The Madrid Guide

Madrid is a city that rewards knowing what you are looking at. These guides explain what each institution holds and how it is arranged, what a monument was built for, and what distinguishes one district from the next — the things that stay true between visits. We write from published, checkable sources and we have not been to these places ourselves; where something is singled out as notable, we say who says so rather than passing off an opinion as experience.

Museums & Galleries

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Landmarks & Sights

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Neighbourhoods

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Day Trips

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About what you read here. Access Madrid is an independent guide written from published, checkable sources — museum and transport operators’ own information, official city and tourism data, and the public record. We have not visited the places we write about, and we do not publish personal recommendations or invented “local favourites”. Where we point to something notable we say who says so.

Opening times, fares, closures and prices change, often at short notice. Everything here is a starting point, not a booking confirmation — always check the venue’s or operator’s own site before you build a day around it. We are not a travel agency and we give no advice on visas, insurance, health or safety requirements; for those, use your own government’s official guidance.