Start your tour with a visit to the Royal Palace of Madrid, where you'll get to see the finest of its 3,000 rooms. After you've marveled at Madrid's monarchical mansion, take a quick walking tour to visit symbolic locations in the city like the Puerta del Sol and Neptune Fountain.
At the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, see frescoes, crystal chandeliers, mahogany furniture, and sunlit rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows. Peer inside Queen Isabella II's bedroom and check out her opulent boudoir.
Renaissance buildings, courtyards, lush forests, and fountains – the palace at San Lorenzo de El Escorial is the most important architectural monument of the Spanish Renaissance. A visit here feels a lot like stepping back in time.
Discover the cultural highlights of Madrid, all packed along the Paseo del Prado. Walk under the Spanish sun with an expert guide who'll show you where the author of *Don Quixote* was from, Real Madrid's celebration spot, Cibeles Fountain, and the most beautiful spots inside El Retiro Park.
On this four-hour tour through two world-class museums, join an expert guide to uncover some of Spain's best artistic creations.
Get your Royal Palace of Madrid tickets and explore the Spanish royal family's official home – all 135,000 square meters of it!
Spain's national museum of 20th-century art was named for Queen Sofía. Join a guide for an exclusive tour of a museum fit for a queen. See works by Picasso, André Masson, Salvador Dalí, Óscar Domínguez and more.
Behold the brushstrokes of history's most eminent geniuses, and get immersed in a wonderland of imagination and color at one of the world's premier fine-art institutions, Prado Museum. Give the baking Madrid sunshine the slip with a skip-the-line ticket, and be spirited around the museum by an expert tour guide.
Heighten your appreciation of Madrid with this skip-the-line Paseo del Arte Card and get speedy access to three of Madrid's best art museums; the Prado, Reina Sofía and Thyssen. They're all in close proximity and form what's known as the _Golden Triangle of Art_ – home to the highest concentration of art in Europe.
Make time in Madrid to see this spectacular collection of art, and then silently thank German-Hungarian industrialist Baron Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon for making art collecting his hobby. Book this open-dated ticket and visit whenever you like!
The permanent collection of the Academy includes masterpieces of Spanish, Italian and Flemish art.
Las Ventas is the national home of Spain’s most traditional pastime, the toreo. This specially devised audio tour lets you explore the arena at your own pace and understand the rituals and pageantry that have enthralled a nation for generations.
You wouldn't want to lose your keys in the Royal Palace of Madrid; with over 3,000 opulent rooms, it's Europe's biggest palace, and easily one of the most lavish too.
Housed in a former hospital, the world famous Reina Sofía Museum is a modern art museum with a diverse and fascinating collection of 20th century Spanish art, from Picasso to Solana.
Make time in Madrid to see this spectacular collection of art, and then silently thank German-Hungarian industrialist Baron Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon for making art collecting his hobby. Add a themed audio tour to your Thyssen Museum tickets and make this a rare and informative artistic delight!
Parque de Atracciones de Madrid is the city's leisure and entertainment park in Casa de Campo. Part of the Parques Reunidos group, it offers over 30 attractions for different audiences, musical shows, meet-and-greets with Nickelodeon characters, food outlets, and shops.
Explore this 22-hectare park in Casa de Campo, focusing on conservation, education, and innovation. The park includes an aquarium and an aviary.
Conservation efforts extend both on-site and off-site, with environments that replicate natural habitats as closely as possible.
Located 30 kilometers from central Madrid, Parque Warner Madrid, in San Martín de la Vega is the only European theme park dedicated to Warner Bros. films.
Welcome to Spain's premier art museum. Standing alongside the likes of the Louvre, the Vatican Museums, and the Met, the Prado Museum in central Madrid is home to some of the most iconic artworks in human history.
There are SO many things to see and do in Madrid that you're likely to have difficulty completing your list on a short traveller's schedule. Luckily, most highlights are concentrated into a relatively small area between Retiro Park and the Royal Palace, the King's infrequent residence.
In MadridMan's opinion, the best way to tour the city is on foot. And with strong, willing legs and a patient disposition, a typical traveller can see the best of Madrid in a few long and very busy days.