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CulturePrado MuseumThe Museo Nacional del Prado, on Madrid's Paseo del Prado, is one of the most important art museums in the…CultureReina Sofía MuseumThe national museum of modern and contemporary art occupies the former 18th-century Hospital General de San…CultureRoyal Palace of MadridThe official residence of the Spanish Crown, although today it is used only for state occasions.CulturePlaza MayorA 17th-century arcaded square built by Juan Gómez de Mora and rebuilt by Juan de Villanueva after the fire of…NatureRetiro ParkMadrid's great park began as the pleasure garden of Philip IV's Buen Retiro palace and has been open to the…CultureThyssen-Bornemisza MuseumThe third point of the Art Triangle occupies the Palacio de Villahermosa, opposite the Neptune Fountain.CulturePuerta del SolThe symbolic centre of Madrid and of Spain: this is where Kilometre Zero of Spain's radial road network is…CultureAlmudena CathedralMadrid's cathedral was begun in 1883 and not consecrated until 1993, during a visit by Pope John Paul II.CultureTemple of DebodA 2nd-century BC Egyptian temple given to Spain by Egypt in 1968 in gratitude for its help in saving the…Food & drinkSan Miguel MarketSan Miguel Market is a food market in the Plaza de San Miguel, next to Madrid's Plaza Mayor.CultureGran VíaMadrid's great avenue was opened from 1910 by demolishing more than 300 buildings, and its 1.3 kilometres sum…SportEstadio Santiago BernabéuThe Estadio Santiago Bernabéu is a sports venue owned by Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, located on Madrid's…CulturePlaza de CibelesPlaza de Cibeles is a large circular roundabout at the meeting point of Calle de Alcalá with Paseo de…CultureAlcalá GateA monumental gate commissioned by Charles III from Francesco Sabatini and opened in 1778, it was the first…CultureBasílica de San Francisco el GrandeAn 18th-century basilica built on the site where, according to tradition, St Francis of Assisi founded a…CultureRoyal Monastery of the IncarnationThe Royal Monastery of the Incarnation is a convent of Discalced Augustinian nuns founded by Queen Margaret…CultureNational Archaeological MuseumFounded in 1867 by Isabella II, it shares the Palacio de Recoletos with the National Library.CultureMadrid History MuseumIn the former Real Hospicio de San Fernando, with its spectacular Baroque façade by Pedro de Ribera on Calle…CultureCaixaForum MadridCaixaForum Madrid is a cultural centre run by the "la Caixa" Foundation, located at Paseo del Prado 36, in…CultureMatadero de ArganzuelaMatadero de Arganzuela is a former slaughterhouse and livestock market built between 1911 and 1925 to a…LeisureMadrid Cable CarThe Madrid Cable Car is a gondola lift system connecting Paseo del Pintor Rosales with the Casa de Campo…NatureCerro del Tío PíoCerro del Tío Pío is a park in the Numancia neighbourhood, in the Puente de Vallecas district.Food & drinkEl Rastro de MadridEl Rastro is an open-air market held in the Embajadores neighbourhood, along the Plaza de Cascorro and Ribera…CultureLiria PalaceThe 18th-century Madrid residence of the House of Alba, open to the public since 2019.CultureNational Library of SpainHome of the state library on the Paseo de Recoletos, in the Palace of National Libraries and Museums that it…CultureCongreso de los DiputadosThe Palacio de las Cortes, home to the Congreso de los Diputados (Spain's lower house of parliament), is a…CultureCuatro Torres Business AreaThe Cuatro Torres Business Area (CTBA) is a business park located next to Paseo de la Castellana, in the La…CultureMoncloa PalaceMoncloa Palace is the seat of the Presidency of the Government of Spain and the official residence of the…CultureLas VentasLas Ventas is Spain's largest bullring and the third largest in the world by capacity, holding 23,798…CulturePlaza de EspañaA large square at the end of Gran Vía, remodelled in 2021 to link it on foot with the Sabatini Gardens and…CultureGate of EuropeThe KIO Towers are two 114-metre buildings tilted 15 degrees towards each other over the Plaza de Castilla…CulturePicasso TowerThe Torre Picasso is a 157-metre office skyscraper in the AZCA complex, next to the Paseo de la Castellana.SportEstadio MetropolitanoThe home of Atlético de Madrid since 2017, with a capacity of around 70,000 spectators and a roof that lights…NatureForest of RemembranceMemorial