European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Spain continued from Page 3. A. The nearby Church of san Francisco Al Grande. Built by the Bourbon Kings but no longer the Royal residence the Palace is still used on formal occasions and is Worth a visit forts Fine collection of arms and Armor As Well As its resplendent banqueting Hall and throne room. I find the romanesque style Cathedral which was consecrated by Pope John Paul ii Only last year after almost a Century under construction uninteresting but the san Francisco Church has a 1781 Fresco by Goya depicting san Bernadino of Siena preaching to the King of the Calle mayor leads Back to the Center through the oldest part of the City. The Plaza de la Villa which includes the 17th-Century City Hall and the Lujan Torver a remnant of 15th-Century Madrid is one of my favorite respite from an overactive City beyond the Plaza there Are three churches Worth peeping into san Miguel san Pedro and san Isidro the last of these containing the relics of Madrid s Patron Saint. And it is at the Church of san Isidro that the quiet of a sunday morning ends abruptly in the City s Busy sunday Flea Market. Known Asel Castro it is jammed with stalls of clothes leather goods jewelry and handicrafts filling the elegant Ribera de Curti Dores As it dips toward the Puerta de  trip to Madrid is Complete without a visit to the City s Golden Triangle of museums which strictly speaking Are outside hapsburg Madrid but Only just. A visit to the Prado with its unique collection of paintings by Velazquez Goya Al Greco Murillo Ribera Zurbaran and Rubens is a memorable experience for any Art Lover but so is the Thyssen Bornemisza collection which since its installation in 1992 has a permanent Home in the neoclassical Palacio de Villahermosa with works from italian primitives to 1960s pop Art. Finally s?s5k55. .sfessjc1.�fs�5ss is file there s Good food and plenty to drink at the restaurants that line Plaza mayor above King Don Felipe Iii serves As the throne of a less than regal Bird in the Plaza right. Is Filo Street musicians Knock out an african beat in a Madrid Park left. Fancy harnessed horses High step Down a wide Boulevard right. Is file stripes Magazine october 20, 1994