Cycling in Madrid shared-use paths. The most important shared-use path is Madrid Río, a park located in the banks of the Manzanares River and opened in 2011. Car-shared lanes and streets (in Spanish: ciclocalle o ciclovía) are very frecuent in Madrid. They are marked with the drawing of a bicycle on the pavement, and they are speed limited to 30 km/h. In Madrid, there are many bike sidewalk paths (in Spanish: acera-bici). Some are located in O'Donnell Street or Serrano Street. Greenways (in Spanish: pista-bici) are independent cycle routes, for example the Royal Route GR-124. BiciMAD is a public service of bicycle-sharing. It
Siege of Madrid renowned poet Rafael Alberti, "Madrid, corazón de España", which begins thus: Siege of Madrid The Siege of Madrid was a two and a half year siege of the Spanish capital city of Madrid, during the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939. The city, besieged from October 1936, eventually fell to the Francoist armies on 28 March 1939. Madrid was held by various forces loyal to the Spanish Republic and was besieged and subject to aerial bombardment by the rebel faction under General Francisco Franco. The Battle of Madrid in November 1936 saw the most intense fighting in and around