5 days in Madrid : Famous places, food / tapas, art museum, Flamenco bar and club !

[christophesubilia]

I was in Madrid 5 days to enjoy this amazing city in Spain 🇪🇸

overview of my 5 days in Madrid (Spain)

📍Here is the fulllist with all places I am talking about in this post (and more)
https://goo.gl/maps/5eqLy2UPgC2ZqSmbA 

📸All my pictures was made with my Google Pixel 5.

Plaza Mayor :  a major public space in the heart of Madrid

Plaza Mayor, Madrid

It is one of the most famous squares in Madrid. It is entirely pedestrian and is accessible through nine entrances, several of which connect it to the Calle Mayor to the north. 

Palacio Real de Madrid

Royal Palace of Madrid

Very impressive to see even from a distance, the building is very large. It is the largest royal palace in Western Europe and one of the largest in the world. It houses a precious historical and artistic heritage

Chocolatería San Ginés : A must for eating chocolate

Chocolatería San Ginés

This chocolate factory which exists since 1894 is known for its famous melted chocolate with churros. When I saw that there were more than 38'000 reviews and 4.4/5.0 on Google Maps, I didn't hesitate a second to go there. It was really fantastic!

Mercado de San Miguel : The dream for food lovers

Mercado de San Miguel, picture from Christophe Subilia Local Guide level 9

With almost 90,000 reviews and 4.4 average, we went to the San Miguel Market and loved it. Sweet and savory tapas for about 4 euros per serving and also great wines by the glass!

Some tapas offered at the Mercado de San Miguel

Inclán Brutal Bar : Best cocktail/tapas bar in Madrid

Inclán Brutal Bar (cocktail & tapas)

 It is certainly one of my best experiences to drink a cocktail: excellent service, the decoration is very neat, the cocktails really very good with unusual glasses and very reasonable prices.

3 diffrent sort of cocktail in Inclan Brutal Bar

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía : Paintings by famous Spanish painters: Picasso, Miro, Dali

From left to right, paintings by : Picasso, Dali, Miro

It is difficult to come to Madrid and not visit an art museum! There are 3 big and important ones: Museo Nacional del Prado, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museo.

I finally chose the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía because it contains mostly famous Spanish art.

Tablao TORERO Essential Flamenco : An hour of local and incredible show

Flamenco live in Madrid

Madrid is one of the most famous cities to go see Flamenco 💃. We opted for a Tablao that only offers the show with a drink included. We found ourselves in a cellar with about 60 seats. It was a great experience to have a real proximity with the dancers and the music.

2 performers in full demonstration

Kapital: One of the biggest nightclubs in Madrid

Kapital a big nightclub in Madrid

I like to party and Kapitol was definitely a good place for that. Madrid is a big city in Europe and it's often very expensive in these places. Here it cost me 22euros but I had 2 drinks included. 

During the evening, there were several shows and the music was really great!

I've talked about some my best memories but there are still some very cool places to discover in Madrid that I made :

Brunch

Mamua : https://g.page/mamua_madrid?share

Brunch Club : https://goo.gl/maps/dRLiibq29X6q2nRx5

Tapas

Taberna La Fragua de Vulcano : https://goo.gl/maps/gpE1uwmSPjCVfmzU6

Matador : https://g.page/matador-madrid?share

Shopping 

Primark : https://goo.gl/maps/fMiCRQw7uUB8togFA

[AniaKiser]

@christophesubilia Great you're back on track with traveling 😁 Madrid is also in my list places I haven't been yet. Maybe in the future I'll have this opportunity 🙂 Thanks for sharing ☺️

[christophesubilia]

Thank youuuu @AniaKiser ! Yes I really recommand to discover Madrid if you have the opportunity to do it !

[AngieYC]

Hi @christophesubilia,

Wow! Those photos are amazing and thank you for sharing your recommendation, I am sure it will be very useful for other Local Guides. I am looking forward to reading more of your travel stories!

[christophesubilia]

Oh thank you @AngieYC !! 🌟

[Mororo]

marvelous pics!

thank you for sharing😄

[AndrewMak]

@christophesubilia thank you for your precious post. I'll go in madrid for the first time in May, and i'll use your suggestion!

[christophesubilia]

Thank you @Mororo !

[christophesubilia]

Amazing @AndrewMak ! Don't miss the full list there is another cool places to discover!