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69 stories · May 2023 · 18 places
The places from this trip
- Parque del Buen RetiroRent a rowboat on the Estanque Grande: €8 for 45 min, up to 4 people — bring wine or champagne and glasses.
- Ten con TenCalle de Ayala 6; buzzing and packed — ask for the quieter section. Order the avocado salad with orange and pine nuts.
- Chocolatería San GinésFounded 1894 at Pasadizo de San Ginés; huge queue but it moves fast, tiny inside. The chocolate is so thick it's for dipping, not drinking.
- Mercado de la PazNeighbourhood food market with ham, olive and croquette counters.
- Plaza MayorWalk in through the stone archways to the arcaded square with terrace cafés and the Felipe III statue.
- Puerta del SolStand on the Km 0 plaque — the origin point of Spain's radial roads — for the classic photo.
- Gran VíaGreat area for a shopping day — perfect even on a drizzly, cloudy morning.
- Palacio de CristalInside Retiro park; was closed to visitors that day but beautiful from outside, with a turtle pond in front.
- Catedral de la AlmudenaEntry is free and it's right next to the Royal Palace — look up at the painted vaulted ceiling.
- Plaza del CallaoRooftop terraces here give a panorama over Gran Vía towards Teatro Real and the Royal Palace.
- Palacio Real de MadridRight next to Almudena Cathedral — easy to combine the two.
- Colón ToursFashion, food, market, history and Toledo tours; meeting point at Plaza del Callao, and there's a free intro tour.
- Numa PompilioCalle Velázquez 18; sit in the garden terrace and order the cacio e pepe finished in a pecorino wheel or the artichoke pasta.
- Hotel ReginaOn Calle de Alcalá 19, right next to Puerta del Sol; beautiful lobby, lounge and restaurant.
- Mercado de San MiguelA must — historic iron-and-glass market with vermouth, cheese, pickles and sweet treats.
- Rosaleda del Parque del RetiroInside Retiro park — roses bloom mid-May to June, best time to visit.
- Teatro RealVisible on the skyline from the Callao rooftop viewpoints.
- Carrasco IbéricosIberian ham counter inside the market; jamón de bellota from €25.
