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Metro
largest, is a fast, efficient and safe way to navigate Madrid, and generally easier
than getting to grips with bus routes. There are 11 colour-coded lines in central
Madrid, in addition to the modern southern suburban MetroSur system, as well as
lines heading east to the major population centres of Pozuelo and Boadilla del
Monte. Colour maps showing the metro system are available from any metro sta-
tion. The metro operates from 6.05am to 2am. A single ticket costs €1; a 10-ride
Metrobús ticket is €9.
Taxi
You can pick up a taxi at ranks throughout town or simply flag one down. Flag fall is
€2.05 from 6am to 10pm daily, €2.20 from 10pm to 6am Sunday to Friday and
€3.10 from 10pm Saturday to 6am Sunday. You pay between €0.98 and €1.18 per
kilometre depending on the hour.
Taxi services:
Radio-Teléfono Taxi
(
91 547 82 00, 91 547 82 00;
www.radiotelefono-taxi.com
)
Tele-Taxi
(
91 371 21 31, 902 501 130)
CENTRAL SPAIN
Toledo
POP 82,291 / ELEV 655M
Toledo is Spain's equivalent of a downsized Rome. All you need to cover the city's
sights is a pair of sturdy cobble-proof shoes. The city's labyrinth of narrow streets,
plazas and inner patios is also reminiscent of the
medinas
(towns) of Damascus,
Cairo or Morocco's Fez, although the historic diversity of Christians, Jews and
Muslims equals an intriguing combination of churches, synagogues and mosques.
Add to this a lofty setting, high above Río Tajo, and it's no surprise that Toledo is
one of Spain's most-visited cities.
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