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Salamanca A museum in the Patio de Caballos of the Las Ventas bullring, opened in 1951. It has three rooms, one on the bullring itself and others on bulls, bullfighters and costumes. 
Paseo del Prado A cultural centre of the CaixaBank foundation on Paseo del Prado, with temporary exhibitions, a shop and a restaurant and cafe. 
Moncloa and Argüelles A museum in the 19th-century town palace of the 17th Marquis of Cerralbo on Calle de Ventura Rodríguez. It shows how an aristocratic family lived at the end of the 1800s. 
Chamberí A disused Metro station on Plaza de Chamberí, closed since 1966 and designed by Antonio Palacios. It is open to the public as a museum through free guided visits. 
Malasaña A large cultural centre on Calle del Conde Duque, with several exhibition rooms, an auditorium and a theatre for the performing arts. 
Moncloa and Argüelles A museum of clothing and fashion history on Avenida de Juan de Herrera, opened in 2004. It reopened in autumn 2021 with a new permanent exhibition.
Salamanca An exhibition hall of Fundación MAPFRE on Paseo de Recoletos, opened in 2008, for art from the late 19th century to after the Second World War. It occupies a building put up between 1881 and 1884.
Chamberí A geology museum of the Spanish geological survey (IGME) on Calle de Ríos Rosas, with minerals, rocks and fossils from Spain and abroad. 
Huertas and Barrio de las Letras A museum next to the Paseo del Arte on Calle de Zorrilla, opened in 1996. Since 2012 the ICO Foundation has run it as an exhibition space.
Salamanca A cultural centre on Calle de Castelló, created in 1955 by the financier Juan March Ordinas. It has exhibitions, a shop, a library and a cafeteria.
Lavapiés A social and cultural centre of the Fundación Montemadrid on Ronda de Valencia with exhibitions, a library, cinema and concerts. 
Huertas and Barrio de las Letras The house on Calle de Cervantes where the playwright Lope de Vega lived from 1610 until his death in 1635. The house dates from the 16th century. 
Salamanca An art museum in a former mansion on Calle de Serrano, opened in 1951. The collection includes works by Goya, El Greco, Zurbarán and Bosch, plus bronzes, ceramics and textiles. 
Arganzuela and Madrid Río The city planetarium in Parque Enrique Tierno Galván. It runs projections, exhibitions and observation sessions led by experts. 
Salamanca A wax museum on Paseo de Recoletos, opened in 1972. The tourism board's page recommends it for visits with children.
Chueca A museum of 19th-century painting, furniture and decorative arts in the former palace of the Marquis of Matallana on Calle de San Mateo, built in 1776.
Moncloa and Argüelles A state museum of the Americas on Avenida de los Reyes Católicos, founded in 1941. The building was designed by the architects Luis Moya and Luis Martínez Feduchi.
Malasaña The city's history museum, in the former Hospicio de San Fernando on Calle de Fuencarral, a major Madrid Baroque building. The museum began as the Museo Municipal in 1929 and took its present name in 2007.
Salamanca Spain's national archaeology museum, on Calle de Serrano. It is run by the Ministry of Culture and has a cafeteria and a library. 
Retiro The first Spanish museum devoted to anthropology, on Calle de Alfonso XII. It presents the cultures of peoples from around the world.
Retiro A museum created in 1912 on Calle de Montalbán, between the Paseo del Arte and El Retiro. It shows the decorative arts and is run by the Ministry of Culture. 
Chamberí A natural history museum on Calle de José Gutiérrez Abascal, run by the CSIC. It manages and displays a large collection of specimens.
Paseo del Prado The Spanish Navy's museum on Paseo del Prado. Entry is free and the museum asks for a voluntary contribution towards its upkeep. 
Chamartín and Tetuán A museum on Calle de la Coruña opened in 1992 with artworks and tactile material for blind and visually impaired people, run by ONCE.
Salamanca A sculpture collection under the Enrique de la Mata Gorostizaga bridge on Paseo de la Castellana, between Calle de Serrano and Glorieta de Rubén Darío. 
Paseo del Prado The national art museum on Paseo del Prado. It holds about 8,600 paintings and more than 700 sculptures, with rooms for Velázquez, Goya and El Greco. 
Arganzuela and Madrid Río A railway museum in the old Delicias station, a 19th-century iron building, opened in 1984. It shows historic rolling stock from locomotives onward. 
Sol and Centro A small museum on the first floor of Calle del Arenal 8 about Ratón Pérez, the tooth mouse created by the Jesuit Luis Coloma in the 19th century for the young Alfonso XIII.
Paseo del Prado Spain's national museum of 20th-century art, on Calle de Santa Isabel, in the Sabatini and Nouvel buildings. One general ticket covers the collection and the temporary exhibitions. 
Retiro A tapestry workshop founded in 1721 and housed in a neo-Mudéjar building on Calle Fuenterrabía. It still makes tapestries and carpets by hand.
Sol and Centro The Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando on Calle de Alcalá, opened in 1752 under Ferdinand VI. Its museum holds the permanent collection and a Goya gallery.
La Latina A city museum on Plaza de San Andrés, set in the house where Madrid's patron saint lived. It covers the history of Madrid from prehistory to the establishment of the court.
Paseo del Prado A national museum on Paseo del Prado with the permanent Thyssen-Bornemisza collection and the Carmen Thyssen collection, plus temporary exhibitions. 