in Retiro Park in tribute to the victims of the attacks of 11 March 2004 in Madrid.CulturePaseo del PradoA tree-lined boulevard laid out in the 18th century by Charles III as an urban showcase of the Enlightenment.CulturePwC TowerThe PwC Tower is a 236-metre, 52-storey skyscraper in Madrid's Cuatro Torres Business Area complex.NatureRoyal Botanical Garden of MadridA botanical garden founded in 1755 and moved by Charles III to Paseo del Prado, where Juan de Villanueva and…CultureSorolla MuseumThe house and studio that Joaquín Sorolla built for himself in 1911 in the Chamberí neighbourhood preserves…NatureCasa de CampoMadrid's largest public park, covering more than 1,500 hectares, was a royal hunting estate until 1931.LeisureEdificio EspañaA 117-metre skyscraper on Plaza de España, completed in 1953 by the Otamendi brothers and for years the…CulturePlaza de ColónSquare at the northern end of the Paseo de Recoletos, dedicated to Christopher Columbus.CultureTorre de MadridThe Torre de Madrid stands on Plaza de España, at the end of Gran Vía, next to the Edificio España.CultureMuseum of the AmericasA national museum dedicated to the cultures of the Americas from prehistory to today, in the Ciudad…CultureRoyal Palace of El PardoA royal palace to the north of Madrid, in the Monte de El Pardo, rebuilt after a fire in 1604 and extended by…LeisureMadrid Zoo AquariumA zoological park in the Casa de Campo, opened in 1972, with thousands of animals from hundreds of species…LeisureVistalegre PalaceVistalegre Palace is a multi-purpose building in the Vista Alegre neighbourhood, in Madrid's Carabanchel…CulturePaseo de la CastellanaThe Paseo de la Castellana is Madrid's great north-south axis: about 6.3 kilometres from Plaza de Colón to…Food & drinkSobrino de BotínFounded in 1725 on Calle de Cuchilleros, next to Plaza Mayor, it appears in the Guinness World Records as the…CultureFábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre - Real Casa de la MonedaThe Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre-Real Casa de la Moneda is a Spanish public body based in Madrid, at…CultureCibeles FountainAn 18th-century fountain designed by Ventura Rodríguez depicting the goddess Cybele in a chariot drawn by two…CultureMonastery of the Royal Discalced NunsAn enclosed monastery founded in 1559 by Juana de Austria, daughter of Charles V, in the palace where she had…CulturePuerta de ToledoNeoclassical triumphal arch on the roundabout of the same name, at the southern edge of the historic centre…CultureCalle de AlcaláCalle de Alcalá starts at the Puerta del Sol and runs for about 10.5 kilometres to the San Blas-Canillejas…CultureNational Museum of AnthropologyThe National Museum of Anthropology in Madrid is Spain's first anthropological museum, opened in 1875.CultureCibeles PalaceThe former Palacio de Comunicaciones, the work of Antonio Palacios and Joaquín Otamendi, opened in 1919 as…CultureLinares PalaceA late-19th-century palace built for the Marquises of Linares, on Plaza de Cibeles, with one of the most…CulturePlaza de OrienteA monumental square between the Royal Palace and the Teatro Real, laid out in the time of Joseph Bonaparte…CultureTeatro RealMadrid's opera house, opened in 1850 by Isabella II opposite the Royal Palace, on Plaza de Oriente.CultureArco de la VictoriaThe Arco de la Victoria, also known as the Arco de Moncloa, is an imposing 49-metre-high triumphal arch built…CultureLa Almudena CemeteryLarge necropolis in the Ventas neighbourhood, in the Ciudad Lineal district, covering about 120 hectares.CultureCentral Mosque of MadridMosque of the Islamic Cultural Centre of Madrid, beside the M-30, in the Ciudad Lineal district.CultureNational Museum of Natural SciencesOne of the oldest natural history museums in the world, founded in 1771 by Charles III, it occupies the…CulturePaseo de RecoletosWide tree-lined boulevard that continues the Paseo del Prado between Plaza de Cibeles and Plaza de Colón.CultureMuseo Lázaro GaldianoThe Museo Lázaro Galdiano occupies Parque Florido, the former residence of the collector and publisher José…NatureRetiro Crystal PalaceIron and glass pavilion in Retiro Park, designed by Ricardo Velázquez Bosco with the engineer Alberto de…SportMadring CircuitThe Madring Circuit is a Formula 1 street circuit located within the IFEMA grounds, in the Valdebebas area of…CultureNaval Museum of MadridA museum