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Almudena Cathedral
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Citorah says
The cathedral is free, though it asks for a €1 donation, and opens every day from 10:00 to 20:30, except during services. Its museum opens Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 14:30, and costs €7.
From 3 Days in Madrid 2026: The Royal Palace, the Prado and the Barrios, Day by Day, under “Day 1: Plaza Mayor, the Royal Palace and La Latina”.
Good to know
- Price
- free, though it asks for a €1 donation
- When
- every day from 10:00 to 20:30, except during services
- Directions
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As the guide had it on 15 Oct 2026. Check prices and hours with the place itself before you go.
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Where it is
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Royal Palace
Citorah says The Royal Palace and the Almudena Cathedral, which stand side by side: you enter the palace through the gate on the Almudena esplanade, at the corner of Calle Bailén. The nearest metro station is Ópera, on Lines 2 and 5. The palace interior is worth the ticket.
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Plaza de la Paja
Citorah says Plaza de la Paja is its prettiest square.
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Mercado de San Miguel
Citorah says A stone’s throw from Plaza Mayor, it opened as a food market in 1916 and became Madrid’s first gourmet market in 2009, esmadrid says. It calls the building one of the city’s finest examples of cast-iron architecture, and the market itself one of Madrid’s most popular tourist attractions.
The catch Go for a look rather than a meal.
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Posada del Dragón
Citorah says Next door, at Cava Baja 14.
The guide it’s in
Madrid · Itineraries
3 Days in Madrid 2026: The Royal Palace, the Prado and the Barrios, Day by Day
A three-day Madrid plan: the Royal Palace and a La Latina tapas crawl, the Prado, the Reina Sofía or the Thyssen and the Retiro, then Salamanca or a train to Toledo. With 2026 opening hours, prices and free-entry times, and the late meal times to plan around.
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