Retiro A sculptural and architectural monument to Alfonso XII beside the Retiro's large pond, opened by his son Alfonso XIII in 1922. 
Paseo del Prado Madrid's main railway station, formally Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. The first Atocha station opened in 1851 on the Madrid to Aranjuez line. 
Paseo del Prado The central headquarters of the Bank of Spain on Calle de Alcalá, a 19th-century building that won a prize at the 1884 National Exhibition of Fine Arts. 
Paseo del Prado A cultural institution in the Palacio de Linares on Plaza de Cibeles, run by a consortium of the foreign ministry, the Comunidad de Madrid and the city council to build ties with Latin America. 
Palacio and Ópera A sober building on Plaza de la Villa, a site halfway between the Guadalajara and Vega gates of medieval Madrid. 
Chueca One of the few 16th-century civil buildings left in Madrid, designed and built between 1574 and 1577 by Antonio Sillero for Pedro de Ledesma.
Paseo del Prado The former Palace of Communications on Plaza de Cibeles, now the home of CentroCentro and Madrid's city hall. The building can be entered free and has a viewing gallery, Mirador Madrid. 
Huertas and Barrio de las Letras The seat of Spain's lower house of parliament on Plaza de las Cortes, built on the site of the old Convent of the Holy Spirit. It was used by the Congress from 1834 to 1841 and again later. 
Chamartín and Tetuán Four skyscrapers built on the former Ciudad Deportiva of Real Madrid at Paseo de la Castellana 259. They are the Torre Moeve, Torre PwC, Torre de Cristal and Torre Emperador Castellana. 
Retiro A fountain in the Retiro showing the Fallen Angel at the moment of his expulsion from Paradise. It is often called Madrid's monument to the devil. 
Sol and Centro A main avenue built between 1910 and 1931 to relieve the old centre. It brought the city's first skyscrapers and was built in three sections, starting from Calle de Alcalá. 
Salamanca The Monumental bullring of Las Ventas, designed by José Espeliú and finished by Manuel Muñoz Monasterio. It opened in 1931 and holds 23,798 people. 
Moncloa and Argüelles An 18th-century palace on Calle de la Princesa, the Madrid residence of the House of Alba and the main home of its art collection and historical archive.
Palacio and Ópera Remains of the first wall of Madrid, built under the emir Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman between 850 and 866 and reinforced in the 10th century by caliph Abd al-Rahman III. 
Arganzuela and Madrid Río The former Madrid slaughterhouse, a group of neo-Mudéjar pavilions on the Manzanares built in the early 20th century. It is now a culture complex, with free access to its grounds. 
Sol and Centro A landmark building at the corner of Calle de Alcalá and Gran Vía, designed in 1905 by the French architects Jules and Raymond Février for the insurance company La Unión y el Fénix. 
Salamanca Spain's national library, founded by Philip V in 1711 as the Real Biblioteca. Its building on Paseo de Recoletos opened in 1896 and has free exhibitions. 
Paseo del Prado A fountain of the sea god on Plaza de Cánovas del Castillo, close to the Cibeles fountain. Atlético de Madrid fans celebrate their wins here. 
Sol and Centro A rectangular 17th-century palace on Plaza de la Provincia, home of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1938 and a listed cultural asset since 1996. 
Retiro An exhibition hall in the Retiro run by the Reina Sofía Museum. It was built between 1881 and 1883 for the National Mining Exhibition. 
Moncloa and Argüelles A rebuilt square of about 70,000 square metres with 1,110 trees, children's play areas and cycle lanes. It holds the Cervantes monument with Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. 
Palacio and Ópera One of the best-preserved monumental groups in Madrid, in the old centre near Puerta del Sol and long the seat of the city council. It was a main core of medieval Madrid. 
Sol and Centro An arcaded square at the heart of the Madrid of the Habsburgs. Its uniform design was ordered from the architect Juan Gómez de Mora in 1617. 
Retiro A neoclassical granite triumphal arch on Plaza de la Independencia next to the Retiro park, opened in 1778 and designed by Francesco Sabatini. It replaced an earlier gate from the 16th century. 
Chamartín and Tetuán Two leaning office towers officially named Puerta de Europa, at Plaza de Castilla. They are among the best-known parts of the Madrid skyline. 
La Latina A triumphal arch between La Latina and Embajadores, built to mark the arrival of Ferdinand VII in Madrid. It replaced earlier gates from the 16th century. 
Sol and Centro A semicircular square, pedestrian since August 2020, where Calle Mayor, Calle del Arenal, Calle de Alcalá and Calle de Preciados meet. The clock on the Casa de Correos marks the New Year chimes on 31 December. 
Sol and Centro A Baroque building in Puerta del Sol put up between 1760 and 1768 by the French architect Jacques Marquet as the headquarters of the postal service. It houses the Comunidad de Madrid. 
Huertas and Barrio de las Letras The Royal Academy of History, which began in 1735 as a literary gathering of friends and received Philip V's protection. It sits on Calle del León.
Retiro An observatory founded at the initiative of Charles III on a small hill beside the Retiro. Its main building was designed by Juan de Villanueva, with work starting in 1790.
Palacio and Ópera The royal residence from Charles III to Alfonso XIII, on Calle de Bailén. 
Chamartín and Tetuán The Real Madrid stadium, which offers a stadium tour on 363 days of the year. Entry is through gate 84 on Avenida de Concha Espina. 
