In 1560 Philip the Second took a huge decision of transferring the capital to Madrid. This city was established next to another town known as Alcalá of Henares. This story is vague and unknown. The reason Madrid was chosen to be the new capital was because the climate was perfect. Madrid has only started to develop as a city in the last century. The Madrid that we know today is one that has been formed in the XX century especially after the Civil War when many neighborhoods started to change and more artists began to roam the streets.

Until 1802, Madrid was divided into 8 parts and then into 62 neighborhoods in which people would communicate between them. The population has been duplicated little by little were zones have slowly been dissapearing. Now, there are many towns that are connected to Madrid to a point that they could be called suburbs such as Caranacheles, Chamartín, Vallecas, Canillegas, Vicálcaro and the el Pardo.

Today every single type of house is in the same area, not any that is the same especially because there are many french, italian and manhattan type of influences that have started to slowly change the Spanish facade in Madrid. 

Although, there are some parts that have changed there is still a rural Madrid that you can find if that is what you want. Therefore it is easy to escape the city and look for something more rural according to what you are feeling and wanting. It just depends on what the person wants or what they need because Madrid´s city life is one that many love and that might look like New York.

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