Choose your time
Start with the time you have.
3 days
The balanced first visit
The Prado, Retiro, Royal Madrid, Las Letras, La Latina and one modern or neighborhood day.
- What you give up
- You will keep Toledo for another trip and choose two major museum collections at most.
Shape the route
What matters most?
Prado or Reina Sofía
Choose the Prado for old masters and a first visit. Choose Reina Sofía for Picasso, modern Spain and Guernica.
Museum district or nightlife
Las Letras shortens museum days. Chueca puts restaurants, bars and a more social evening outside the hotel.
Madrid or Barcelona
Madrid wins for art and late city life. Barcelona wins for Gaudí, visual drama and the Mediterranean.
Madrid or a Toledo day
Keep all three days in Madrid on a first visit. Toledo makes more sense with a fourth full day.
Before you book