Sights & Attractions in Madrid

Worth Noting

Name	Category	Location

Arab Wall The remains of the Moorish military outpost that became the city...	Archaeological Sites	Old Madrid

Banco de España This massive 1884 building, Spain's central bank, takes up an...	Financial Institutions	Barrio de las Letras

Basílica de San Francisco el Grande In 1760 Carlos III built this impressive basilica on the site...	Religious Sites	Old Madrid

Campo del Moro Below the Sabatini Gardens but accessible only by an entrance...	Parks	Old Madrid

Casa de Cervantes A plaque marks the private home where Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra...	Houses / Mansions	Barrio de las Letras


Casa de Lope de Vega Considered the Shakespeare of Spanish literature, Fray Lope Félix...	Museums / Galleries	Barrio de las Letras

Casa Longoria A Moderniste palace commissioned in 1902 by the businessman and...	Houses / Mansions	Barrio de las Letras

Catedral de la Almudena The first stone of the cathedral (which adjoins the Royal Palace)...	Religious Sites	Old Madrid

Cine Doré A rare example of Art Nouveau architecture in Madrid, the hip...	Arts / Performance Venues	Rastro and Lavapiés

Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida (Goya's tomb) Built from 1792 to 1798 by the Italian architect Francisco Fontana...	Religious Sites	Old Madrid

Estación de Atocha A steel-and-glass hangar, Madrid's main train station was built...	Transportation Sites	Salamanca and Retiro

Jardín Botánico Just south of the Prado, the gardens provide a pleasant place...	Gardens / Arboretums	Salamanca and Retiro

Jardines de Sabatini The formal gardens to the north of the Royal Palace are crawling...	Gardens / Arboretums	Old Madrid

Museo de Historia Founded in 1929 in a former 17th-century hospice, this museum...	Museums / Galleries	Chueca and Malasaña

Museo del Traje This museum traces the evolution of dress in Spain from the old...	Museums / Galleries	Old Madrid

Museo Lázaro Galdiano This stately mansion of writer and editor José Lázaro...	Museums / Galleries	Salamanca and Retiro

Museo Naval Anyone interested in Patrick O'Brian's painstakingly detailed...	Museums / Galleries	Salamanca and Retiro

Museo Sorolla See the world through the exceptional eye of Spain's most famous...	Museums / Galleries	Chueca and Malasaña

Palacio de Cibeles This ornate building on the southeast side of Plaza de la Cibeles...	Government Buildings	Salamanca and Retiro

Plaza Colón Named for Christopher Columbus, this plaza has a statue of the...	Squares	Salamanca and Retiro

Plaza de la Cibeles A tree-lined walkway runs down the center of Paseo del Prado...	Fountains	Salamanca and Retiro

Plaza del 2 de Mayo On this unassuming square stood the Monteleón Artillery...	Squares	Chueca and Malasaña

Plaza Lavapiés The heart of the historic Jewish barrio, this plaza remains a...	Squares	Rastro and Lavapiés

Puerta de Alcalá This triumphal arch was built by Carlos III in 1778 to mark the...	Architectural Sites	Salamanca and Retiro

Real Fábrica de Tapices Tired of the previous monarchs' dependency on the Belgian and...	Industrial Sites	Salamanca and Retiro

San Jerónimo el Real Ferdinand and Isabella used this church and cloister as a retiro,...	Religious Sites	Salamanca and Retiro

San Nicolás de los Servitas This church tower is one of the oldest buildings in Madrid. There's...	Religious Sites	Old Madrid

Teatro Real Built in 1850, this neoclassical theater was long a cultural...	Arts / Performance Venues	Old Madrid

Teleférico Kids love this cable car, which takes you from the Rosaleda gardens...	Transportation Sites	Old Madrid

Templo de Debod This 4th-century BC Egyptian temple was donated to Spain in thanks...	Religious Sites	Old Madrid

Zoo-Aquarium One of the most comprehensive zoological parks in Europe, Madrid's...	Zoos / Aquariums	Old Madrid
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