The Community of Madrid is one of Spain's autonomous communities where the region and its capital city are effectively the same place, unlike Catalonia or Andalusia. Today Madrid the city is the only part of the region Travelog covers: a full city guide plus standalone pages for the Prado, Reina Sofía, and Thyssen-Bornemisza, the three museums making up the Golden Triangle of Art inside the region's 2021 UNESCO listing.
Madrid the city and the Community of Madrid are close to synonymous in a way most Spanish regions aren't, the capital dominates the region's identity and its genuine tourism draw. The Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro's 2021 UNESCO inscription sits entirely within the city itself, so the city's own guide, plus the Prado, Reina Sofía, and Thyssen-Bornemisza pages underneath it, cover what a genuine Community of Madrid visit is actually built around.
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