EYEWITNESS TRAVEL TOP 10 MADRID S ERO OB AL ART M 10 DE PO NT E J E D E VIUDO PLAZA DE AV A DE SA $UFRGH &XFKLOOHURV IG U C NM C DE Estatua de GE RO SANTA CRUZ NA Felipe III Casa de la PLAZA DE &DUQLFHU¯D LA PROVINCIA I M P E R IA L 10 10 ESP CR IST MAR Q U E S SA N C C D E Z AR AG OZ A AS LL Casa de la Panadería LE CA LLE Plaza Mayor PO ST DE C AL CA EL C ALL E D E AR C O D T R I U N FO R DE LE I C AL P E I I F E LI I MAYO LLE M AYO R CALLE CA C FE LID E SA N PE N ER LLE ORES 10 10 CAL LE DE LA 10 10 10 10 10 10 Must-see museums & galleries Great walks & itineraries Best restaurants & cafés Most fun places for children Greatest paintings in the Prado Best hotels for every budget Finest tapas & local delicacies Best areas to shop or to browse Liveliest bars & clubs Insider tips for every visitor YOUR GUIDE TO THE 10 BEST OF EVERYTHING TOP 10 MADRID CHRISTOPHER & MELANIE RICE EYEWITNESS TRAVEL Contents Left Parque del Retiro Right Puerta del Alcala Contents Madrid’s Top 10 Produced by Sargasso Media Ltd, London Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound in China by Leo Paper Products Ltd First American Edition, 2003 11 12 13 14 10 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Copyright 2003, 2011 © Dorling Kindersley Limited, London Reprinted with revisions 2007, 2009, 2011 All rights reserved Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of the book Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress ISSN 1479-344X ISBN 978-0-75666-914-0 Within each Top 10 list in this book, no hierarchy of quality or popularity is implied All 10 are, in the editor’s opinion, of roughly equal merit Palacio Real Museo del Prado 12 Plaza Mayor 18 Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales 20 El Rastro 22 Museo ThyssenBornemisza 24 Centro de Arte Reina Sofía 28 Parque del Retiro 32 Museo de América 34 El Escorial 36 Moments in History 40 People and Places of La Movida 42 The information in this DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide is checked regularly Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London, Great Britain WC2R 0RL, or email: travelguides@dk.com Cover: Front – Alamy Images: Paul Taylor bl; Hemispheres Images: Hervé Hughes c Spine – DK Images: Ian Aitken b Back – DK Images: Peter Wilson tl; Kim Sayer tc; Ian Aitken tr Museums and Galleries 44 Architectural Sights 46 Spanish Theme Shops 48 Parks and Gardens 50 Children’s Attractions 52 Around Town Around Paseo del Prado 72 Contents Left Calle Serrano Right Terrace café Salamanca and Recoletos 78 Downtown Madrid 86 Royal Madrid 96 Religious and Cultural Fiestas 54 Old Madrid 102 Entertainment Venues 56 Chueca and Malasaña 114 Sporting Venues 58 Communidad de Madrid 124 Nights Out 60 Spanish Dishes 62 Bars 64 Tapas Bars Restaurants Streetsmart Practical Information 132 66 Places to Stay 142 68 General Index 148 Left Plaza Mayor Right Cibeles fountain Key to abbreviations Adm admission charge Free no admission charge Dis access disabled access MADRID’S TOP 10 Palacio Real 8–11 Museo del Prado 12–17 Plaza Mayor 18–19 Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales 20–21 El Rastro 22–23 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza 24–27 Centro de Arte Reina Sofía 28–31 Parque del Retiro 32–33 Museo de América 34–35 El Escorial 36–39 Top Ten of Everything 40–69 MADRID’S TOP 10 Madrid Highlights 6–7 Palacio Real ! The former residence of Spain’s Bourbon rulers boasts more rooms than any other palace in Europe With priceless collections of tapestries, clocks, paintings, furniture, even Stradivarius violins, there is something here for everyone (see pp8–11) Around Madrid Colmenar Viejo Collado- Villalba Torrelodones Galapagar El Pardo 1BSRVF EFM0FTUF Alcobendas Valdemorillo $BNQP EFM PSP Getafe miles km 20 3/$=$'( $50$6 &$//( 20 +BSEJOFTEF 4BCBUJOJ Barajas Airport Móstoles Navalcarnero 6$ 3/$=$'( (63$$ 7( (1 ,& 9 1 3/$=$'(/ &21'( '(725(12 *5 $1 9, 3/$=$'( /$0$5,1$ (63$12/$ 3/$=$'( 25,(17( & $//('( 3/$=$'(/ &$//$2 *5$1 3/$=$'( ,6$%(/,, & $ 5 0$< 3/$=$'( /$9,//$ / / ( 0$