 07; www.turismomadrid.es ;

Calle del Duque de Medinaceli 2; 8am-8pm Mon-Sat, 9am-2pm Sun; Banco de

España)
• » Castilla y León ( www.turismocastillayleon.com ) Informative site for north-central
Spain.
• » Castilla-La Mancha ( www.turismocastillalamancha.com ) Castilla-La Mancha's
tourism portal.
• » Extremadura ( www.turismoextremadura.com in Spanish) Website run by region-
al tourist board of Extremadura.

GETTING AROUND

• » Air Madrid's Barajas Airport ( www.aena.es ) has excellent connections with
Europe and beyond.
• » Train Extensive rail system connecting most of Central Spain.
• » Bus Wherever trains don't go.
• » Road Good network of motorways, with smaller connecting roads.
• » Madrid Metro Best for getting anywhere in town, including the airport.
• » Madrid Taxis Some of the cheapest in Europe.