Hotel Ritz : Plaza de la Lealtad. Madrid 28014
Templo de Debod :temple :Plaza Marques de Cerralbo. Madrid 28008
Ermita de San Isidro : hermitage : Paseo de la Ermita del Santo. Madrid 28011.

HOTEL RITZ

This is one of the first hotels of its category built in Madrid. Opened in 1910, this building was created under an incomparable standard of luxury and was aimed toward Spanish and foreign high society. Spain was the country of inns and boarding houses, but the creation of the Ritz and two years after the Palace, changed the image of our country. Illustrious personalities and all kinds of people of authority, presidents, etc., have passed through this hotel.

The garden of the Ritz must also be highlighted, a terrace that has always been a place for celebrations and meetings. It is located in really a privileged place, a refuge from the noise right in the downtown.

Until a few years ago, the policy of the hotel, to maintain its privacy and reserve, was to refuse admittance to show people or sports stars in order to avoid the calm being broken by the massive influx of media or the curious. A funny anecdote happened around the 50s: James Stewart, who had been denied access because he was an actor, was accepted immediately upon proving his belonging to the army of the United States.

TEMPLO DE DEBOD

This temple is possibly one of the most recent structures that we could denominate as a place with charm. It has been located on the Principe Pio mountain since 1970, but its origin is older than any other structure in the city. It is an Egyptian temple contructed in the name of the god Amon in the 2nd century B.C. It is a gift from Egypt to Spain in thanks for its collaboration in the transfer of the Abu-Simbel temple in order to facilitate the construction of the Assuan dam. It is a tap into a thousand-year culture such as Egypt.

ERMITA DE SAN ISIDRO

This hermitage is one of the oldest hermitages of the city and is also the sanctuary built in honor of the city's patron saint: Isidro. According to the stories, this hermitage is built on the place where the Saint miraculously made a water spring come forth. Its waters cured the illnesses of Carlos I and his son, and in appreciation, the empress Isabel ordered this chapel to be constructed over the site. It is, then, a nod toward the patron of Real Villa and the Court of Madrid.