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Museums, parks and markets worth the walk

12 attractions across Madrid's Golden Triangle of Art, its biggest park, its flea market and its most recognizable street, each checked for current hours and status.

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12 attractions across museums, landmarks, parks and markets, each checked against its own official site for opening hours and current status.
Museo Nacional del Prado
Museum
One of the world's great painting collections: Velázquez, Goya and Bosch across the Villanueva Building's halls.
Mon–Sat 10am–8pm, Sun 10am–7pm · from €15
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Museo Reina Sofía
Museum
Spain's national museum of 20th-century art, home to Picasso's Guernica in a converted 18th-century hospital.
Closed Tuesdays · from €12
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Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
Museum
The third point of Madrid's “Golden Triangle of Art”, spanning eight centuries from medieval altarpieces to Pop Art.
From €14
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Parque del Retiro
Park
A UNESCO World Heritage park with the Crystal Palace, a boating lake and centuries-old formal gardens in the city centre.
Free · Apr–Sep 6am–midnight
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Palacio Real
Landmark
Europe's largest royal palace by floor area, with over 3,000 rooms and a working armory and pharmacy.
Ticketed · access via Almudena Cathedral Esplanade as of 20 Aug
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Templo de Debod
Landmark
A genuine 2nd-century BC Egyptian temple gifted to Spain, reassembled beside Parque del Oeste with sweeping sunset views.
Free · near Plaza de España
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Mercado de San Miguel
Market
A 1916 cast-iron market hall turned gourmet food court, with around 30 stands under one glass-and-steel roof.
Free entry · Sun–Thu 10am–midnight
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El Rastro
Market
Madrid's centuries-old Sunday flea market spilling down La Latina's streets: antiques, records, leather and junk in equal measure.
Sundays 9am–3pm
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CentroCentro (Palacio de Cibeles)
Museum
The city hall's cultural centre inside the Cibeles Palace, with free exhibitions and a rooftop mirador over the skyline.
Free · mirador €4 · floors 3–5 closed for maintenance from 6 May
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Matadero Madrid
Landmark
A former municipal slaughterhouse reborn as the city's most ambitious contemporary-culture centre: design, film, theatre and food.
Free · Legazpi / Arganzuela
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Jardines de Sabatini
Park
Formal French-style gardens facing the Royal Palace's north side, laid out on the site of the old royal stables.
Free · no pets
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Gran Vía
Landmark
Madrid's 1910s “broadway”, lined with Art Deco and Beaux-Arts landmarks, flagship stores and the city's biggest theatres.
Free / public street
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Note: the Crystal Palace (Palacio de Cristal) in Retiro is temporarily closed for improvements. Check ahead if it's the reason for your visit.
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