Madrid in March

[Jw Vw]

All,

I am off to Madrid in March for five days. Is there anywhere in particular I should visit?

Museums
Restaurants
Architecture

Any help appreciated.

Cheers.

Edited by Jw Vw on Friday 15th February 14:49

[Jw Vw]

Anyone?

[anonymous-user]

• Art - Prado (shut on Mondays if I recall) - Goya & classical stuff
• Park/monuments - Parque del Retiro
• Palace - Palacio Real
• Art - Reina Sofia - Picasso's Guernica, modern art
• Art - Thyssen Borne...something - more modern stuff
• Footy - Bernabeu stadium tour (really good)
• Nights out - tapas crawl - superb fun, how the locals do it, Plaza Santa Anna (Huerta) was great, Calle de Cruz also, Chueca is an area with lots to eat & drink
• Architecture - Plaza Mayor (old), Puerta de Europe (Modern), Casa de Campo (park and classic)
• Bull-fighting/Architecture - Plaza de Toros
• The Madrid Bear statue - Plaza Puerta del Sol (some good Tapas places round there too)
• Market - El Rastro
• Shopping - posh stuff in Salamanca, more 'Spanishy' stuff in Huerta and Los Austrias

Apologies for my spelling - memory is not brilliant, but there should be enough there to get onto Google. Whereabouts are you staying?

[Jw Vw]

Thanks for the reply. We are staying on Calle de la Princesa in the Melia Madrid Princesa.

[anonymous-user]

OK, nearest station is Arguelles I think (could be wrong), use that, it's cheap to get into town. Don't use taxis.

[chilistrucker]

+1 on the retiro park

[Jw Vw]

Cheers chaps.