Madrid Attractions

Madrid’s in Love

Talking about Madrid and not mentioning bullfighting and the Plaza se Torres which is the largest bullring in Spain, or watching and commenting on Madrid’s football club, Real Madrid, could be considered a slap in the face to the merengues who love them.

Visiting Madrid is like walking back in time with modern eyes and watching a city grow in the beauty of its own culture and heritage. Madrid is an old city that has a young heart and the eyes and ears of a new generation of Castilians, who enjoy life twenty-four hours a day.

Madrid Attractions

Parque del Buen Retiro (Retiro Park)

Address: Puerta de Alcalá, Plaza de la Independencia
Opening hours: Daily 0600-2200.
Free admission.

Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales (Convent of the Royal Barefoot Sisters)

Address: Plaza de las Descalzas Reales 3
Tel: 91 547 5350.
Website: www.patrimonionacional.es/descreal/descreal.htm
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 0930-1700, Sun 0900-1400 (Oct-Mar); Mon-Sat 0900-1800, Sun 0900-1500 (Apr-Sep).

Faunia Parque Biológico de Madrid (Environmental Park)

Avenida de las Comunidades 28
Tel: 91 301 6235.
Website: www.faunia.es
Opening hours: Vary according to season, limited to daylight hours.
Admission charge.

Parque Juan Carlos I

Campo de las Naciones, glorieta de Don Juan de Borbon s/n
Tel: 91 721 0079.
Opening hours: 0700-2400 (summer); 0700-2200 (winter), open until 0000 during shows.
Free admission.

Madrid Top Attractions

Museo del Prado (Prado Museum)

Paseo del Prado s/n
Tel: 91 330 2900.
Website: www.museodelprado.es
Opening hours: Tues-Sun 0900-1200. Closed Mon.
Admission charge; free on Sunday.

Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza (Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum)

Paseo del Prado 8
Tel: 91 369 0151.
Website: www.museothyssen.org
Opening hours: Tues-Sun 1000-1900. Closed Mon.
Admission charge.

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Reina Sofia National Art Centre Museum)

Calle Santa Isabel 52
Tel: 91 774 1000.
Website: www.museoreinasofia.es
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 1000-2100, Sun 1000-1430. Closed Tues.
Admission charge; free Sat 1430-1900 and Sun.

Palacio Real (Royal Palace)

Plaza de Oriente, Calle Bailén s/n
Tel: 91 454 8800.
Website: www.patrimonionacional.es/preal/preal.htm
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 0930-1700, Sun 0900-1400 (Oct-Mar); Mon-Sat 0900-1800, Sun 0900-1500 (Apr-Sep); closed during official ceremonies.
Admission charge; Wed free for EU nationals.