Neighbourhood guide · Madrid
The Prado, the Thyssen, the Reina Sofía, the Ritz and El Retiro, with Las Letras across the avenue.
Neighbourhood guide
The Prado, the Thyssen, the Ritz and the Retiro: the UNESCO landscape of arts and sciences.
The back story
A tree-lined avenue of museums, fountains and a royal park, on UNESCO’s World Heritage List since 2021.
Velázquez, Goya, El Greco
Spain’s national museum of art, on the Paseo del Prado.
Paseo del Prado, 28014 MadridExplore View on map
Picasso’s Guernica
The national museum of modern art, home of Picasso’s Guernica.
Calle de Santa Isabel 52, 28012 MadridExplore View on map
Opposite the Prado
Seven centuries of European painting in a palace opposite the Prado.
Paseo del Prado 8, 28014 MadridExplore View on map
UNESCO World Heritage
The great park behind the Prado: the lake, the Palacio de Cristal and avenues of trees.
Plaza de la Independencia 7, 28001 MadridExplore View on map
The UNESCO landscape
From Cibeles past the Prado to Atocha, then up into the Retiro.
Being transformed
Madrid’s great southern station, being transformed by Adif.
Renfe, iryo and Ouigo
High-speed trains to Andalusia, Barcelona, Valencia and Toledo.
Two MICHELIN Stars
The fine-dining room of the Mandarin Oriental Ritz.
Plaza de la Lealtad 5, 28014 MadridExplore View on map
One MICHELIN Star
Creative cooking with One MICHELIN Star, in Barrio de las Letras.
San Jerónimo 34, 28014 MadridExplore View on map
One MICHELIN Star
Japanese cooking with One MICHELIN Star, in Barrio de las Letras.
San Blas 4, 28014 MadridExplore View on map
Since 1839
A 19th-century dining room and shop on the Carrera de San Jerónimo.
Carrera de San Jerónimo 8, 28014 MadridExplore View on map
Bib Gourmand
Traditional cooking at moderate prices, in Retiro.
Lope de Rueda 35, 28009 MadridExplore View on map
Bib Gourmand
Traditional cooking at moderate prices, in Retiro.
Duque de Sesto 48, 28009 MadridExplore View on map
Calle de Echegaray
An inventive cocktail bar in the Barrio de las Letras.
Calle de Echegaray 21, 28014 MadridExplore View on map
Deessa, Two MICHELIN Stars
The Ritz on the Plaza de la Lealtad, beside the Prado, with the two-star Deessa.
Plaza de la Lealtad 5, 28014 MadridExplore View on map
Calle de Echegaray
A boutique hotel in the Barrio de las Letras.
Calle de Echegaray 8, 28014 MadridExplore View on map
Plaza de las Cortes
A hotel on the Plaza de las Cortes, between Sol and the Paseo del Prado.
Plaza de las Cortes 10, 28014 MadridExplore View on map
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