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Buen Retiro Park
Bullfight Arena Las Ventas
Almudena Cemetery
Plaza de España
Temple of Debod
Puerta del Sol
Almudena Cathedral
Campo del Moro
Parc Diagonal Mar
Atocha Station
Casa de Campo
Camp Nou stadium
Pedralbes monastery
Animal blessing San Antón
Sagrada Familia
Royal Palace
Montserrat
Sant Pere
Latina
Aranjuez
Eixample
Girona
11 March
Paseo de la Castellana
Montjuïc
San Antonio de la Florida
Rastro flea market
New Year 2002
Barceloneta
Rambla
Gaudí
Madrid Parks
Madrid Plazas
Barcelona
Visited: September 2001 and many times before
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In the old centre of Madrid, it is impossible not to notice that there are colourful decorations everywhere. Street names are displayed on tiles, often with images refering to the name of the street. Trompe l'oeuils, huge outside wall paintings depicting a street scene, are sometimes so realistic you have to stand still and study it to see where reality ends and imagination starts. 
Especially colourful and enormous is a painting near Plaza Mayor, at the entrance of Cava Baja. A small square where an enormous scene with fruit is painted on the walls of one of the houses. Not too far from here, at the other side of Cava Baja, there is another painting which shows houses and shops. Unfortunately, this example is partly hidden behind trees and not easy to photograph. 
Then, there are many examples of bars, restaurants and shops which are richly decorated outside, especially with tiles and often depicting the name of the place. Some of those can be found at Plaza Santa Ana, but also in small streets running off Plaza Mayor and other places. Walking around the city centre and coming across these displays of Spanish street art can become a pleasure in itself. 
