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Famed for its wild nights and lazy days, Madrid provides a whole lot more, whether your interests lie in spectacular opera productions or chirpy folkloric zarzuela; in cutting-edge cuisine or ancient, tiled tabernas; in designer shoe shopping or strolling around flea markets. Written by... read more
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In the 17th century, after Madrid had become capital of the Spanish Empire on the whim of Philip V, an attempt was made to construct an ancient past for it, and writers developed the story of its descent from a Roman city called Mantua Carpetana.
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