Revelers looking to welcome in the New Year in Madrid's traditional Puerta del Sol square this year will find several changes to the usual routine, the media reported on Monday.
Puerta del Sol is literally the heart of Spain; literally "kilometre zero" and all distances in Spain are calculated from a plaque in the heart of the square, Xinhua news agency reported.
One of the first stops on the tourist agenda, Sol is also the traditional meeting point where every year tens of thousands gather to celebrate the arrival of the New Year as the chimes of midnight ring out from the clock tower on the former police station.