Palacio and Ópera The oldest bridge in Madrid, a listed cultural asset since 1996. It carried the road to Segovia over the Manzanares, with construction starting in 1574 under a decree of Philip II. 
Palacio and Ópera The seat of Spain's Senate on Calle de Bailén next to Plaza de España. The building was an Augustinian convent before it became the Senate palace in 1835.
Huertas and Barrio de las Letras The only theatre devoted to Spanish lyric theatre, on Calle de Jovellanos behind the Cortes. It was declared a monument in 1994. 
Palacio and Ópera Madrid's opera house on Plaza de Isabel II, designed by Antonio López Aguado and opened in 1850. It offers guided and audioguide tours as well as performances. 
Sol and Centro A building on Gran Vía opened in 1930, which the tourism board calls the first skyscraper in Europe, at nearly 90 metres. Its design drew on American skyscrapers. 
Moncloa and Argüelles An Egyptian temple from the 2nd century BC rebuilt in the Parque del Cuartel de la Montaña near Plaza de España. Egypt donated it to Spain to save it from being flooded by a large dam. 
Palacio and Ópera A tower and mansion in Mudéjar style on Plaza de la Villa, built in the second half of the 15th century. The tourism board calls it the oldest civil building in Madrid. 
Chamartín and Tetuán A 45-floor tower 157 metres tall in the AZCA business area. It was the tallest building in Madrid until the Cuatro Torres were built. 
Palacio and Ópera Madrid's cathedral on Calle de Bailén, with a short but intense history. The first plans were drawn in 1879 by Francisco de Cubas as a pantheon for Queen Mercedes. 
Sol and Centro The church of the former Royal Monastery of the Concepción, known as the Comendadoras de Calatrava, on Calle de Alcalá. The order's nuns moved to Madrid in 1623. 
Sol and Centro A monastery for Poor Clare nuns built between 1559 and 1564 in the former palace where Charles I and Isabella of Portugal lived. Joanna of Austria was born there in 1535. 
Huertas and Barrio de las Letras One of the six basilicas in Madrid, on Plaza de Jesús in the Barrio de las Letras. It holds a 17th-century image of Christ, the Cristo de Medinaceli. 
Sol and Centro A church that looks small from outside because its door sits in a corner of Gran Vía, but opens up inside. The tourism board lists it among the hidden architectural treasures of the centre. 
Retiro One of the six basilicas in Madrid, on Calle de Julián Gayarre near the Atocha station.
La Latina A church on Calle de Toledo that served as Madrid's provisional cathedral from 1885 until the Almudena was finished. The tomb of San Isidro, the city's patron saint, lies at its high altar.
Palacio and Ópera A convent founded in 1611 by Queen Margaret, wife of Philip III, for Augustinian Recollect nuns. It holds the relic of Saint Pantaleon.
La Latina One of the oldest parishes in Madrid, on Plaza de San Andrés in La Latina. Legend says Saint Isidore the Labourer worshipped here. 
Moncloa and Argüelles A plain 18th-century chapel with a large cycle of frescoes that Goya painted in the late 1700s. It is run as a museum by the city. 
La Latina A neoclassical basilica near La Latina with paintings by Goya and Zurbarán. Its dome is the largest in Spain and the fourth largest in Europe, per the tourism board. 
Sol and Centro One of the oldest churches in Madrid, on Calle del Arenal. It was built in 1645 over what is thought to be a Mozarabic chapel and is dedicated to Saint Genesius of Arles. 
Paseo del Prado A church known as Los Jerónimos, once part of one of Madrid's main convents next to the Buen Retiro palace. It has been a national monument since 1925. 
Palacio and Ópera A small basilica in the Madrid of the Habsburgs, one of the key buildings of Spanish Baroque for its convex facade. 
Palacio and Ópera A church in the Madrid of the Habsburgs, a national monument since 1947 for its 12th-century Mudéjar tower. The tourism board calls it the oldest construction in the city after the old Santa María de la Almudena was demolished. 
La Latina One of the oldest churches in Madrid, cited in the city charter of 1202. The present building comes from many alterations and has been a listed cultural asset since 1979. 
Huertas and Barrio de las Letras A convent founded in 1612 on Calle de Lope de Vega around a modest church. Miguel de Cervantes was buried here in 1616. 
Segovia A fortress and palace of the kings of Castile that looks like a fairy-tale castle. Visits cover the Palace and Museum, and there is a separate climb up the Tower of John II. 
Segovia A Roman aqueduct of the 2nd century AD with 167 granite arches, among the largest Roman engineering works in Spain. The stone blocks are joined without mortar, and UNESCO listed it in 1985. 
Toledo The Spanish Army Museum, housed in the Alcázar of Toledo. Its displays tell the history of Spain and the military's part in its progress. 
Alcalá de Henares The house on Calle Mayor where Cervantes spent his first years, now a museum recreating the customs of the 16th and 17th centuries. 
Toledo A 14th-century church with a square Mudéjar brick tower. It holds El Greco's masterpiece The Burial of the Count of Orgaz. 
Toledo A small mosque built in 999, among the most important Hispano-Muslim and Mudéjar buildings in Spain. An apse added after it became a church gave rise to the mixed Mudéjar style. 
