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Madrid

Three of the world's great galleries inside a ten-minute walk, and a city that sits down to dinner at ten. July and August are genuinely too hot.

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Ideal stay

4 days

Typical spend

~A$135/day

Rough mid-range estimate

Landmarks

6 listed

Things to do

Things to do in Madrid

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Where to stay

Where to stay in Madrid

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If you only have

Madrid in a day, two days, three

Day 1

·Buen Retiro Park

·Museo del Prado

·Museo Reina Sofía

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Day 2

·Plaza Mayor

·Puerta del Sol

·Royal Palace

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Landmarks

Landmarks in Madrid

Buen Retiro Park

Museo del Prado

Museo Reina Sofía

Plaza Mayor

Puerta del Sol

Royal Palace

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Getting in

From the airport

When to go

When to go to Madrid: Apr or May or Sep or Oct

Guides about here

Itineraries

Two days in Madrid

The Prado and the Reina Sofía are both free in the evening, which reshapes a two-day route. Where the hours are, the Madrid clock, and one thing to skip.

Tomás Reis · 2 Sep 2026

Where to stay

Where to stay in Madrid, the big Spanish city that charges you nothing

Madrid charges no tourist tax while Barcelona now takes up to €12 a person a night. The barrios around Sol, which one suits you, and what that saving buys.

Tomás Reis · 2 Sep 2026

When to go

The best time to visit Spain, and the fortnight the calendar hands you in 2027

The best time to visit Spain by region, with the 2027 festival dates, the Andalusian heat records and the quiet fortnight between Semana Santa and the Feria.

Tomás Reis · 3 Sep 2026

Itineraries

Day trips from Barcelona, and the combined ticket that rarely pays

Six day trips from Barcelona with 2026 prices and train times, plus why the Montserrat combined ticket costs more than most people's actual day.

Tomás Reis · 3 Sep 2026