Recommendations for a week in Madrid
Hi,
I'm going to be spending a week in madrid (23. - 30.06.) and I'm looking for general recommendations and advice.
I'm traveling with my wife (who has to be there 2 days for business, mid week) and a medium sized poodle dog, our accomodations are in Atocha district. We're considering renting a car for a few days and visiting some points of interest outside the city. So far I've found some info on tripadvisor for Toledo, Segovia and Avila, so if nothing else we might go there. But other than that we don't have any specific locations in mind to visit.
So can you please recommend some notable locations inside the city and outside?
We'd also love to taste local cuisine, so recommendations for a restaurant, or a bar, even street food.. that would be fantastic. However like I mentioned, we have a dog so a restaurant has to be dog friendly. Speaking of which, what it's like for dog owners in Madrid? Is it generally pet friendly or is access prohibited to most public locations with a dog?
If you got a recommendations for a rent-a-car company that would also be very useful.
Thank you