Toledo The only museum in Spain devoted to El Greco, on Paseo del Tránsito in the Jewish quarter. It shows 16th and 17th-century pieces tied to the painter and Toledo of his time. 
El Pardo A royal palace in the El Pardo forest, built on the site of a small castle raised by Henry III and Henry IV in the 14th century. About 16,000 hectares of woodland surround it.
Rascafría A monastery in the upper Lozoya valley of the Sierra de Guadarrama, whose origins go back to 1390 when John I of Castile laid the first stone of the Carthusian house. 
Cercedilla A hydroelectric plant opened in 1925 on the town's own initiative, now an interpretation centre for hydropower. It keeps its original machinery.
El Escorial A royal monastery and palace on the slope of Monte Abantos in the Sierra de Guadarrama, about 50 kilometres from Madrid. It is the main attraction of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. 
Alcalá de Henares The archaeology and palaeontology museum of the Comunidad de Madrid in Alcalá, opened in 1999 in a 17th-century Dominican college and convent. It presents the region's history in a teaching format.
Toledo A monastery put up by the Catholic Monarchs to mark the Battle of Toro in 1476, with a plan by Juan Guas. It is one of the best examples of Hispano-Flemish Gothic. 
Toledo The main synagogue of the Toledo Jewish quarter, dated by a carved beam inscription to 1180 and rebuilt in the 13th century. The tourism board calls it the best example of Almohad art in Spain. 
Segovia The cathedral of Segovia, whose single ticket also covers the Episcopal Palace, the cloister, chapter house, chapels and exhibition rooms. Guided tours of the tower are sold separately. 
Toledo A museum in the Sinagoga del Tránsito, called the most beautiful medieval synagogue still standing. Its permanent exhibition covers the history of the Jews in Spain up to the present.
Cercedilla The Museo del Esquí Paquito Fernández Ochoa, opened in 2009 in a building in the centre of Cercedilla. It covers skiing, high-mountain sport and the nature of the Sierra de Guadarrama.
Toledo The Primate Cathedral of Toledo, begun in 1226 on the order of Archbishop Ximénez de Rada and finished in 1493. Its Sacristy holds El Greco's El Expolio, and the Treasury has the Arfe monstrance. 
Palacio and Ópera A viewpoint on Plaza de la Armería between the Royal Palace and the Almudena Cathedral, looking over the Campo del Moro gardens and the Casa de Campo.
Sol and Centro A private cultural centre founded in 1880 on Calle de Alcalá. Its rooftop terrace is open to visitors and the building, with its cafe La Pecera, can be entered free.
Moncloa and Argüelles A 92-metre tower in the university city with a panoramic lift to a viewing gallery. The tourism board lists it among the official tourist products of Madrid. 
Paseo del Prado A viewing gallery at the top of the Cibeles Palace on Plaza de Cibeles, reached through CentroCentro. 
La Latina A small wooded park on Calle de la Morería named for its views over the Manzanares valley and the Casa de Campo. In good weather its terraces fill up.
Chamartín and Tetuán An urban park between Calle de Ramón y Cajal, Marcenado and San Ernesto, with remains of the Berlin Wall installed since November 1990. It has ornamental fountains and children's areas.
Palacio and Ópera The historic gardens below the Royal Palace, created under Philip II. They have three entrances, from Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto, Cuesta de la Vega and Cuesta de San Vicente. 
Moncloa and Argüelles At 1,535 hectares, the largest public park in Madrid. Its history began when Philip II moved the court to Madrid and assembled an estate here. 
Chamartín and Tetuán A large green area in the north-west of the city beside the university city, kept largely in its natural state. 
Salamanca A park on Plaza de Colón opened in 1970, close to Calle de Serrano, Paseo de la Castellana, the National Library and the National Archaeological Museum.
Salamanca A park on Calle de Enrique D'Almonte, one of six city parks that can close in weather alerts. 
Arganzuela and Madrid Río A long riverside leisure and culture area along the Manzanares, where the river's renaturalisation has brought back wildlife. It links historic monuments with leisure facilities. 
Arganzuela and Madrid Río A greenhouse and botanical garden of about 7,100 square metres in the former municipal slaughterhouse, which Luis Bellido built between 1908 and 1928. It was restored in 1992.
Moncloa and Argüelles A park of nearly 100 hectares between the A-6 road, the university city and Moncloa. It is the first public park in Madrid and has the Ramón Ortiz rose garden. 
Arganzuela and Madrid Río A large park in the Legazpi district, near the Méndez Álvaro transport hub, with a wide range of tree species and the city planetarium inside. 
Palacio and Ópera Gardens of 1.6 hectares in front of the Royal Palace. Joseph Bonaparte started them to set off the palace and the Teatro Real. 
La Latina A small garden made around 1750, one of the few noble gardens of the 18th century left in Madrid. It was once for the palace residents and is now open to all. 
Retiro The large park next to the Puerta de Alcalá, open every day. The city runs free guided visits of it under the Pasea Madrid programme. 
Paseo del Prado A garden declared an Artistic Garden in 1942, on Plaza de Murillo. It holds a herbarium of over a million sheets and more than 5,500 species of living plants. 
Palacio and Ópera Classical-style gardens created in the 1930s on the site of the stables Sabatini built for the Royal Palace, facing its north facade. 
La Latina Madrid's open-air flea market on Plaza de Cascorro and the streets around it, held on Sundays and holidays. The surrounding shops are open every day of the week. 