on the Paseo del Prado that brings together Spain's maritime history with ship models, navigation…CulturePlaza de la VillaSquare in medieval Madrid surrounded by three buildings from different centuries: the Casa y Torre de los…SportCommunity of Madrid Sports PalaceThe Community of Madrid Sports Palace, known by sponsorship as the Movistar Arena, is a multi-purpose…CultureErmita de San Antonio de la FloridaA small neoclassical chapel from the late 18th century, whose dome was painted by Francisco de Goya in 1798…CultureMuseo CerralboThe Museo Cerralbo occupies the palace built between 1883 and 1893 for Enrique de Aguilera y Gamboa, 17th…CultureMuseum of CostumeThe national museum of clothing and ethnological heritage, in the Ciudad Universitaria.NatureEl Capricho ParkEl Capricho Park is a 14-hectare historic-artistic garden in the Alameda de Osuna neighbourhood, in the…CultureCírculo de Bellas ArtesThe Círculo de Bellas Artes is a private, non-profit cultural institution founded in 1880, based at Calle…NatureMadrid RíoA linear park of more than 100 hectares along the banks of the Manzanares, opened from 2011 when the M-30…CulturePlaza de CastillaLarge square in northern Madrid, in the Chamartín district, where the Paseo de la Castellana ends.CultureMuseo del RomanticismoThe Museo del Romanticismo occupies the palace of the Marquis of Matallana, built between 1776 and 1779 by…CultureReal Basílica de Nuestra Señora de AtochaThe Real Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Atocha, in the Pacífico district next to Atocha station, stands on the…CultureBuenavista PalaceThe Buenavista Palace stands on a landscaped, fenced promontory beside Plaza de la Cibeles, opposite the Bank…Food & drinkCafé GijónCafé on the Paseo de Recoletos, open since 1888 and famous for having been a meeting place for the literary…CultureMetrópolis BuildingOffice building on the corner of Calle de Alcalá and Gran Vía, by the French architects Jules and Raymond…CultureTeatro de la ZarzuelaThe Teatro de la Zarzuela opened its doors on 10 October 1856, coinciding with Isabella II's birthday, to a…CultureRoyal Tapestry FactoryA factory founded in 1721 by Philip V on Calle Fuenterrabía, next to Atocha, which still makes tapestries and…LeisureCaleidoCaleido, known as the Fifth Tower, is a 181-metre, 36-storey skyscraper that rises next to the Cuatro Torres…CultureMadrid Railway MuseumHoused in the former Delicias station, built in 1880 with an iron structure of French inspiration, it brings…CulturePalacio LongoriaThe Palacio Longoria, on the corner of Calle Fernando VI and Calle Pelayo, is one of the leading examples of…CultureVelázquez PalaceBuilding in Retiro Park built between 1881 and 1883 by Ricardo Velázquez Bosco for the National Mining…CultureBank of SpainThe main headquarters of the Bank of Spain takes up a whole block facing Plaza de Cibeles, with façades on…CultureCasa GallardoCasa Gallardo occupies the corner of Calle de Ferraz and Plaza de España, in the Argüelles district.Food & drinkChocolatería San GinésChocolate shop opened in 1894 on the Pasadizo de San Ginés, next to the church of the same name and a few…CultureCine DoréA modernist cinema from 1923 in the Antón Martín neighbourhood, now home to the Filmoteca Española.LeisureFauniaA nature theme park in the Parque Europa in Valdebernardo, opened in 2001 and organised around ecosystems…Food & drinkLhardyRestaurant founded in 1839 by the Frenchman Emilio Huguenin on Carrera de San Jerónimo, near the Puerta del…CultureAuditorio Nacional de MúsicaThe Auditorio Nacional de Música is Madrid's main concert hall, dedicated mainly to classical music.CultureCuartel del Conde-DuqueA former barracks for the Corps Guards, built in the early 18th century by Pedro de Ribera, with a…CulturePlaza del Dos de MayoSquare in the Malasaña district commemorating the uprising of 2 May 1808 against the French troops.LeisureFaro de MoncloaThe Faro de Moncloa is a 110-metre viewing tower built in 1992, the year Madrid was European Capital of…LeisureTeatro Lope de VegaSince 1997 it has operated as a venue for musicals, and its stage has hosted productions such as Jesus Christ…NatureCrystal Palace of ArganzuelaThe Crystal Palace of Arganzuela is a greenhouse and botanical museum located in the former Arganzuela…NatureParque del Oeste Rose GardenThe Rose Garden of Parque del Oeste, also known as the Ramón Ortiz