Spain · GoGo City Guide

Madrid

3 Days in Madrid

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Day 1Arrival DayMediumPaseo del Prado

The Prado

Velázquez, Goya and Bosch in one of the world's great museums.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    3 h

    Velázquez and Goya at the Prado

    UNESCO

    Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences

  3. 21:00
    2 h

    Tapas on Cava Baja

    Food

    La Latina

Good to Know

  • Entry is free in the last two hours most evenings, with long lines

Day 2Day TripFullToledo

Toledo

The city of three cultures on its river bend, 35 minutes by fast train.

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Day 3City DayFullRetiro

Retiro Park · Royal Palace and Almudena

Rowing boats on the lake and the glass Crystal Palace. The royal palace's state rooms and the cathedral beside it.

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Day Trip · UNESCO

Segovia

The Roman aqueduct and the fairy-tale Alcázar, 30 minutes by fast train.

Day Trip · UNESCO

El Escorial

Philip II's monastery-palace in the hills, an hour by train.

Day Trip · UNESCO

Ávila

Walk the complete medieval walls, about 90 minutes by train.

Half Day

Plaza Mayor and San Miguel

The arcaded square and the glass market hall.

Half Day

Reina Sofía and Guernica

Picasso's Guernica and Spain's modern art.

Half Day

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

Seven centuries of European painting in one private collection.

When to Go

This version is for Apr–May, Sep–Oct. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Oct (66 mm), driest Jul (9 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER