Parque del Buen Retiro
Park & gardenPlaza IndependenciaThe most popular historical park of the city. The Parque del Buen Retiro or the “Park of the Pleasant Retreat” is...
28001 Madrid
Spain
Plaza de Cibeles
MonumentPlaza CibelesThis plaza is dominated by the famous fountain of Cibeles, the Greco-Roman goddess of nature, sculpted by...
28014 Madrid
Spain
Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Almudena
Church, Temple & Mosque8-10 Calle BailénEven though it was started in the 19th century, it wasn't finished until 1993. Several architects intervened in...
28013 Madrid
Spain
Plaza de Oriente
Park & gardenPlaza OrienteThis square offers an unbeatable view of the Royal Palace. In its centre you'll see an equestrian statue of...
28013 Madrid
Spain
Plaza Mayor
MonumentPlaza MayorBuilt in 1619 by Juan Gómez de Mora, the Plaza Mayor stands on the site of an old marketplace. A statue of Phillip...
28012 Madrid
Spain
Puerta del Sol
MonumentPlaza Puerta del SolThe semi-elliptic square in the centre of Madrid's city-centre is also in a way the centre of Spain as it is the...
28013 Madrid
Spain
Real Jardín Botánico
Park & garden2 Plaza MurilloCompleted in 1781, the Botanical Gardens were built according to the wishes of Charles III. Juan de Villanueva was...
28014 Madrid
Spain
Ateneo
Monument21 Calle PradoIt used to be a meeting place for writers and politicians, and nowadays it is an emblematic building of the...
28014 Madrid
Spain
Campo del Moro
Park & gardenPaseo Virgen del PuertoIts name can be explained by the fact that it was here that the troops belonging to the Arab Emir Ali ben Yusuf...
28005 Madrid
Spain
Casa de Campo
Park & gardenAvenida PortugalThis is the old game preserve that belonged to the Casa de los Austrias, acquired by Phillip II. It passed on to...
28011 Madrid
Spain
