Madrid was part of my first ever solo trip! I would say Madrid is a good place for visiting museums and shopping, which is a bit of what every capital city usually has to offer:P. You can also make day trips, for instance to Toledo, Segovia, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, or Salamanca!
19 years old me here:PP
During the trip I learned that lunch is the most important dish of the day in Spain, usually, they eat 3 dishes (including appetizer and dessert) at 2-4 pm, and a late light dinner, after 9 pm is normal.
Things to do
Palacio de Cristal
El Retiro Park
Catedral de la Almudena
Royal Palace of Madrid
Temple of Debod
Plaza Mayor
Museo Nacional del Prado
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía - take the glass elevator to the top for a view:))
Madrid Atocha Train Station if you want to see turtles.
Mercado de San Miguel
Eat Lunch at a local restaurant, normally they offer 3 portions as lunch is the main dish in Spain.
Daytrips to Toledo, Segovia, San Lorenzo de El Escorial or Salamanca!
Palacio de Cristal
El Retiro Park
A park to relax, maybe have a picnic or just walk through it. Palacio de Cristal is close to it.
Catedral de la Almudena
Just next to the Royal Palace of Madrid. I visited this place with a free walking tour.
Temple of Debod
It´s is an ancient Egyptian temple rebuilt in Madrid.
Plaza Mayor
Just a plaza (square) to pass through, but it´s a famous one. Before it was the center of old Madrid.
Museo Nacional del Prado
Very famous museum for its art collection!! I don´t know much about art, but it´s good to explore and learn more! There are certain artworks that you want to look out for and at some hours it´s free entrance fee!
Streets of Madrid - Randomly walking & exploring :))
Fun story: I actually made my first ever solo trip to Spain during my exchange in London (we had Easter break). It´s usually expected from London to rain a lot, however, I´ve never seen as much rain as I did in Madrid! It rained sooo much, my shoes got completely wet (just the day before my departure), and that´s where I learned that a hairdryer also can be used to dry other things, such as shoes..:PP
Madrid Atocha Train Station
Inside Madrid´s train station is actually pretty! U should go inside if u pass by it, you also find turtle inside! I went here after visiting Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.
El Oso y el Madroño
Madrid's Official Symbol located in La Puerta del sol. It´s "Bear and the Strawberry tree". A strawberry tree has similar fruit as the strawberry we are used to, so it´s not the same one:))
Mercado de San Miguel
Paella ofc...
Here I visited a restaurant near Puerta del sol. Lunch is the main dish in Spain, so I ate appetizer and dessert before & after my paella. I remember having a hard time finishing all:P
Daytrip to Toledo
I went together with my hostel. Bring snacks ;)) a good way to meet other people :))
Accommodation
I stayed at Hostel One Madrid. It´s a small hostel, maybe for like 20 people in total? Therefore, it´s easy to make friends and they have free dinners every day! They also have activities and day trips, which I highly recommend!
There were some volunteers working there, which were very friendly! One of them joined me to museums and showed me around! Below is a picture of the activities the hostel offers;
Hostel one´s activities you can join!
Enjoy your trip! :*** I will always answer questions, so just let me know!
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