Almudena Cathedral
Almudena Cathedral sits directly opposite the Royal Palace and is Madrid's main cathedral, completed only in 1993. Free to enter (donations encouraged).
Palace in Madrid
Royal Palace of Madrid
The Royal Palace of Madrid is the largest royal palace in Western Europe by floor area, with over 3,400 rooms. The exterior, the Plaza de Oriente, the Sabatini Gardens, and the Campo del Moro gardens are all free. Interior tours are paid. Budget travelers walk the exterior circuit, enjoy the free gardens, and photograph the palace facade from the Plaza de Oriente without paying anything.
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- Plaza de la Armería, 28013 Madrid
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Other places worth the walk, and what each one costs.
El Rastro
El Rastro is Madrid's Sunday morning flea market, sprawling through the streets of La Latina neighborhood from Plaza de Cascorro downhill to the Embajadores roundabout. Free to browse.
Gran Via
Gran Via is Madrid's most famous boulevard, a wide avenue of early 20th-century buildings, theatres, shops, and neon signs running from Calle de Alcala to Plaza de Espana. Free to walk.
La Latina Tapas Bars
La Latina is the neighborhood south of Plaza Mayor where Madrilenos go for Sunday tapas after the El Rastro market. Free to walk.
Mercado de San Miguel
The Mercado de San Miguel is a glass and iron market hall next to the Plaza Mayor with gourmet food stalls selling tapas, wine, oysters, pastries, and iberico ham. Free to enter.
Parque de El Capricho
The Parque de El Capricho is an 18th-century garden in the Alameda de Osuna district, the only garden in Madrid with three styles (French, Italian, English) in one park. Free.
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