Madrid is the city whose New Year's Eve celebration centers on the Puerta del Sol clock.
Puerta del Sol is one of Madrid's best-known public squares and a traditional gathering place for the Spanish New Year's Eve countdown. Television broadcasts show the clock's midnight chimes, which cue the eating of the twelve grapes of luck.
The square also contains Kilometer Zero, the official starting point used for measuring Spain's six major national roads. A statue of the Bear and the Strawberry Tree, a symbol associated with Madrid, stands nearby.
Large crowds gather in the square, while many more people watch the chimes from homes and public venues throughout Spain. The clock's role makes Puerta del Sol one of Europe's most recognizable locations for a New Year's Eve countdown.