What to do in Madrid?
Madrid offers a wide range of places to visit, from monumental buildings full of history to more innovative structures. In this historic and stately city you can enjoy both culture and the wide spectrum of leisure and night-time activities that it’s famous for. Some of the main points of interest in this cosmopolitan city and centre of business are highlighted below.
To help you enjoy the most of Madrid and its beautiful surroundings, we offer you some options of day tours and excursions that will make your visit even more exciting.
Exclusive Offers on Selected Tours and Excursions
Up to 20% off
Discount Code: MW20
TOURS in MADRID
Explore Madrid through exciting guided tours in your language with a professional local guide.
Royal Palace Tour
(Skip The Line Tickets)
From 39€ 31,20€
Use our code MW20 & enjoy a 20% discount
- Discover one of the most important monuments in Spain
- Professional local guide
- Ticket with priority access to the Palace
Prado Museum Guided Tour
(Skip The Line Tickets)
From 38€ 30,40€
Use our code MW20 & enjoy a 20% discount
- El Bosco, El Greco, Velázquez or Goya…admire some of the most important works of art in Europe.
- Professional guided tour
- Skip The Line tickets included
Santiago Bernabeu Stadium Tickets
& Real Madrid Museum
From 37€
- Access to the Real Madrid Museum
- Access to the panoramic viewpoint of the stadium construction site
- Optional: Photo with the Champions Cup and photomontage with players
DAY TRIPS FROM MADRID
As well as discovering the charms offered by the city of Madrid, we recommend you to include in your trip a visit to its surrounding villages. We are sure you will be delighted!
And if you have little time, did you know that just 1 hour from Madrid you can find a theme park with roller coasters and water attractions? A perfect plan if you go with children!
Day Trip to Toledo from Madrid
(Full Day)
Desde 89€ 71,20€
Use our code MW20 & enjoy a 20% discount
- Professional guide
- Transportation by air-conditioned coach
- Guided tour of the Toledo Cathedral with tickets included
- Entrance fees to : Church of St. Tomé, Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca, Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes and Mosque of Cristo de la Luz.
Parque Warner Day Trip from Madrid + Tickets
Desde 67€ 60,30€
Use our code MW10 & enjoy a 10% discount
- Round trip by air-conditioned coach
- Entrance included with access to the park’s attractions
- Departures from the center of Madrid – direct route without transfers
Ávila and Segovia Tour from Madrid (Lunch Optional)
Desde 50€ 40€
Use our code MW20 & enjoy a 20% discount
- Professional local guide
- Transportation by air-conditioned coach
- Entrance to the Walls of Avila
- Visit to Alcazar of Segovia (depending on the selected option)
- Visit to Santa Teresa Church
- Typical Local Lunch (optional)
Points of interest and stops of the Madrid City Tour bus
Route 1: Historic Madrid
Hop on the Madrid City Tour tourist bus and enjoy a panoramic route where you can hop off to visit Madrid’s most iconic sites. From Plaza de Neptuno or Plaza de Cibeles, Route 1 takes you along Gran Vía, Puerta de Toledo and the Royal Palace, among other places of interest in Madrid. Ideal for admiring the city from a unique perspective and capturing the best photos.
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Route 2: Modern Madrid
Hop on the Madrid City Tour tourist bus and visit Madrid’s most modern attractions. Route 2 departs from Plaza de Neptuno and crosses Plaza de Cibeles until it reaches Santiago Bernabéu and Calle Serrano, showcasing the city’s most avant-garde and urban side.
Route 3: Current Madrid
Current Madrid route invites you to discover today’s Madrid, a city in constant motion where tradition and modernity coexist in perfect harmony. Aboard the Madrid City Tour, this tourist bus tour is ideal for getting to know the more contemporary side of the capital in a comfortable and relaxed way, thanks to its hop-on hop-off format.
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MADRID’s highlights
If this is your first time in Madrid, here are the city’s main attractions so you can start planning your tour.
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