New York Times picks two Spanish streets among 'best in Europe'
New York Times picks two Spanish streets among 'best in Europe'
TWO streets in Spain have been named among the 'best in Europe' by the New York Times based upon their design, facilities and ease of access.
In fact, Spain is the only country on the list which has more than one street featured.
Madrid's C/ Zurbano has been picked because of its location and the fact it 'links the modern Chueca and Salesas districts in the centre' with the 'business and skyscraper district in the north', as well as for its spectacular buildings, some of its restaurants, and its museum dedicated to the Valencia-born 19th-century landscape painter Joaquín Sorolla.
San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, has seen its C/ 31 de Agosto chosen because of its wealth of bars where the region's typical cuisine can be enjoyed.
The other 10 streets featured in the article include one from the UK - Pimlico Road in London - and roads from two of Spain's neighbouring countries, France (Rue de Charonne in Paris) and Portugal (Rua Nova do Carvalho in Lisbon).
Others are the Grosser Muristalden in Bern, Switzerland; the Rüdesheimerstrasse in Berlin, Germany; the Ripa de Porta Ticinese in Milan, Italy; the Itfaiye Caddesi in Istanbul, Turkey; the Akerselva River in Oslo, Norway; the Kärtnerstrasse in Vienna, Austria, and the Krysmká in Prague, Czech Republic.
