Madrid in 3 days
Palacio Real de Madrid
100 minRoyal Palace of Madrid
Open: Oct-Mar: 10:00-18:00; Apr-Sep: 10:00-20:00
Templo de Debod
100 minTemple of Debod
Open: PH,Tu-Su 10:00-19:00; Mo off; Jan 01,06,May 01,Dec 24,25,31: off
Museo Arqueológico Nacional
100 minNational Museum of Archaeology
Open: Mo off; Tu-Sa 09:30-20:00; Su 09:30-15:00; PH 09:30-15:00; Jan 01,06,May 01,Dec 24,25,31 off
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
100 minThyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Open: Tu-Su 10:00-19:00; Mo 12:00-16:00
Lunch break
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We measured walking times to the main sights from different parts of the city. From the area below you reach them in 17 min on average, 33 min at the furthest, and 6 of them are within walking distance.
- Plaza Mayor (98 m)
- Palacio Real de Madrid (647 m)
- Catedral de la Almudena (692 m)
For comparison: from the worst-placed area it is 28 min on average to the same places.
All attractions
Ranked by how many language versions of the Wikipedia article exist.
Museo del Prado
78Open: Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 10:00-19:00
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
46Open: Mo 10:00-21:00; We-Sa 10:00-21:00; Su 10:00-19:00
Palacio Real de Madrid
44Royal Palace of Madrid
Open: Oct-Mar: 10:00-18:00; Apr-Sep: 10:00-20:00
Palacio Real
44Royal Palace of Madrid
Open: Oct-Mar: 10:00-18:00; Apr-Sep: 10:00-20:00; Jul 25,Oct 12,Nov 01,09,Dec 24: 10:00-15:00; Jan 01,06: off
Catedral de la Almudena
42Almudena Cathedral
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
37Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Open: Tu-Su 10:00-19:00; Mo 12:00-16:00
Plaza Mayor
37Main Square
Parque del Retiro
33El Retiro Park
Open: Oct-Mar: 06:00-22:00; Apr-Sep: 06:00-24:00
Museo Arqueológico Nacional
32National Museum of Archaeology
Open: Mo off; Tu-Sa 09:30-20:00; Su 09:30-15:00; PH 09:30-15:00; Jan 01,06,May 01,Dec 24,25,31 off
Puerta del Sol
32Templo de Debod
29Temple of Debod
Open: Oct-Mar: Tu-Fr 09:45-13:45,16:15-18:15; Oct-Mar: Sa,Su,PH 09:30-20:00; Apr-Sep: Tu-Fr 10:00-14:00,18:00-20:00; Apr-Sep: Sa,Su,PH 09:30-20:00; Mo off; Jan 01,06,May 01,Dec 25: off
Templo de Debod
29Temple of Debod
Open: PH,Tu-Su 10:00-19:00; Mo off; Jan 01,06,May 01,Dec 24,25,31: off
Teatro Real
29Palacio de la Moncloa
29Palace of Moncloa
Plaza de España
27plaza de España
Puerta de Europa Oeste
25Gate of Europe
Exedra
25exedra
Puerta de Europa Este
25Gate of Europe
Puerta de Alcalá
24Alcalá Gate
Bosque del Recuerdo
24Forest of Remembrance
Torre PwC
24Museo Sorolla
22Sorolla Museum
Open: Mo off; Tu-Sa 09:30-20:00; Su 10:00-15:00; Jan 01,06,May 01,Dec 24,25,31 off
Museo de América
19Museum of the Americas
Open: Tu-Sa 09:30-15:00; Th 09:30-19:00; PH,Su 10:00-15:00; Mo off; Jan 01,06,May 01,Dec 24,25,31: off
Zoo Aquarium de Madrid
18Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales
16Convent of Las Descalzas Reales
Open: Tu-Sa 10:00-14:00,16:00-18:30; Su,PH 10:00-15:00; Mo off; Jan 01,06,May 01,Dec 24,25,31: off
Puerta de Toledo
16Gate of Toledo
Monumento en honor a los abogados de Atocha
161977 Atocha massacre
Placa en honor a los abogados de Atocha
161977 Atocha massacre
Fuente de Cibeles
16Fountain of Cybele
Museo de Historia de Madrid
15Madrid History Museum
Open: Tu-Su 10:00-20:00; Mo off; Jan 01,06,May 01,Dec 24,25,31: off