Madrid

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About Madrid
3-4 days

3-4 days

The capital of Spain is a vibrant, historical, and artistic city, with endless nightlife opportunities. The central location and the developed highway and railroad network makes Madrid a great hub for traveling in Spain.

Madrid’s central and old town area is quite small and compact, hence touring by foot is easy and highly recommended. Visiting Madrid offers impressive architecture, great world class museums and magnificent churches, beautiful parks, and mainly vibrant streets packed with cafes, restaurants, bars and clubs, and numerous shopping opportunities.

Start your visit in Puerta del Sol, a lively location with small local shops and numerous cafés and restaurants, and start walking through the nearby major attractions. Visit the 17^th century Plaza Mayor cobblestone square, the vibrant and colorful San Miguel market, and the impressive complex of the highly decorated Almudena Madrid Cathedral.

Near the cathedral, in The Basilica de San Francisco el Grande, you will be impressed by the beautiful paintings of Goya, Velázquez, and Zurbarán. Also near Puerta del Sol spent at least half a day visiting the Golden Triangle of Art museums including one of the world leading fine art museums Prado Museum, The Reina Sofía Museum, and The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.

El Rastro Market

Dos de Mayo Square in Malasaña Neighbourhood, Madrid, Spain

Malasaña Neighborhood

Basilica de San Francisco el Grande

Visit the 18^th century Royal Palace with its luxurious monarch apartments and numerous artworks, and continue to Plaza de España and the 2^nd century BC Egyptian Temple of Debod.
Enjoy the nearby 18^th century Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida, a church home to magnificent frescoes by Goya, and the grand 18^th century Puerta de Alcalá Granite triumphal arch, then relax in the highly popular and beautiful Buen Retiro Park for few hours of natural environment and tranquility.

With children visit the large Madrid Zoo, the Warner Theme Park, and the large Aquopolis water park.
Madrid offers numerous shopping opportunities, from the Gran Via & Sol major fashion brands to Calle Preciados’ and Calle Carmen’s shopping chains, Calle de Serrano chic district, San Miguel and El Rastro Markets, Las Rozas Village outlets, and many others.

At night Madrid offers bustling nightlife, with great Tapas Bars, fine dining restaurants, clubs of various music styles, local Flamenco shows, and much more. The nightlife venues are spread all over the city from Salamanca Quarter, the best offer of vibrant nightlife in Madrid, to Malasaña Quarter known for its alternative scene.

Madrid is a great city to spend 2-3 days, especially in the spring and summer, enjoying what this vibrant city has to offer. In addition, Thetjoy.com recommends few 1-2 day trips including;

The beautiful Medieval towns of Segovia, Avila, and Alcalá de Henares in the north,
Toledo, Aranjuez, and Chinchon in the south, and other interesting destinations.
You can also consider shortening your visit of Madrid and continue with your Spain Trip visiting Barcelona or Andalusia.