Garden, is a 32,000 m² garden in Madrid's…Food & drinkCafé ComercialHistoric café opened in 1887 on Glorieta de Bilbao, one of the oldest in Madrid.Food & drinkCafé de OrienteCafé opened in 1983 in the vaulted basement of a former 17th-century convent, San Gil, opposite Plaza de…Food & drinkCasa LabraTavern on Calle Tetuán, next to the Puerta del Sol, open since 1860.NaturePrince of Anglona GardenSmall garden on Plaza de la Paja, in La Latina, next to Calle Segovia.CultureSan Isidro Museum. The Origins of MadridFree municipal museum in the La Latina area, in the palace of the Counts of Paredes, telling the origin and…LeisureSala La RivieraConcert hall and nightclub on the banks of the Manzanares river, on Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto, near the…CultureCalle de las HuertasMain artery of the Barrio de las Letras, between Atocha and Plaza de Santa Ana, where Cervantes, Lope de…Food & drinkCasa CiriacoWine shop founded in 1887 on Calle Mayor and turned into a restaurant in 1929, named after Ciriaco Muñoz…LeisureCorral de la MoreríaFlamenco tablao on Calle de la Morería, in the La Latina district, open since 1956 and considered one of the…CultureCuesta de MoyanoA sloping street, Calle de Claudio Moyano, that climbs from Glorieta de Atocha towards Retiro Park.LeisureJoy EslavaNightclub housed in the former Teatro Eslava, an 1871 building on Calle del Arenal, next to the Puerta del…LeisureMuseo ChicoteCocktail bar opened in 1931 right on the Gran Vía, founded by the barman Perico Chicote.NatureQuinta de los Molinos ParkMunicipal park in eastern Madrid, declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in September 2025, famous for its…Food & drinkCasa MingoCider house opened in 1888 beside the Paseo de la Florida, between the Hermitage of San Antonio de la…Food & drinkCervecería AlemanaBeer hall on Plaza de Santa Ana opened in 1904, according to Madrid tourist guides, by German industrialists…NatureRetiro Great PondLarge rectangular pond in the centre of Retiro Park, dating from the 17th century, presided over by the…Food & drinkAntón Martín MarketA municipal market on Plaza de Antón Martín, next to Lavapiés and the Barrio de las Letras.Food & drinkMercado de San AntónMunicipal market on Calle Augusto Figueroa, in the Chueca district, rebuilt in 2011 as a modern building.CulturePlaza de la PajaMedieval square in La Latina that, according to tradition, takes its name from the straw handed out to feed…CultureCasa de la PanaderíaThe Casa de la Panadería occupies the north side of Madrid's Plaza Mayor.Food & drinkCasa LucioA tavern on Cava Baja, in La Latina, opened in 1974 by Lucio Blázquez, who made it famous for his fried eggs…LeisureRatón Pérez House MuseumA small house museum on Calle Arenal, next to Puerta del Sol, dedicated to Ratón Pérez, the character…CultureThe Street SweeperThe Street Sweeper is a life-size bronze sculpture (1.80 x 1.10 x 1.50 m) depicting a Madrid street sweeper…CultureThe Bear and the Strawberry TreeA bronze sculpture by Antonio Navarro Santafé, from 1967, reproducing the symbol on Madrid's coat of arms: a…CultureTelefónica Foundation SpaceA free exhibition centre in the Telefónica building on Gran Vía, Madrid's first skyscraper, completed in…CultureStatue of Federico García LorcaIn Plaza de Santa Ana, opposite the façade of the Teatro Español, a bronze poet looks toward the stage.CultureStatue of the MariblancaThe Mariblanca is a white marble Venus that came from Florence to Madrid in 1625, brought by the dealer…CultureChurch of the CalatravasThe Concepción Real de Calatrava, known as the church of the Calatravas, is at number 25 Calle de Alcalá, a…CultureChurch of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and San LuisBaroque church on Calle del Carmen, remnant of the former Calced Carmelite convent founded in 1573 under the…CultureIglesia de San GinésThe church of San Ginés, on Calle del Arenal, is one of the oldest parishes in Madrid: the first documentary…CultureMunicipal Printing House - Book ArtsThis municipal museum opened in 2011 in the former Imprenta Municipal building, at number 15 Calle de la…CultureMonument to Calderón de la BarcaA sculpture dedicated to the playwright Pedro Calderón de la Barca, in Plaza de Santa Ana, in Madrid's Barrio…CultureRoyal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando MuseumAn academy founded in 1752 with its