The Mediterranean

part is one of the most charming creations of the plateresque style.

At the Audiencia begins the *CALLE DE LAS SIERPES (Pl. E, D, 3), or ‘street of serpents’, so named after the sign-board of an old inn. It contains the chief cafés and clubs and the largest shops, and it presents a very lively scene in the evening.

This street forms the best starting-point for a walk through t...