Huertas and Barrio de las Letras A market on Calle de Santa Isabel that joins traditional fresh-food stalls with several restaurants, in the style of Madrid's newer gourmet markets.
Chueca A food market in Chueca on Calle de Barceló, rebuilt in a new building after a full renovation. The top floor has restaurants.
Chamartín and Tetuán A market opened in 1962 at Calle de Bolivia and Calle de Potosí, in a trapezoid building of nearly 1,600 square metres on two levels.
Chamberí A market on Calle de Alonso Cano opened in 1943, with entrances from Alonso Cano, García de Paredes and Viriato. It has run continuously for over 80 years.
Chamberí A municipal market opened in 1951 with traditional stalls for fish, fruit, meat and charcuterie, plus a supermarket and tasting stalls.
La Latina A market on Plaza de la Cebada, opened in 1875 and one of the largest food markets in Madrid. 
Salamanca A market in the Salamanca district opened in 1882 and built with an iron structure. It is among the best-known markets in the district. 
Palacio and Ópera One of the older markets of the city, on Plaza de los Mostenses, opened in 1946. Its mix of cultures shows in the food it sells.
Chamartín and Tetuán A market on Calle de Bravo Murillo opened in 1942, one of five municipal markets in the Tetuán district. The tourism board calls it the biggest in Madrid.
Chueca A market in Chueca rebuilt in 2011 as a modern building with food shopping and eating space. Its origins go back to the 19th century. 
Lavapiés A market on Calle de Embajadores that has stood since 1944, close to the former Escuelas Pías, the Corrala de Tribulete and the Casino de la Reina park.
Malasaña A street-food market on Calle de Fuencarral, set up as a place to meet after work or stop for an aperitif.
Sol and Centro An iron-and-glass market opened in May 1916 as a food market. It became the first gastronomic market in Madrid in May 2009.
Chamberí A municipal market on Calle de Vallehermoso that opened in 1933. Its colourful facade makes it easy to spot.
Malasaña A shop in Malasaña founded by Martín Garbayo in 1863. It first sold rope, cane and building supplies and black-and-white espadrilles.
Palacio and Ópera A ceramics shop opened in 1904 on Calle de Isabel la Católica. It stocks Spanish ceramics from Talavera, Toledo, Alcora, Seville and Puente del Arzobispo, among others.
La Latina One of the oldest espadrille and shoe shops in Madrid, founded by the Lobo family in La Latina in 1897. It sells espadrilles, regional footwear and dance shoes.
Huertas and Barrio de las Letras A cape-maker founded in 1901 by the tailor Santos Seseña Rojas. It makes the traditional Spanish cloak by hand with traditional cutting and sewing, at its current shop on Calle de la Cruz since 1927.
La Latina A small sweet shop on Calle de Toledo that began as a grocery run by Francisco Moreno Redondo. It specialised in candies and sweets made in the back room.
Sol and Centro A shop in Puerta del Sol that began in 1823 as a workshop on Calle del Carmen and moved to number 12 in 1858. It makes, sells and repairs umbrellas, fans and walking sticks, and sells Manila shawls, mantillas and castanets.
La Latina A shop on Calle de Toledo founded in 1845 by Toribio Hernanz. It has specialised in rope, nets and the espadrilles it is best known for.
Sol and Centro A turrón and Christmas sweets shop on Carrera de San Jerónimo. Luis Mira, a confectioner from Jijona, started with a turrón stall in Plaza Mayor in 1842 and the family still runs the 1855 shop.
Sol and Centro A hat shop on Plaza Mayor founded in 1886 by Leopoldo Yustas Ayuso. It sells hats, caps and military goods and has had its own hat workshop since the 1920s.
Paseo del Prado A pedestrian slope by the Royal Botanic Garden lined by a permanent fair of second-hand bookstalls, linking the Glorieta de Carlos V with the Retiro.
Sol and Centro A shop close to Plaza Mayor opened in 1887, born from a partnership between Cesáreo del Cerro and Fernando Villaverde, great-grandfather of the present manager.
La Latina A bookshop on Calle de la Cava Baja that buys and sells books, with a focus on international literature and a large stock of second-hand titles in English.
Sol and Centro The first site of the Spanish department store chain founded by Ramón Areces in 1940. The group now has four buildings between Callao and Puerta del Sol.
La Latina A craft shop in La Latina selling traditional Spanish goods made of esparto grass. It has traded since 1927, first on Calle de la Cava Baja.
Palacio and Ópera A guitar workshop on Calle de Arrieta whose line goes back to the luthier Domingo Esteso, who opened his own workshop in 1915 and taught his nephews Faustino, Mariano and Julio Conde.
Sol and Centro A luxury shopping gallery in the former Palacio de la Equitativa between Calle de Alcalá and Calle de Sevilla, with fashion, accessories and perfume boutiques.
Huertas and Barrio de las Letras A glove shop on Calle de Espoz y Mina. Its roots are in a glove shop and factory at Puerta del Sol from 1886, and it registered its glove brand in 1927.
Sol and Centro A guitar maker founded in 1882 by the Madrid luthier José Ramírez de Galarreta y Planell, who began as an apprentice at twelve. Its shop is on Calle de la Paz.
Sol and Centro A hat shop beside the Casa de la Panadería on Plaza Mayor, founded by Teodoro Enguita in 1894. It sells hats, berets and caps.
