City of Madrid is the capital and largest city of
Spain. The city is located right in the centre of
Spain, in the geographic centre of the Iberian Peninsula, on the river Manzanares. The city is a capital also of both - the
province and the
Community of Madrid (which comprises the city of
Madrid, its conurbation and extended suburbs and villages).
Madrid was proclaim for capital from Philip II in 1562. Nowadays it's one of Europe's finest capital cities. While it possesses a modern infrastructure,
Madrid has preserved the look and feel of many of its historic neighbourhoods and streets.
Madrid is full of green spaces and parkland (in central
Madrid the largest park is Parque del Retiro)