What to do in Madrid

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Madrid offers a wide range of places to visit, from monumental buildings full of history to more innovative structures. In this historic and stately city you can enjoy both culture and the wide spectrum of leisure and night-time activities that it’s famous for. Some of the main points of interest in this cosmopolitan city and centre of business are highlighted below.

To help you enjoy the most of Madrid and its beautiful surroundings, we offer you some options of day tours and excursions that will make your visit even more exciting.

Exclusive Offers on Selected Tours and Excursions
Up to 20% off

Discount Code: MW20

TOURS in MADRID

Explore Madrid through exciting guided tours in your language with a professional local guide.

View of one of the halls of the Royal Palace of Madrid.

Royal Palace Tour
(Skip The Line Tickets)

From 39€ 32€

Use our code MW20 & enjoy a 20% discount

  • Discover one of the most important monuments in Spain
  • Professional local guide
  • Ticket with priority access to the Palace
Las Meninas by Velazquez

Prado Museum Guided Tour
(Skip The Line Tickets)

From 36€ 29€

Use our code MW20 & enjoy a 20% discount

  • El Bosco, El Greco, Velázquez or Goya…admire some of the most important works of art in Europe.
  • Professional guided tour
  • Skip The Line tickets included
Panoramic view of the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid.

Santiago Bernabeu Stadium Tickets
& Real Madrid Museum

From 35€

  • Access to the Real Madrid Museum
  • Access to the panoramic viewpoint of the stadium construction site
  • Optional: Photo with the Champions Cup and photomontage with players

DAY TRIPS FROM MADRID

As well as discovering the charms offered by the city of Madrid, we recommend you to include in your trip a visit to its surrounding villages. We are sure you will be delighted!

And if you have little time, did you know that just 1 hour from Madrid you can find a theme park with roller coasters and water attractions? A perfect plan if you go with children!

Views from the outskirts of Toledo

Day Trip to Toledo from Madrid
(Full Day)

Desde 86€ 69€

Use our code MW20 & enjoy a 20% discount

  • Professional guide
  • Transportation by air-conditioned coach
  • Guided tour of the Toledo Cathedral with tickets included
  • Entrance fees to : Church of St. Tomé, Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca, Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes and Mosque of Cristo de la Luz.
People enjoying an aquatic atracction in Parque Warner, Madrid.

Parque Warner Day Trip from Madrid + Tickets

Desde 65€ 59€

Use our code MW10 & enjoy a 10% discount

  • Round trip by air-conditioned coach
  • Entrance included with access to the park’s attractions
  • Departures from the center of Madrid – direct route without transfers
A collage of Avila's Walls and Segovia's Aqueducts

Ávila and Segovia Tour from Madrid (Lunch Optional)

Desde 50€ 40€

Use our code MW20 & enjoy a 20% discount

  • Professional local guide
  • Transportation by air-conditioned coach
  • Entrance to the Walls of Avila
  • Visit to Alcazar of Segovia (depending on the selected option)
  • Visit to Santa Teresa Church
  • Typical Local Lunch (optional)

PLACES OF INTEREST IN MADRID ALONG THE TOURIST BUS ROUTE

Route 1: Historic Madrid

Hop on the Madrid City Tour bus and enjoy a non-stop panoramic route that takes you past the most iconic landmarks in Madrid. Starting at the Prado Museum, Route 1 guides you through the Art Triangle, Cibeles Square, Puerta de Toledo, and the Royal Palace, among other must-see places in the city. Perfect for admiring Madrid from a unique perspective and capturing the best photos.

Route 2: Modern Madrid

Hop on the Madrid City Tour bus and explore the most modern landmarks of Madrid. Route 2 departs from Plaza de Neptuno and passes through Puerta de Alcalá, Puerta del Sol, and the Nuevos Ministerios district, showcasing the city’s most cutting-edge and urban side on a comfortable non-stop panoramic route.

MADRID’s highlights

If this is your first time in Madrid, here are the city’s main attractions so you can start planning your tour.

We've found 54 points of interest

1
Fuente Cibeles
2
Teatro de la Zarzuela
3
Teatro Lope de Vega
4
Teatro Real
5
Casa de Campo
6
Parque del Oeste
7
Jardines de Sabatini
8
Parque de El Retiro
9
Real Jardín Botánico
10
Parque Madrid Río
11
Círculo de Bellas Artes
12
Museo Arqueológico
13
Museo Cerralbo
14
Museo de Ciencias Naturales
15
Museo del Prado
16
Museo Lázaro Galdiano
17
Museo Reina Sofía
18
Museo Sorolla
19
Thyssen Museum
20
Catedral de la Almudena
21
Fuente de Cibeles
22
Fuente de Neptuno
23
Palacio de Cibeles
24
Puerta de Alcalá
25
Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales
26
Puerta de San Vicente
27
Puerta de Toledo
28
San Antonio de la Florida
29
San Francisco el Grande
30
Templo de Debod
31
Congreso de los Diputados
32
Biblioteca Nacional de España
33
Banco de España
34
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
35
Paseo del Arte
36
Edificio Metrópolis
37
Las Ventas
38
Gran Vía
39
Mercado de San Miguel
40
Palacio del Senado
41
Palacio Real
42
Plaza de Colón
43
Plaza de España
44
Plaza Mayor
45
Plaza del Callao
46
Puerta del Sol
47
Puente de Toledo
48
Filmoteca Nacional
49
Goya
50
Movistar Arena
51
La Latina
52
Malasaña neighbourhood
53
Chueca neighbourhood
54
El Rastro

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