Salamanca A delicatessen on Calle de Padilla with German food from sausages to pork knuckle, and apple cake.
Sol and Centro A sweet shop on Plaza de Canalejas opened in 1915 by Mariano Gil and Pilar Temiño. The family has sold its traditional violet sweets since then, behind a wooden shopfront.
Salamanca A gourmet shop open since 1931 on Calle de Ayala in the Salamanca district, with wines and food from Spain and abroad and a wooden shopfront.
Chamartín and Tetuán The club's official store, opened in June 2024 on the west side of the stadium on Calle del Padre Damián. It has 700 square metres of sales space on two floors.
Lavapiés A tailor on Calle del Duque de Alba, one of the few centenary tailors left in Madrid. Primitivo Palomeque opened his first shop on Calle de Toledo in 1892 and moved here in 1901.
Lavapiés A bookshop in Lavapiés founded in 2008 through the merger of La Fugitiva and Con Tarima, near Puerta del Sol.
Sol and Centro A hat shop behind Plaza Mayor on Calle Imperial, in business without a break since 1832 and still run by the same family. It sells hats, caps, berets and regional models.
Malasaña A tavern on Calle de Colón. In 1892 Rafael Fernández opened several taverns called La Ardosa, and this Malasaña one still has parts of its original decor, including the engraved glass sign.
Arganzuela and Madrid Río A tavern close to Atocha station whose facade is covered in the coloured tiles once typical of Madrid wine bars. Mercedes Vela runs the kitchen.
Sol and Centro A restaurant on Calle de Cuchilleros founded in 1725 by Cándido Remis, nephew of the wife of the French cook Jean Botín. Guinness World Records recognises it as the oldest restaurant in the world.
Huertas and Barrio de las Letras A tavern on Calle de las Huertas founded in 1827 on the site of the building where Cervantes lived and wrote part of Don Quixote and Persiles y Sigismunda.
Chamartín and Tetuán A small restaurant in Prosperidad founded in 1990 by the Alicante chef Norberto Jorge, specialising in dry Valencian-style rice dishes cooked in a pan he patented.
Palacio and Ópera A tavern on Calle Mayor that has been part of the city since the late 19th century, when it was called Casa Baliñas. The brothers Pablo and Ciriaco Muñoz Sanz took it over in 1923 and gave it its present name.
Sol and Centro A tavern founded in 1860 at Calle de Tetuán 12 near Puerta del Sol. It is known for tapas of cod, as fried slices and croquettes.
La Latina A small tavern opened in 1997 on Calle de la Cava Baja serving creative pinchos, tapas and market-based dishes in a rustic room.
Moncloa and Argüelles A cider house opened in 1888 on Paseo de la Florida, which the tourism board calls the oldest and most typical in Madrid. It sits midway along the road past the Goya frescoes of San Antonio de la Florida.
La Latina A tavern on Plaza de Puerta Cerrada founded in 1870 as a place for wine, cards and dominoes. Francisco Morales, known as Paco, refounded and refitted it in 1933.
Lavapiés A century-old bar-restaurant on Ronda de Valencia near La Casa Encendida, built over the old wall of Madrid, as a sign inside says. It serves home cooking and tapas.
Chamberí A home-cooking restaurant on Calle de Fernando el Católico founded in 1935. Its Castilian dishes include callos a la madrileña, morcilla, oxtail and gallina en pepitoria.
Huertas and Barrio de las Letras A beer hall on Plaza de Santa Ana founded in 1904 by a group of German industrialists to serve beer only. Its decoration has stayed almost unchanged since then.
Chueca A beer bar on Plaza de Santa Bárbara. The Santa Bárbara brewery on Calle de Hortaleza was licensed on 17 October 1815, and the brewery's own tap room opened in 1900.
Chamartín and Tetuán The restaurant of chef Dabiz Muñoz on Calle del Padre Damián, which has held three Michelin stars since it regained them for Madrid in 2013, per the tourism board.
Paseo del Prado A bar on Glorieta del Emperador Carlos V opened in 1961, best known for its squid sandwiches. Its menu also has potatoes bravas, Russian salad and octopus.
Huertas and Barrio de las Letras A restaurant on Calle de Zorrilla founded in 1919 by Santiago Redruello Larrondo, who came from Asturias. The business was first called La Estrecha because of the small premises.
Sol and Centro A restaurant on Calle de la Reina founded in 1935 by the Solís family, specialising in Valencian cooking and rice dishes including paella.
Palacio and Ópera A tavern near the Royal Palace and the Teatro Real, founded in 1870 by Cándida Santos from Asturias. It serves cocido madrileño cooked in the traditional way.
Sol and Centro A tavern near Puerta del Sol founded in 1906 and still run by the founding family. It has been known since its start for its rosquillas and sandwiches.
Chamberí A traditional-style tavern on Calle de Santa Engracia in Chamberí that has served cocido madrileño every day since 1942.
La Latina A restaurant of the La Musa group on Costanilla de San Andrés, beside Plaza de la Paja, serving gourmet dishes as tapas and raciones.
Chueca A tapas bar opened by Serafín López in the 1960s on Calle de la Ballesta. It closed after his death and reopened under his son Juanjo López.
Sol and Centro A traditional restaurant beside Plaza Mayor on Calle de Cuchilleros, serving Castilian dishes, with roast suckling pig and roast lamb at the top of the menu.
