Madrid
Madrid
+ Madrid
Sights
* Basilica de San Francisco El Grande
* Basilica de San Miguel
* Botín
* Calle de Serrano
* Casa de América
* Casa Museo de Lope de Vega
* Casa de la Villa
* Casón del Buen Retiro
* Catedral de San Isidro
* Centro Cultural Conde Duque
* Convento de las Carboneras
* Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida
* Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (Bernabéu Stadium)
* Iglesia de las Calatravas
* Iglesia de San Andrés Apóstol
* Iglesia de San Marcos
* Iglesia y Convento de las Trinitarias
* Mercado de San Miguel
* Monasterio de la Encarnación
* Museo Arqueológico Nacional
* Museo Nacional de Antropología
* Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas
* Museo De La Real Academia De Bellas Artes De San Fernando
* Museo Cerralbo
* Museo Chicote
* Museo del Ejército
* Museo Naval
* Museo Romántico
* Palacio de Comunicaciones
* Palacio de las Cortes
* The Paseos
* Plaza de la Cibeles
* Plaza de Toros de las Ventas
* Puerta del Sol
* Puerta de Toledo
* El Rastro (Rastro Flea Market)
* Real Fábrica de Tapices
* Real Jardín Botánico
* Teleférico
* Telefónica
Excursions
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In The Know
Did You Know?
( Highly Recommended )
Madrid may be crowded with churches, but the most popular modern shrine is this football stadium - the home of Real Madrid. Set on a broad boulevard, with its own Metro station, the 86,000-seat stadium hosted the 1982 World Cup Final. Founded in 1902, 'Real' became one of the most famous football clubs in the world. The name means Royal, and the club has proved to be a dynastic force in football, so much so that in 1998, FIFA, the world governing body, awarded them the accolade, 'the best club in the history of football'.
Even if you can't get to a game, you can experience the atmosphere by visiting the museum, right across from the Metro exit. Crammed with dazzling silver trophies and resonating with screams of 'Gol!, Gol!, Gol!' this is a football fan's paradise. Numerous video screens show clips from great matches of the past, including their seven European Cup triumphs between 1956 and 1998, as well as 17 Spanish Cups and 27 Spanish league championships. The oldest trophy dates from 1905, but the most spectacular is one that looks like a fort. Standing 1.6m high, it weighs 75kg, 25kg of which are solid silver. Success is not limited to football: Real, like many Spanish football clubs, participates in many sports. Their basketball team, for example, has an equally glowing history, having won eight European Cups plus the 1981 world club title.
Address: Paseo de la Castellana 144
Phone: 91 398 43 00 (stadium), 91 457 06 79 (museum)
Open: Regular matches during football season
Restaurant: Restaurant/café (Inexpensive)
Metro: Santiago Bernabéu
Accessible: Good
Admission: Cheap (museum)
Practical: Museum (gate 5) open Tue-Sun 10:30-8:30
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