The First-Timer · Elena · Madrid
Plaza Mayor
The single most common first-timer trap is sitting down for an overpriced paella here. See the square, love it, and walk out hungry to somewhere real.
The famous enclosed square. See it, photograph it, walk through it — and whatever you do, don't eat at the terraces in the middle. Ten minutes, then onward.
— Elena, The First-Timer
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