Sights · Our pick in Madrid
Las Ventas
Architecture and museum
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Luis García (Zaqarbal) · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Las Ventas
Las Ventas, at Calle de Alcalá 237, is a neo-Mudéjar building of exposed brick on a metal frame, completed and opened in 1931 (esmadrid.com) and protected as a Bien de Interés Cultural. Guided tours with audio guides cover the gates, courtyards, stands, chapel and the museum on the upper floor of the horse courtyard (comunidad.madrid).
Why it's on our list
- Neo-Mudéjar architecture
- Guided tours
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Las Ventas before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Las Ventas are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- VentasL2L5150 m2 min walk
- El CarmenL5600 m8 min walk
- Manuel BecerraL2L6650 m8 min walk
Key sights
- El Retiro2.6 kmWalk 32 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Santiago Bernabéu3.1 kmWalk 39 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Museo del Prado3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Thyssen-Bornemisza3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Museo Reina Sofía3.8 kmCycle 15 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Puerta del Sol3.8 kmCycle 15 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Plaza Mayor4.1 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Royal Palace4.6 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Templo de Debod4.7 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Madrid-Barajas Airport10 kmCycle 41 minCar or taxi 32 min
Main railway stations
- Nuevos Ministerios (Cercanías)2.8 kmWalk 35 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Madrid Puerta de Atocha3.5 kmWalk 44 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Sol (Cercanías)3.8 kmCycle 15 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Príncipe Pío4.9 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Madrid Chamartín5.0 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 18 min