As you walk, you pass some of the city's most iconic landmarks, including: The Metropolis Building with its gold-leaf dome.

: The most distinctive feature is an arched passageway created in the early 20th century by architects Bellido and Luis González to connect Casa de Cisneros with Casa de la Villa .

Intersecting nearby, this is the historic "High Street" where silversmiths once worked and where the famous writer Pedro Calderón de la Barca lived at number 61. Cervantes Birthplace: Calle de Cervantes, 2

: This address marks the beginning of Madrid’s longest street at Puerta del Sol . Number 1 sits at the very junction where travelers find the Statue of the Bear and the Strawberry Tree , the official symbol of the city.