Travels in Spain, Statues in Madrid

Posted on July 16, 2019 | 19 Comments

Last time out I was in Berlin in Germany and was surprised to find so few grand statues. Not so in Madrid which was my next destination.

Click on an image to scroll through the Gallery…

19 responses to “Travels in Spain, Statues in Madrid”

popsiclesociety | July 16, 2019 at 5:23 am | Reply

Beautiful 😊

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disperser | July 16, 2019 at 5:25 am | Reply

I don’t see Garibaldi.

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- Andrew Petcher | July 16, 2019 at 6:27 am | Reply
  
  Wrong post!
  
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Sheree | July 16, 2019 at 6:33 am | Reply

France, Spain and Italy are all great for statues and fountains.

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- Andrew Petcher | July 16, 2019 at 6:47 am | Reply
  
  and England of course!
  
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  - Sheree | July 16, 2019 at 7:16 am |
    
    Ooops!
    
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jfwknifton | July 16, 2019 at 7:57 am | Reply

Wot, no Franco?

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- Andrew Petcher | July 16, 2019 at 12:58 pm | Reply
  
  I was about 40 years too late! The last statue of Franco in mainland Spain was in Santander and was removed in 2008.
  
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Lisa Bradshaw | July 16, 2019 at 8:28 am | Reply

You have captured the statues beautifully..

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- Andrew Petcher | July 16, 2019 at 12:50 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks Lisa, always easy when there is a blue sky!
  
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David & Laura Speer | July 16, 2019 at 1:34 pm | Reply

Love the pictures

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- Andrew Petcher | July 16, 2019 at 1:35 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks for stopping by!
  
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SueW | July 17, 2019 at 10:13 am | Reply

Very Grand!

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- Andrew Petcher | July 17, 2019 at 11:18 am | Reply
  
  A grand city have you been there?
  Remind me please of your Bridlington beach recommendation. I am taking my grandchildren to Skipsea Sands caravan park for a few days during the school holidays.
  
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  - SueW | July 17, 2019 at 11:49 am |
    
    Not been no. South shore beach YO15 3QN hopefully that is correct. The south shore holiday village is set back at the rear of the car park. We used to access from town but now the new road takes you almost into the caravan park and comes out in the big car park next to the boat club. Buses into Bridlington are frequent the bus fare is included in car park fee. There’s a small cafe next to the car park plus a toilet block. and also another cafe further along the beach. I particularly like the water tap near the beach huts, always our last stop for rinsing sand off kids’ feet and buckets and spades before getting back in the car. Like I said before, this isn’t Cornwall but it has the best beach for making sandcastles! And the tide does not come all the way in.
    
    Oh and there’s the rock factory at Carnaby, kids love watching the rock being made. My son once had his birthday party there, we hired a mini bus for the day, booked our visit to the rock factory and all the kids made rock! We also took a giant sized picnic and took them all to the beach. Best birthday party ever!
    Now I sound like an advert for the Bridlington tourist board!
    
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  - Andrew Petcher | July 17, 2019 at 11:52 am |
    
    Thanks, that is very helpful!
    
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  - SueW | July 17, 2019 at 11:54 am |
    
    My pleasure. Just hope it lives up to the recommendation, We’ll also be going over for a day or two at some point.
    
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Crystal M. Trulove | July 25, 2019 at 6:50 pm | Reply

Beautiful photos. I love your framing, particularly that of the bullfighter and bull.

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- Andrew Petcher | July 25, 2019 at 8:15 pm | Reply
  
  Thanks Crystal!
  
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