Madrid / Madrid de los Austrias

Plaza Mayor

An arcaded square with nine entrance arches and an equestrian statue of Philip III at its centre; the Casa de la Panadería with its painted façade houses the tourist information centre. Take the steep steps under the Arco de Cuchilleros down to Calle de los Cuchilleros, named after the knife makers who supplied the square's butchers, and come back in the festive season for the Christmas market.