Want to know what to see in Madrid? Stay at Mola!
If you are looking for a Hostel in Puerta del Sol, Madridyou've found it! Mola Hostel is just 400 metres away (4 minutes walk) from the clock that strikes the famous chimes with which Spaniards begin and end each year.
In fact, at Mola! Hostel you will enjoy a privileged location from which you can visit the most emblematic sights of the Spanish capital while enjoying pleasant strolls through its dreamy streets, all just a few steps away!
As with any western city, getting to the centre is the easiest thing to do and, if we are talking about Madrid, staying in a hostel in Puerta del Sol is, without a doubt, the ideal option. Whichever means of transport you use to get there it will be hard to miss to find Mola Hostel. With one exception: the boat 😉.
Puerta del Sol: the clock with the changing of the year
If you ask someone "What is the centre of Madrid? Everyone will give you the same answer "Puerta del Sol". Do you know why? Because it is precisely at this point that you will find the so called "Kilometre Zero, from where all the Spanish radial roads start. From Mola! it will literally take you 3 minutes to get there on foot.
Hapsburg Madrid: all very real
Princes, kings and queens have walked and still walk the streets of Madrid, but the first monarchs arrived in the 16th century when Madrid had a population of barely 30,000 inhabitants, can you believe it? According to the latest census data, Madrid has more than 3 million inhabitants in the city centre alone!
Philip II, the first king to settle in the city, began to expand and develop it. It was he and his dynasty, the Habsburgs, who promoted the city's main historical tourist attractions: the Royal Palace and the surrounding gardens, the plaza Mayor, Calle Toledo, Plaza de la Paja, etc. Strolling through these streets is, without a doubt, to enter a labyrinthine Madrid that transports us back in time without the need to get into the DeLorean from Back to the Future.
Jacinto Benavente Square: from the playwright to the square
Madrid is full of stories as curious as this one, what are you waiting for to visit us?
Gran Vía and Plaza de España: Shopping & Partying
Not everything is history. Modernity, trends and fun find their main ally in Gran Vía, just a 10-minute walk from your hostel in the centre of Madrid: Mola!
The flagship stores of the best-known Spanish fashion brands occupy buildings on the Madrid avenue with several floors from which it will be difficult to leave without a bag in your hand... But beyond the consumerism, the best cinemas and theatres are gathered in the same enclave, in what is known as the Broadway Madrid.
And if you need tickets, at Mola! Hostel we help you to go to the best musical.