headquarters on Calle de Alcalá, in a Baroque palace remodelled by Diego…LeisureMuseum of SensesThe Museum of Senses in Madrid brings together more than thirty interactive exhibits in which visitors…CultureParish of San SebastiánThe church of San Sebastián is at number 39 Calle de Atocha, in the Barrio de las Letras.CultureParish Church of Santa CruzChurch at Calle de Atocha 6, on the corner with Santo Tomás, in the Sol neighbourhood.CultureReal Oratorio del Caballero de GraciaThe Real Oratorio del Caballero de Gracia, between the street of the same name and the Gran Vía, occupies the…LeisureTablao Flamenco 1911Tablao Flamenco 1911, on Plaza de Santa Ana 15 in Madrid's Barrio de las Letras, is the oldest flamenco…LeisureTeatro KapitalSeven-floor nightclub on Calle de Atocha, near Atocha station, in a former theatre.CultureThe Fabulous Tale Of Being DifferentA large-format mural painted in 2021 by the German artist Andreas Chrzanowski, known as Case Maclaim, in the…CultureTío PepeAt the top of a building on Plaza de la Puerta del Sol, on the corner with Calle Preciados and facing the…Food & drinkBodega de la ArdosaTavern on Calle Colón, in Malasaña, opened on 4 January 1892 by Rafael Fernández to sell the wine from his…LeisureCafé CentralCafé and jazz club on Plaza del Ángel, in the Barrio de las Letras, very close to Puerta del Sol.Food & drinkCalle de la Cava BajaStreet in the La Latina district, in the Madrid of the Habsburgs, known as the street of taverns and mesones.Food & drinkCasa AlbertoTavern at Calle de las Huertas 18, in the Barrio de las Letras, founded in 1827 according to Turismo Madrid…Food & drinkCasa DaniA stall at Calle Ayala 28, inside the Mercado de la Paz in Salamanca, famous for its potato omelette, juicy…Food & drinkCasa JulioTavern at Calle de la Madera 37, in Malasaña, opened in 1921 and known for its croquettes.Food & drinkCasa MiraPastry and turrón shop on Carrera de San Jerónimo, open since 1842, near the Puerta del Sol.Food & drinkCasa PacoHouse at Plaza de Puerta Cerrada 11 that claims to have been a roast-meat restaurant since 1933.Food & drinkCasa RevueltaBar on Calle Latoneros, in the historic centre, near the Plaza Mayor.Food & drinkLa BolaTavern at Calle de la Bola 5, next to Plaza de España, founded in 1870 according to Turismo Madrid by Cándida…Food & drinkLa CampanaBar at Calle Botoneras 6, a short walk from Plaza Mayor, famous for its calamari sandwich, the most typical…Food & drinkLa MallorquinaPastry shop opened in 1894 in Puerta del Sol by three partners from the Balearic Islands, hence the name.Food & drinkLa VenenciaBar on Calle Echegaray, in the Barrio de las Letras, specialising in sherry wines: fino, manzanilla…LeisureLas CarbonerasFlamenco tablao on Plaza del Conde de Miranda, in the Austrias district, very close to the Plaza Mayor.Food & drinkMercado de la PazMunicipal market on Calle Ayala, in the Salamanca district, with a classic tradition and quality produce.Food & drinkSan Fernando MarketA municipal market at Calle de Embajadores 41, in Lavapiés, opened in 1944 to a design by Casto…Food & drinkMercado de VallehermosoMunicipal market on Calle Vallehermoso, in the Chamberí district.Food & drinkEl Riojano Pastry ShopPastry shop founded in 1855 at Calle Mayor 10 by Dámaso de la Maza, a pastry chef from La Rioja to the Royal…Food & drinkPlatea MadridGastronomic space on Calle Goya, in the Salamanca district, housed in the former Carlos III cinema.Food & drinkPosada de la VillaHouse at Cava Baja 9 bearing the sign 'Casa fundada en 1642' as a travellers' inn.LeisureQuiz Room Madrid VentasQuiz Room Madrid Ventas is an immersive leisure venue in the Ventas neighbourhood where visitors take part in…LeisureSala El SolLive music venue on Calle de los Jardines, next to the Gran Vía, opened in 1979 and linked to the Movida…LeisureSala EquisCultural and leisure space on Calle del Duque de Alba, near Plaza de Tirso de Molina and Lavapiés, housed in…Food & drinkTaberna Antonio SánchezHistoric tavern on Calle Mesón de Paredes, in Lavapiés, open since 1830.
Frequently asked questions
What to see in Madrid in one day?
If you only have one day, start with the essentials: Prado Museum, Reina Sofía Museum, Royal Palace of Madrid, Plaza Mayor and Retiro Park.
What can you see for free in Madrid?
No entry fee: Plaza Mayor, Retiro Park, Puerta del Sol, Temple of Debod, Gran Vía and Plaza de Cibeles.