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Madrid

Madrid is Spain's capital and largest city. A city that has been marked by Spain's varied and tumultuous history, Madrid has some of Europe's most impressive cultural and architectural heritage, which includes grand avenues, plazas, buildings and monuments, world-class art galleries and museums, highly popular football teams, and cultural events of international fame for everyone. Wikivoyage

Population 3,506,730 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Visas and entry What your passport needs for Spain
Tourist office · 410 m Sol Tourist Centre

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos

    February

    The Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos (CEC), known as "Cinema Writers Circle" in English, is a private nonprofit organization supporting cinema and filmmakers in Spain.

    Official site Wikipedia

  2. International Indoor Athletics Meeting Madrid

    February

    Villa De Madrid Indoor Meeting is an annual indoor track and field competition which takes place in February in Madrid, Spain.

    Official site Wikipedia

  3. Madrid Gay Pride

    June – July

    Annual event held between the last week of June and the first of July, with more than 1.5 million people in the street from all around the world.

  4. Ibero-American Festival of Short films ABC (FIBABC)

    September – November

    The Ibero-American Festival of Short films ABC (FIBABC) (Spanish: Festival Iberoamericano de Cortometrajes ABC (FIBABC)) has its origins in the 2009 when the journalists and film makers, helmed by Pedro Touceda Fernandez and supported by the Spanish ABC with…

    Official site Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Madrid); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Mercado de San Antón

    1. Monday: 10:00–00:00
    2. Tuesday: 10:00–00:00
    3. Wednesday: 10:00–00:00
    4. Thursday: 10:00–00:00
    5. Friday: 10:00–00:00
    6. Saturday: 10:00–00:00
    7. Sunday: 10:00–00:00

    10:00–00:00

    520 m from the centre

  • Mercado Municipal los Mostenses

    Covered hall
    1. Monday: 09:00–14:00, 17:30–20:00
    2. Tuesday: 09:00–14:00, 17:30–20:00
    3. Wednesday: 09:00–14:00, 17:30–20:00
    4. Thursday: 09:00–14:00, 17:30–20:00
    5. Friday: 09:00–14:00, 17:30–20:00
    6. Saturday: 09:00–14:30
    7. Sunday: closed
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    09:00–14:00, 17:30–20:00
    Tuesday
    09:00–14:00, 17:30–20:00
    Wednesday
    09:00–14:00, 17:30–20:00
    Thursday
    09:00–14:00, 17:30–20:00
    Friday
    09:00–14:00, 17:30–20:00
    Saturday
    09:00–14:30
    600 m from the centre

  • Mercado de San Miguel

    1. Monday: 10:00–24:00
    2. Tuesday: 10:00–24:00
    3. Wednesday: 10:00–24:00
    4. Thursday: 10:00–24:00
    5. Friday: 10:00–01:00
    6. Saturday: 10:00–01:00
    7. Sunday: 10:00–24:00
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    10:00–24:00
    Tuesday
    10:00–24:00
    Wednesday
    10:00–24:00
    Thursday
    10:00–24:00
    Friday
    10:00–01:00
    Saturday
    10:00–01:00
    Sunday
    10:00–24:00
    720 m from the centre

  • Mercado de Barceló

    Covered hall
    Opening hours

    Jun-Sep: Mo-Fr 09:00-14:30,17:30-20:30; Sa 09:00-15:00; Oct-May: Mo-Fr 09:00-14:30,17:00-20:00; PH off

    810 m from the centre

  • Understreet Market - La Latina

    1. Monday: 13:30–00:00
    2. Tuesday: 13:30–00:00
    3. Wednesday: 13:30–00:00
    4. Thursday: 13:30–00:00
    5. Friday: 12:30–01:30
    6. Saturday: 10:00–02:00
    7. Sunday: 10:00–00:00
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    13:30–00:00
    Tuesday
    13:30–00:00
    Wednesday
    13:30–00:00
    Thursday
    13:30–00:00
    Friday
    12:30–01:30
    Saturday
    10:00–02:00
    Sunday
    10:00–00:00
    1.0 km from the centre

  • Mercado de la Cebada

    Covered hall
    1. Monday: 09:00–14:00, 17:00–20:30
    2. Tuesday: 09:00–14:00, 17:00–20:30
    3. Wednesday: 09:00–14:00, 17:00–20:30
    4. Thursday: 09:00–14:00, 17:00–20:30
    5. Friday: 09:00–14:00, 17:00–20:30
    6. Saturday: 09:00–18:00
    7. Sunday: closed
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    09:00–14:00, 17:00–20:30
    Tuesday
    09:00–14:00, 17:00–20:30
    Wednesday
    09:00–14:00, 17:00–20:30
    Thursday
    09:00–14:00, 17:00–20:30
    Friday
    09:00–14:00, 17:00–20:30
    Saturday
    09:00–18:00
    1.2 km from the centre

  • Rastro Market

    El Rastro

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: 09:00–15:00

    09:00–15:00

    1.4 km from the centre

  • Galería de Alimentación La Paloma

    Opening hours

    Mo-Sa 21:00-22:00; Su,PH 10:00-22:00

    1.4 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 48 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.