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  • Things to do

47 might seem like a lot, but the truth is, this could quite easily be a list of the 4,700 best things to do in Madrid. Even that would be selling the Spanish capital short. Madrid is a magnificent city, one that ticks every box anyone could want. Looking for genre-defining art and elite museums? You’ll find plenty. Hungry? Madrid’s restaurants are some of the best in Spain. Short on cash? Not to worry, there is no shortage of excellent free things to do here too. Madrid is a city that does both. There is enough here to keep return visitors engaged while newcomers are in for the experience of a lifetime. Madrid is achingly cool, blissfully beautiful and delightfully convivial, all at once. You’re lucky to be here, we’ll say that much. RECOMMENDED: 🛌 The best Airbnbs in Madrid🏨 The best hotels in Madrid 🏡 Where to stay in Madrid🏰 The best attractions in Madrid

Where to stay in Madrid to enjoy the city’s best areas
  • Hotels

Having a lovely and cosy place to rest your head is the key to every dream vacay. And for the ultimate experience, the location, location, location has to suit you. In the Spanish capital, Madrid, each neighbourhood has its own personality and character, and they're all incredible places to stay, so it can be hard to choose which one. We’ve created this guide to help you choose the area that’s just right for your taste, needs, and preferences. From the nightlife in Chueca to the tranquillity of Chamberí; the classic architecture in Los Austrias to the alternative Malasaña; from multicultural Lavapiés to the epicentre of tourism, Sol – Madrid has a barrio that'll fit your vibe. Here's our selection of the best neighbourhoods in Madrid. Hasta luego!  RECOMMENDED:📍 The best things to do in Madrid🏡 The best Airbnbs in Madrid🛏 The best hotels in MadridThis article includes affiliate links. These links have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, click here.  

  • Restaurants

There’s so much great food in Madrid, it can be a little overwhelming, huh? Do you go for classic tapas, a local gem, or one of its Michelin-starred fine dining options? Well, the correct answer is that in Madrid, you can have it all.  Madrid’s gastronomy scene has been enjoying its time in the spotlight for some time now, so you’re pretty much spoilt for choice, no matter your tastes. On this list you’ll find both blinding culinary creativity and first-class local produce, dishes from faraway lands and meals that are truly, deeply from Madrid. Whether you’re going all-out or doing the Spanish capital on the cheap, here are the best restaurants in Madrid.  RECOMMENDED:🍸 The best bars in Madrid🥘 The best things to do in Madrid🏘️ Where to stay in Madrid🏨 The best hotels in Madrid This guide is by Gorka Elorrieta, a writer at Time Out Madrid. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.

  • Things to do

With all the brilliant things you can see and do in Madrid, it can be tough trying to plan your itinerary, so we're here to help you narrow down your quest. Want to ooh and ahh over palaces both grand and humble? Appreciate great art in the city's best museums and galleries? Spend some time strolling around outdoors and relaxing in parks? We've got you covered. So, whether you live in the Spanish capital or are visiting for a few days, you simply have to visit these 10 must-see attractions in Madrid. Vamos! RECOMMENDED: See our full guide to the best things to do in Madrid

  • Bars and pubs

So, you’re in Madrid, and you’d be doing it wrong if you didn’t spend your days tucking into tapas and sipping wine in the sun all day. After all, what else are you to do? Luckily, Madrid has bars in abundance, serving up draught beer, natural wines, bar snacks and a hell of a lot of Vermouth.  But whether you're after a traditional 'taberna', a century-old bodega, modern cocktails, or a coffee for breakfast or to relax in the afternoon, we've got something for everyone. And each and every one has been tested (some more than once) by our expert critics. Here are the best bars in Madrid right now.  RECOMMENDED:🥘 The best things to do in Madrid🏘️ Where to stay in Madrid🏨 The best hotels in Madrid This guide was last updated by Gorka Elorrieta, a writer at Time Out Madrid. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.

  • Art
  • Conde Duque
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Located in the former Real Cuartel de Guardias de Corps (the headquarters of the elite Royal Guard) of King Philip V, the magnificently restored Conde Duque is nowadays one of Madrid's most important cultural centres. It hosts shows, exhibitions, talks, book days and a varied programme of workshops. Don't miss its outdoor concerts and plays in summer, which are part of the Veranos de la Villa programme and feature top artists and shows every season. Institutions like the Archivo de la Villa, the Hemeroteca Municipal, the Biblioteca Histórica Municipal, the Museo Municipal de Arte Contemporáneo, the Biblioteca Musical Víctor Espinós and the Biblioteca Digital Memoria de Madrid also have their headquarters here.

  • Restaurants
  • Austrias

This is Madrid's only cast-iron structured market that has survived to the present day and has reinvented itself and adapted to new times, following the model of the Boquería market in Barcelona. It has been declared a heritage site by the Spanish government and currently houses a ‘culinary culture centre’ where you can take part in tastings and buy fresh high-quality products.      

13 of Madrid's hottest clubs to visit right now
  • Nightlife

If some of the things to do in Madrid that you want to explore are nightlife-related, you’ve come to the right place. Seven days a week, you can go out until the wee hours of the morning and end up eating churros with chocolate for breakfast in any café along with taxi drivers starting their shifts. You won’t have trouble finding the right spot to fit your mood among the bars, EDM-filled nightclubs and grungy pubs that have earned their place on the scene. Here’s our choice of the best clubs in Madrid. All you have to do is head out, drink up and soak it all in.  RECOMMENDED: Full guide to the best nightlife in Madrid

  • Nightlife
  • Nightlife venues

You must have heard stories about the nightlife in Madrid. Clubs that don’t open until midnight and close around breakfast time, bars that draw you in with menus of spectacular cocktails and gorgeous food... With so many brilliant things to do in Madrid, you might think you’d be too tired to go out post-11pm. But make sure you don’t miss out. In Madrid, sampling the nightlife is just as integral to the tourist experience as visiting the city’s renowned museums, lingering at its restaurants or lounging on a sunny terrace with a cold beer. Daunted by this city’s endless array of bars and clubs? These are the 15 nightlife spots you must hit up. RECOMMENDED: Full guide to the best clubs in Madrid

Museo del Prado
  • Museums
  • Art and design
  • Retiro

Housed in a gigantic neo-classical building begun by Juan de Villanueva for King Carlos III in 1785, the Prado is Madrid's best-known attraction. Carlos originally wanted to establish a museum of natural sciences, reflecting one of his chief interests, but by the time it opened in 1819, this plan had changed: the Prado was a public art museum – one of the world's first – displaying the royal art collection. Spain's 'non-king', José Bonaparte, had first proposed the idea and it was taken up by the restored King Fernando VII (grandson of Carlos III), who took on board the demands of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes and those of his second wife, María Isabel de Braganza, considered the museum's true founder. In recent years the Prado has undergone a highly ambitious expansion programme, including the remodelling of the Casón del Buen Retiro, an annex opposite El Retiro park. Behind the main museum, on the site of the San Jerónimo cloisters, the new and highly controversial cube-shaped edifice designed by Rafael Moneo, which hosts temporary exhibitions, was also unveiled. As for the collection itself, the core is still the royal holdings, so it reflects royal tastes and political alliances from the 15th to the 17th centuries: court painters Diego de Velázquez and Francisco de Goya are well represented. Political ties with France, Italy and the southern, Catholic Netherlands also assure the presence of works by Titian, Rubens and Hieronymous Bosch ('El Bosco'), among others. The