Chamberí A restaurant on Calle de Rafael Calvo built around the traditional Spanish potato omelette, made the same way as at the former La Ancha on Calle de Velázquez.
Sol and Centro A restaurant on Carrera de San Jerónimo opened in 1839 by Eugenio Huguemei, described by the tourism board as the first luxury restaurant in Madrid. A food shop runs alongside it.
La Latina A restaurant on Calle de la Cava Baja in a building that began as the only flour mill in Madrid. In 1642 it became the first inn of the Court.
Chamberí A restaurant on Calle de Alonso Cano by the chef Javier Bonet, who opened his first place on Calle de Ponzano in 2013. His idea honours Chamberí's tradition of tapas, with seasonal produce laid out along a bar.
Salamanca The casual project of chef Dabiz Muñoz, on the third floor of El Corte Inglés at Calle de Serrano 47. Its menu is inspired by Asian street food.
La Latina A small bar on Calle de las Aguas in La Latina, a classic for the aperitif. Its tostas and cured meats, especially lacón, stand out.
Lavapiés A tavern on Calle del Mesón de Paredes that the tourism board calls the oldest in Madrid. Its founding date is unknown, but its sale was advertised before February 1787.
Huertas and Barrio de las Letras A minimalist restaurant on Calle de Santa María in the Barrio de las Letras, run since 2013 by the chefs Javier Goya, Javier Mayor and David Alfonso. It works with sustainability in mind.
Sol and Centro A pastry shop on Calle del Pozo near Puerta del Sol that the tourism board calls the oldest in Spain. It was founded in 1830 and has been owned since 1900 by the family of Julián Leal Charle.
Malasaña A cafe of classic look near Plaza del Dos de Mayo, serving coffees, teas and cocktails in a room that recalls an earlier era.
Lavapiés A cafe founded in 1902 beside Plaza de Lavapiés on Calle del Ave María, decorated in the style of the early 20th-century cafes.
Malasaña The oldest of the Madrid cafes according to the tourism board, on Glorieta de Bilbao and open since 1887. Intellectuals, politicians and civil servants once held their gatherings here.
Palacio and Ópera A cafe on Plaza de Ramales in the Madrid of the Habsburgs, a short walk from the Royal Palace, the Teatro Real and the Almudena Cathedral.
Palacio and Ópera A cafe and restaurant on Plaza de Oriente opened in 1983 in the vaulted basements of the 17th-century former San Gil convent.
La Latina A cafe in a busy part of La Latina on Plaza de la Cruz Verde. In summer it has a terrace on the corner of Calle del Rollo and Calle de la Villa.
Palacio and Ópera A cafe next to the Teatro Real with a terrace on Plaza de la Ópera and a small indoor room. It serves breakfast, coffee, drinks and pizza.
Malasaña A cafe founded in 1979 in a former carpentry workshop on Calle de San Vicente Ferrer, styled on the literary cafes of the early 1900s. It has been a set for more than 60 films and adverts.
Sol and Centro A chocolate and churros place in the Pasadizo de San Ginés, serving since 1894. The tourism board considers it the best-known chocolatería in the city.
Sol and Centro A chocolate and churros shop on Calle Mayor run by a family of churro makers with more than a century of selling churros at Madrid's street festivals.
Sol and Centro A cafe and chocolate house near Plaza de Callao run by the Valor chocolate brand of Alicante. Chocolate with churros is its main product.
Malasaña A cafe on Plaza de las Comendadoras near the Conde Duque cultural centre, created by the Australians Tommy Tang and Crick King. The kitchen serves breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner.
Salamanca A cafe on Paseo de Recoletos opened on 15 May 1888 by Gumersindo Gómez, an Asturian who came back from Cuba and named it for his home city.
Salamanca A specialty coffee shop on Calle de Lagasca. Pablo Caballero and Nolo Botana founded Hola Coffee in 2016, and the company has two cafes and a roastery in Madrid.
Chueca A small pastry shop on Calle de Fernando VI that is over a hundred years old, now run by the pastry chef Oriol Balaguer.
Sol and Centro A pastry shop opened on Puerta del Sol in 1894. Its name comes from its Mallorcan founders Coll, Ripoll and Balaguer, and its first products were ensaimadas and chocolate.
Chueca A cafe in a century-old premises that once held a dairy and then a wine shop and was a centre of anti-Franco opposition. It became a cafe in 1976.
Sol and Centro A churro and chocolate shop on Calle de San Martín founded by Don Gabi, the fourth generation of a family of churro makers with over 100 years of history.
Malasaña A churro shop in Malasaña that the tourism board calls the oldest in Madrid. It has an open kitchen where you can watch the churros being made.
Palacio and Ópera A pastry shop on Calle Mayor founded in 1855 by Dámaso Maza, known as El Riojano, the personal pastry cook of Queen Maria Cristina of Habsburg. Its original decoration is almost intact.
Malasaña A Malasaña cafe on Calle de la Palma specialising in coffee, with different beans and methods, and courses on preparing it.
Salamanca A bakery and pastry house whose origins go back to 1873, when Matías Lacasa won ten years of exclusive production of a new loaf, the Viena bread. This branch is on Calle de Goya.
Malasaña A cocktail bar on Calle del Pez in Malasaña that revives classic mixology recipes and techniques. Its name recalls the year a landmark bartender's guide was published.
