Landmark

Real Casa de Correos

Sol and Centro, Madrid

Address
Plaza de la Puerta del Sol 7, Madrid

Source: esmadrid.com, checked 7 Nov 2026.

The Real Casa de Correos clock tower on Puerta del Sol lit at dusk
Photo: Jorge Franganillo / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

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.

Cost Free
Time needed 10 minutes
Best time Daytime
Free
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What's on at Real Casa de Correos

Upcoming events at Real Casa de Correos and within a ten-minute walk, from the weekly Madrid events calendar.

Concert Free

Music in Churches

17 Dec 2026 to 2 Jan 2027 Otros espacios (Navidad)

Classical concert at Otros espacios (Navidad), free, listed on esmadrid.com, the Madrid tourism board.

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Smaller local events nearby

  • COMA'26 contemporary music festival: pianist Elvira Babiloni Concert

    Wed 18 Nov · Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Salón de actos, Sol

    Pianist Elvira Babiloni plays works by Legido, Jurado and Luis de Pablo among others in the Academy's Salón de actos, part of the 28th COMA festival. Free tickets can be booked online from 10:00 on 11 November. The Academy's page prints the date.

    Free, online booking until full · 12:00 · Map · Source: Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando · Asociación Madrileña de Compositores, Festival COMA'26 (I): Elvira Babiloni

  • Korea 2026 classical series: Wald Ensemble Concert

    Fri 20 Nov · Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Salón de actos, Sol

    The Wald Ensemble, Korean string players, close the Korean Cultural Centre series with Albéniz, Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence and Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht. Free tickets can be booked online from 10:00 on 13 November. The Academy's page prints the date.

    Free, online booking until full · 12:00 · Map · Source: Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando · Corea 2026. Ciclo de Música Clásica: Wald Ensemble

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Nearby

Puerta del Sol Landmark · right here A semicircular square, pedestrian since August 2020, where Calle Mayor, Calle del Arenal, Calle de Alcalá and Calle de Preciados meet. La Mallorquina Cafe · 1 min walk A pastry shop opened on Puerta del Sol in 1894. Casa de Diego Shopping · 1 min walk A shop in Puerta del Sol that began in 1823 as a workshop on Calle del Carmen and moved to number 12 in 1858. Casa Labra Food · 1 min walk A tavern founded in 1860 at Calle de Tetuán 12 near Puerta del Sol. Guantes Luque Shopping · 2 min walk A glove shop on Calle de Espoz y Mina. Ratón Pérez House Museum Museum · 2 min walk 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...

Around Sol and Centro

Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol and Gran Vía

Sol and Centro is the middle of old Madrid, from Puerta del Sol and Plaza Mayor out to Gran Vía. It has the densest run of old shops, chocolate houses and taverns on the map.

Sol and Centro has 41 places on the Roam Madrid map: 10 shops, 7 landmarks, 6 restaurants, 6 cafes, 4 churches and cathedrals, 4 bars, 2 museums, 1 viewpoint and 1 market. Read the Sol and Centro guide.

Good to know

What is the address of Real Casa de Correos?
Plaza de la Puerta del Sol 7, Madrid.
How much does Real Casa de Correos cost?
Nothing. Real Casa de Correos is free to visit.
How long do you need at Real Casa de Correos?
Plan for 10 minutes.
When is the best time to visit Real Casa de Correos?
Daytime.

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