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ChangeSpot a Real Madrid jersey
Find someone wearing or a shop window selling a white Real Madrid kit (or, brave choice, the red-and-blue of Atlético). Photograph the jersey.
Spot a Retiro rowboat
Walk into Parque del Retiro and find the estanque (lake) with its rowboats. Photograph the boats with the Alfonso XII monument behind.
Spot a sangria pitcher
Find a glass pitcher of sangria on a café table, the red wine with fruit floating on top. Photograph the pitcher.
Spot a Spanish fan (abanico)
Find a paper or wooden fan (abanico) in a souvenir shop window or in someone's hand on a hot day. Photograph the painted design.
Spot a tapas plate
Find a small tapas plate served with a drink at the bar (patatas bravas, croquetas, boquerones). Photograph the bite-sized portion.
Spot a tortilla española
Find a wedge of tortilla española (potato omelette) on a tapas counter or in a bakery window. Photograph the layered cross-section.
Spot a vermouth on tap
Find vermut de grifo (vermouth on tap) at a tapas bar in La Latina or Malasaña. Photograph the glass with the orange peel and olive.
Spot churros con chocolate
Find a plate of churros next to a thick cup of hot chocolate (San Ginés is the classic; any churrería will do). Photograph the dunk.
Spot Don Quixote and Sancho Panza
Walk to Plaza de España and find the bronze of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza on horse and donkey at the base of the Cervantes monument. Photograph the duo.
Spot Kilometre Zero
On Puerta del Sol find the Kilometre Zero plaque set into the pavement (the point from which all Spanish road distances are measured). Photograph the brass plaque.
Spot the Atlético Madrid red and white
Find the Atlético Madrid colours (red and white vertical stripes) on a flag, kit or graffiti, especially around the Wanda Metropolitano or the southern barrios. Photograph the stripes.
Spot the bear and strawberry tree
Walk to Puerta del Sol and find El Oso y el Madroño, the bronze of a bear reaching up into a strawberry tree, Madrid's symbol. Photograph the bear.
Spot the Cibeles Fountain
Find the Cibeles Fountain at Plaza de Cibeles, the goddess in her lion-drawn chariot. Madrid fans climb it for trophy celebrations. Photograph the goddess.
Spot the Metropolis dome
Find the Edificio Metrópolis at the corner of Gran Vía and Calle de Alcalá, with the winged Victory statue on top of its dome. Photograph the dome.
Spot the Prado Museum facade
Walk down Paseo del Prado and find the long neoclassical facade of the Museo del Prado. Photograph the columns or the Velázquez statue at the front entrance.
Spot the Royal Palace
Walk to the Palacio Real at the western end of Calle Mayor. Photograph the long limestone facade with the team or the Plaza de Oriente in front.
Spot the Spanish flag
Find a Spanish flag (horizontal red-yellow-red with the coat of arms) flying on a government building, balcony or balcony hanging. Photograph the colours.
Tapas crawl
A Madrid tradition: order tapas at a bar, take a photo of the team mid-bite. Bonus for ordering patatas bravas, jamón or croquetas.
Trivia: Madrid as capital
In what year did Madrid become the capital of Spain (under King Philip II)?
Trivia: Madrid name origin
Madrid was originally founded by Moorish settlers around the 9th century. What was its original Arabic name?
Trivia: Palacio Real rooms
The Royal Palace of Madrid is one of the largest functioning royal palaces in Europe. Roughly how many rooms does it have (estimates of 3,000 are accepted)?
Yellow taxi moment
Madrid taxis are white with a red diagonal stripe. Find one (parked or stopped) and take a group photo with the cab clearly in shot.