How many days do you need in Madrid?
2 trips planned for Madrid run 3 to 4 days.
What to see in Madrid
The places Madrid trips keep coming back to, most often first.
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Royal Palace of Madrid
Official residence of the Spanish Royal Family.
In 2 of 2 trips - 2
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Museo del Prado
Spanish national art museum in Madrid, Spain.
In 2 of 2 trips - 3
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
National museum of art in Madrid, Spain.
In 2 of 2 trips - 4
Museum of the Americas
Museum in Madrid, Spain.
In 1 of 2 trips - 5
plaza de España
Square in Madrid, Spain.
In 1 of 2 trips - 6
Oriente square
Square in Madrid, Spain.
In 1 of 2 trips - 7
Gate of Toledo
Cultural property in Madrid Distritos: Centro y Arganzuela, Spain.
In 1 of 2 trips - 8
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Convent of Las Descalzas Reales
Monastery in Madrid, Spain.
In 1 of 2 trips - 9
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Teatro de la Zarzuela
Spanish theater and arts center.
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Madrid History Museum
Museum in Madrid, Spain.
In 1 of 2 trips - 11
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plaza de Cibeles
Square in Madrid, Spain.
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Alcalá Gate
Cultural property in Madrid Distritos: Retiro y Salamanca, Spain.
In 1 of 2 trips
Trips to Madrid
Good to know
Is four days enough for Madrid?
Yes, at a moderate pace. This route pairs a palace or museum with a square each day and leaves room for long lunches and slow walks across the old centre.
Can I walk between the Prado and Reina Sofía?
Yes. They sit at the same end of the Paseo del Prado, meeting at the Royal Botanic Garden, with the Forest of Remembrance and the Anthropology Museum a short stroll further.
Which Madrid museums suit one quiet traveller?
The Sorolla Museum and the Madrid History Museum are smaller and calmer than the Prado, while the Museum of the Americas makes a gentle morning start.
Is the Sorolla Museum worth visiting?
Yes. It is the artist's former home and studio, with the garden he painted often; smaller than the big national museums and best seen in the evening.
Which Madrid art museums sit near each other?
The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, the Museo del Prado and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía all sit close together; this trip visits the three of them on day three.
Is Guernica in the Prado?
No. Guernica hangs in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, at the centre of its 20th-century collection.
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