Evening on Calle del Arenal
From Plaza Puerto del Sol, I headed West along Arenal street.
![Evening In Madrid. Arenal street (Calle del Arenal) Evening In Madrid. Arenal street (Calle del Arenal)](https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/9059/26384437.286/0_b67c8_c1c45ce6_XL.jpg)
The street passes through an area where Christians lived during the Moorish rule.
![Evening In Madrid. Arenal street (Calle del Arenal) Evening In Madrid. Arenal street (Calle del Arenal)](https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/9222/26384437.286/0_b67c9_856fac12_XXL.jpg)
Now here you can find a lot of shops, mainly Shoe stores, and several popular cafes and patisseries.
![Evening In Madrid. Arenal street (Calle del Arenal) Evening In Madrid. Arenal street (Calle del Arenal)](https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/15572/26384437.35d/0_d6919_fb5b14f6_XXXL.jpg)
The modern development of the street dates back to the beginning of the twentieth century, there are many buildings in the "art Nouveau"style.
![Evening In Madrid. Arenal street (Calle del Arenal) Evening In Madrid. Arenal street (Calle del Arenal)](https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/15481/26384437.35d/0_d691e_d7100039_XXL.jpg)
Церковь святого Хинеса (Iglesia de San Ginés de Arlés), одна из старейших в Мадриде, первое упоминание о ней относится к 1156 году.
![Madrid. Church of San Ginés (Iglesia de San Ginés de Arlés) Madrid. Church of San Ginés (Iglesia de San Ginés de Arlés)](https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/9231/26384437.286/0_b67ca_c388e8f8_XL.jpg)
The monastery of Barefoot Princesses (Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales), behind it you can see the tower of the building "Adrika" with a cross, on the right a hypermarket of electronics, multimedia and FNAC books.
![Evening In Madrid. Arenal street (Calle del Arenal) Evening In Madrid. Arenal street (Calle del Arenal)](https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6716/26384437.286/0_b67cb_605c4ba0_XL.jpg)
Plaza de Isabel II and Teatro Real.
![Madrid. Plaza de Isabel II and Teatro Real) Madrid. Plaza de Isabel II and Teatro Real)](https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6717/26384437.286/0_b67cc_93eb7093_XXXL.jpg)
Then I turned to the Plaza de La Encarnación with the Lope de VEGA monument.
![Madrid. Augustinian monastery of the Incarnation (Convento de la Encarnacion) Madrid. (Plaza de la Encarnación)](https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/9170/26384437.286/0_b67cd_8c17f022_XXL.jpg)
and the Augustinian monastery of the Incarnation (Convento de la Encarnacion).
![Madrid. Augustinian monastery of the Incarnation (Convento de la Encarnacion) Madrid. Augustinian monastery of the Incarnation (Convento de la Encarnacion)](https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6703/26384437.286/0_b67ce_bea5362d_XXL.jpg)
The Building Of The Senate Of Spain.
![Madrid. Spanish Senate Building Madrid. Spanish Senate Building](https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/9227/26384437.286/0_b67cf_a03d0dfe_XXXL.jpg)
In the mirror Windows of which the post-sunset sky is reflected.
![Madrid. Spanish Senate Building Madrid. Spanish Senate Building](https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/9058/26384437.286/0_b67d1_c8092159_XXXL.jpg)
Finally, I came to the Plaza de Espana, the main goal of my evening walk.
![Madrid. Spain Square Madrid. Spain Square](https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/9230/26384437.286/0_b67d0_a39f7145_XXL.jpg)