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Prado Museum Madrid: tickets, hours, free entry, masterpieces

Prado Museum Madrid: tickets, hours, free entry, masterpieces

The Museo Nacional del Prado, at Calle Ruiz de Alarcón 23 on the Paseo del Prado, holds the great...
Royal Palace of Madrid: tickets, opening hours and visiting tips

Royal Palace of Madrid: tickets, opening hours and visiting tips

The Royal Palace of Madrid (Palacio Real) towers over Calle de Bailén, between the Plaza de Orien...
Retiro Park Madrid: Crystal Palace, Lake and Rowing Boats

Retiro Park Madrid: Crystal Palace, Lake and Rowing Boats

Retiro Park (Parque del Buen Retiro), a 17th-century royal garden opened to the public in the 19t...
Plaza Mayor, Madrid: history, arcades and what to see on the square

Plaza Mayor, Madrid: history, arcades and what to see on the square

The Plaza Mayor is the great arcaded square of old Madrid, in the Madrid de los Austrias district...
Puerta del Sol, Madrid: Kilometre Zero, the New Year clock and what to see

Puerta del Sol, Madrid: Kilometre Zero, the New Year clock and what to see

The Puerta del Sol is Madrid's central square, where Calle Mayor, Calle del Arenal, Calle de Alca...
Reina Sofía Museum Madrid: Guernica, tickets, hours, free entry

Reina Sofía Museum Madrid: Guernica, tickets, hours, free entry

The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, at Calle Santa Isabel 52 near Atocha station, is M...
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Madrid: tickets, hours, free Mondays

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Madrid: tickets, hours, free Mondays

The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, at Paseo del Prado 8 opposite the Neptune fountain, shows ...
Gran Vía, Madrid: history, iconic buildings and what to see on the avenue

Gran Vía, Madrid: history, iconic buildings and what to see on the avenue

The Gran Vía is the great avenue of central Madrid: about 1.3 km between Calle de Alcalá and the ...
Mercado de San Miguel, Madrid: tapas, opening hours and tips

Mercado de San Miguel, Madrid: tapas, opening hours and tips

The Mercado de San Miguel is an iron-and-glass market hall on Plaza de San Miguel, a stone's thro...
Temple of Debod, Madrid: opening hours, free booking and sunset

Temple of Debod, Madrid: opening hours, free booking and sunset

The Temple of Debod, an Egyptian shrine more than 2,000 years old, stands in the Cuartel de la Mo...
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium: Real Madrid stadium tour (Tour Bernabéu), tickets and opening hours

Santiago Bernabéu Stadium: Real Madrid stadium tour (Tour Bernabéu), tickets and opening hours

The Santiago Bernabéu has been Real Madrid's home ground since it opened on 14 December 1947, on ...
Toledo day trip from Madrid: train or bus, what to see and tickets

Toledo day trip from Madrid: train or bus, what to see and tickets

Toledo, Spain's former capital perched on a rock in a bend of the Tagus, is the most popular day ...
Las Ventas Bullring: tour, bullfighting museum and history of Madrid's plaza de toros

Las Ventas Bullring: tour, bullfighting museum and history of Madrid's plaza de toros

Las Ventas, officially the Plaza de Toros Monumental de Las Ventas, stands on Calle de Alcalá in ...
Ávila

Ávila

Just over an hour from Madrid, Ávila is ringed by almost intact medieval walls: 2,516 meters of r...
Basilica of San Francisco el Grande, Madrid: dome, Goya painting, opening hours and tickets

Basilica of San Francisco el Grande, Madrid: dome, Goya painting, opening hours and tickets

The Real Basílica de San Francisco el Grande is a large neoclassical church to the south-west of ...
CaixaForum Madrid: Vertical Garden, Exhibitions and Hours

CaixaForum Madrid: Vertical Garden, Exhibitions and Hours

CaixaForum Madrid, the cultural centre of the "la Caixa" Foundation, occupies a former power stat...
Casa de Campo: cable car, lake and Madrid's largest park

Casa de Campo: cable car, lake and Madrid's largest park

The Casa de Campo is Madrid's largest public park: more than 1,500 hectares of pine woods, holm o...
Almudena Cathedral, Madrid: opening hours, museum, dome and crypt

Almudena Cathedral, Madrid: opening hours, museum, dome and crypt

Santa María la Real de la Almudena Cathedral faces the Royal Palace across the Plaza de la Armerí...
Chueca

Chueca

North of the Gran Vía, Chueca is built around a small square named after the zarzuela composer Fe...
El Rastro

El Rastro

El Rastro is Madrid's great flea market. It sets up every Sunday and public holiday, from 9am to ...
San Antonio de la Florida Chapel: Goya's frescoes and tomb (free entry)

San Antonio de la Florida Chapel: Goya's frescoes and tomb (free entry)

The Chapel of San Antonio de la Florida (Real Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida) is a small Neo...
San Isidro Festival in Madrid: dates, programme and traditions

San Isidro Festival in Madrid: dates, programme and traditions

The San Isidro festival honours Saint Isidore the Labourer, patron saint of Madrid, every year ar...
Madrid Pride (MADO): dates, march and programme

Madrid Pride (MADO): dates, march and programme

Madrid Pride, known as MADO (Madrid Orgullo), is the largest LGBTQIA+ celebration in Spain and on...
Royal Collections Gallery Madrid (Galería de las Colecciones Reales): tickets, hours and visit

Royal Collections Gallery Madrid (Galería de las Colecciones Reales): tickets, hours and visit

The Galería de las Colecciones Reales (Royal Collections Gallery) displays the treasures gathered...