Flights to Madrid

Experience Madrid’s main attractions

As expected, during our summer days, we want to disconnect and spend some peaceful days with our loved ones, partaking in activities for everyone or visiting places of interest. Therefore, this year, Nautalia Viajes invites you to get to know the city of Madrid, where you will have the pleasure of experiencing a European capital that you will love from beginning to end.

If you have decided to jet off to the capital along with your little ones, then we recommend that you go to visit one of the theme parks in the city, such as Parque de Atracciones or Parque Warner, where young and old will be able to enjoy incredible shows and attractions. Furthermore, the capital has an offer of theatrical shows, concerts and workshops that are ideal to spend an entertaining day with the little ones. The city’s museums are also a good option for a visit, as they usually have different activities focused on children.

Moreover, the streets of Madrid also house numerous attractions to experience, such as the famous Mercado de San Miguel, one of the capital's best known markets and a perfect place to enjoy tapas and drinks, El Rastro, Madrid’s famous street market in which you can buy and see countless unique, one-off objects, or the Teleférico, a cable car that will allow you to enjoy the best aerial views of the city, an activity that comes highly recommended on your visit to Spain's capital.

To finish, the city’s gastronomic offer is unbeatable and an ideal way to experience the cultural atmosphere of the area. There are several tours and activities that you can complete to experience the city’s culinary offer, which is undoubtedly one of its greatest attractions.

Experience the Madrid culture

The city of Madrid is home to a wide variety of museums and galleries containing incredible collections of works of art, objects and many antiques that form the cultural wealth of the Spanish capital.

This great wealth found in the famous Paseo del Arte walk, which you will be able to take to experience Madrid’s most famous museums. They notably include the Reina Sofía Museum, which houses many works of art by artists as relevant as Picasso, Miró and Dalí. Furthermore, it is the museum where the precious Guernica by Pablo Picasso is kept; the Prado Museum, where you will be able to discover the most important selection of Spanish paintings in the world with artists such as Velázquez, Murillo or Goya; and the Thyssen Museum, exhibiting over 1,000 works of art, including paintings by Rubens, Monet, Dalí and Van Gogh. These three museums are undoubtedly your must visits on the Paseo del Arte.

But in addition to these museums, on the walk you will find a wide variety of galleries and cultural centres such as the Archaeological Museum, which displays different antiques of civilisations such as the Greek, Roman or Visigoth; Caixa Forum, one of the capital’s most characteristic cultural centres, with many exhibitions and cultural workshops; or the Real Jardín Botánico (Royal Botanical Garden), where, as well as enjoying its natural views, you will be able to see its archives, which include drawings, technical sheets and other documents.

If this year you are going on holidays to Madrid, you cannot miss the fantastic Paseo del Arte walk, a tour through culture and art where you will be able to discover, explore and experience the living history of our country.

Try the best cuisine in Madrid

If there is one thing you have to do during your days of relaxation in Madrid, it is go for drinks and tapas in the bars of the city’s streets. You will enjoy a wide variety of premises, restaurants and bars in which to be able to do what is perhaps the most typical activity of the Spanish capital. Walk through Madrid’s streets and discover its flavours and its great leisure offer.

But where should you sample tapas and experience the local gastronomy? The capital undoubtedly has different zones and emblematic districts in which to be able to enjoy the best bites and dishes; we recommend that you meander through districts such as La Latina, Huertas or Malasaña, in which you will be able to sample tapas, enjoy a good beer and the festival atmosphere breathed there. The beer, Spanish omelette bites and Serrano ham sandwiches are the gastronomic stars of the city but you will also have a wide variety of dishes that will satisfy your appetite. These districts are also ideal for nightlife, as in them you will find different bars or clubs for all tastes and in which to have a great time on your holidays.

If, on the contrary, you don't want to graze on tapas and you would prefer to enjoy a good meal, then we advise that you visit the city’s best restaurants, which you will be able to find in areas such as Plaza Mayor, Fuencarral, Lavapiés and Mercado de San Fernando. The typical dishes that you must try in Madrid include cocido (chickpea strew), callos madrileños (tripe), soldatitos de pavia (cod fritters with red pepper) or huevos estrellados (broken fried eggs), among many others that you cannot miss.

Enjoy the beautiful city of Madrid

Without doubt, Madrid boasts different points of interest in which you will be able to experience the architectural wealth hidden in the Spanish capital. Therefore, you only have to book your trip to be able to set these fantastic holidays in motion.

One of the Madrid’s main places is of course Puerta del Sol, one of the city's most important squares, surrounded by buildings and symbols representative of the city. In it, you will find the famous Clock of the Casa de Correos post office building, where each year the bell rings in the new year, and the emblematic statue of the Bear and the Strawberry Tree, one of Madrid's best-known icons. Close to Puerta del Sol, you will find another of the most important squares, the Plaza Mayor, which you will love for the façades that surround it.

Without doubt, one of your obligatory visits on this trip is to the Royal Palace, an 18th century building that currently functions as the residence of the Spanish Royal Family. Furthermore, the areas around the Palace are surrounded by beautiful gardens such as the Jardines de Sabatini, and so it is worthwhile strolling around and taking in the beautiful views of the Royal Palace. Not far from the Palace is one of the most beautiful points of the Spanish capital, the Temple of Debod, a former temple that was gifted to Spain by Egypt and that will afford you beautiful views of the city.

Other must visits during your stay in the capital undoubtedly include the Puerta de Alcalá, a highly prominent monument in Madrid, the Catedral de la Almudena, a majestic 19th century structure that will amaze you with its mosaics and its huge dome, or the statues of Cibeles and Neptune, whose beauty you will fall in love with.