Madrid Barajas airport has a brand new terminal for Iberia and One world alliance partner airline in 2011. The older terminals in a separate area are used for other airlines as wel as low cost airlines. Both terminals use the same metro line, but distinct metro stations. The city center can be found at Sol metro station, but you can't reach that station with a direct line. Madrid is the largest city and capital of Spain since many centuries. See Madrid ... Poor immigrants, criminals and drug addicts are very common in Madrid. There is a fundamental lack of caretaking and control by the government. As long as you remain near Grand Via and the bussy shopping streets, you will be fine even late in the evening as people eat out.

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above: people on Gran Via in Madrid, December 2009.

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