Chueca A cocktail bar open since 1921, tied to Perico Chicote, who was its head barman. It is inspired by English pubs.
Sol and Centro A live-music club on Costanilla de los Ángeles in the former premises of the We Rock venue. It runs concerts and a late disco session.
Huertas and Barrio de las Letras A jazz club on Plaza del Ángel opened in 1982, with more than 13,500 live concerts. Since 1988 it has brought in international jazz figures.
Malasaña A Malasaña venue on Calle de la Palma built around live music in all genres. Amparanoia, El Chojín and Vetusta Morla have played its stage.
Huertas and Barrio de las Letras A flamenco venue in the Barrio de las Letras with a 30-year history, five minutes from Puerta del Sol. It has hosted both leading figures and new talents.
Chueca A cocktail bar on Calle de la Reina founded in 1992 by Fernando del Diego, a pupil of Perico Chicote. Its cocktail list is among the longest in Madrid.
Palacio and Ópera One of the oldest flamenco venues in the city, open since 1956 on Calle de la Morería. Dinner and show or the show alone is offered.
Chueca A live-music bar on Calle de Regueros founded in 1984 and recognised as cultural heritage of the Comunidad de Madrid. It favours acoustic pop and rock.
Chamberí A music club on Calle de Covarrubias that has hosted national rock, blues and country bands on its stage since 1987.
Palacio and Ópera A large concert hall and club on the Manzanares in Madrid Río with more than fifty years behind it. It also works as a multi-purpose venue.
Malasaña A bar and concert room on Calle de Velarde in a former coal shop, promoting music since 1979. It became an icon of the Movida madrileña.
Moncloa and Argüelles A flamenco venue at the corner of Calle de Bailén and Plaza de España, near the Sabatini Gardens, with the biggest flamenco stage in Madrid.
Chamartín and Tetuán A live-music club on Avenida de Brasil near the Castellana and AZCA, open since 1992. It presents mainly indie rock, among other styles.
Sol and Centro A cocktail bar on Gran Vía founded in 1931, described by the tourism board as the first cocktail bar in Spain.
Chamberí A jazz and soul club on Calle de Alburquerque opened in 1981, modelled on London and New York venues. Terence Blanchard and Pedro Iturralde have played on its stage.
Sol and Centro A music venue on Calle de los Jardines that opened in 1979 and lived through the Movida madrileña. Alaska y los Pegamoides, La Unión and Radio Futura have played there.
Lavapiés A leisure venue on Calle del Duque de Alba in the historic Cine Alba building, the last adult cinema in Madrid. It now focuses on film culture with themed cycles.
Chamberí A music venue that opened in 1985 in the former Cine Galileo on Calle de Galileo, regarded by many as a temple of Madrid's night music.
Malasaña A venue on Calle de San Dimas that has been a reference for live music and dance sessions since 1989.
Huertas and Barrio de las Letras A cocktail bar on Calle de Echegaray run by the Argentine bartender Diego Cabrera. It appears on The World's 50 Best Bars list for 2024.
Palacio and Ópera A flamenco venue on Calle de Torija in the premises of the former Café de Chinitas, which closed in 2021. The show follows a traditional line.
Huertas and Barrio de las Letras A flamenco venue on Plaza de Santa Ana formerly known as Villa Rosa, which the tourism board calls the oldest flamenco tablao in the world.
Sol and Centro A theatre on Calle del Arenal that opened in 1871 as the Salón Eslava and became the Joy Eslava nightclub in 1981. It now stages concerts and shows.
Lavapiés A nightclub in a former theatre on Calle de Atocha, the largest in the city per the tourism board. It has made The World's 100 Best Clubs list.
Huertas and Barrio de las Letras A tavern in a historic 1856 premises near Plaza de Santa Ana, now backed by the bartender Diego Cabrera. It moves away from the idea of the Spanish tavern.
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About this Madrid travel map
This is a free interactive map of Madrid's sights and neighbourhoods, with 250 places. Filter by category or tag, search by name or neighbourhood, save favourites, and export them to Google Maps as a walking route. Every place links to a full page with how to get there and how long to allow.
Top Madrid sights on the map
The Prado, the Retiro, the Palacio Real and the rest of the main sights, grouped by area. Each name opens its own page, and the map shows what is nearby.
Plan an itinerary with the map
Tap the heart on any place to save it. Open Saved and press Plan my days, and your saved places and events are sorted into days by area, with travel times between stops. Open saved places in Google Maps turns up to ten of them into walking directions. Set your trip dates and the Events view shows what's on while you're here. Saved places stay in your browser, and there's no account.
Is this Madrid travel map free to use?
Yes. It's free, with no account or app download. Saved places and events stay in your browser, so your shortlist is waiting next time you open it.
Who makes this map?
Roam Madrid was founded by Daniel, who also makes Roam Tokyo and Roam Kyoto. The facts for each of the 250 places are taken from its own official page or an official body, and a fact that couldn't be confirmed is left off.
What does each place on the map tell you?
How to get there and how long to allow, with a tip for most of them, and the places nearby with walking times. Hours, closing days and prices are shown where the place publishes them. Every place has its own page too.
Can I plan a Madrid itinerary with the map?
Yes. Every place shows what's nearby with walking times, and you can export any shortlist of saved places to Google Maps as walking directions, up to ten stops at a time.
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