Madrid by Metro
Travel with us and discover the wonders of Madrid
Metro de Madrid is not only the best way to get around Madrid, it is also a simple and comfortable alternative to get to know all its wonders. With Metro you can travel to all points of interest in the city: from Puerta del Sol to Gran Vía, to the most traditional neighborhoods and corners, passing through its great museums, sports temples and areas for tapas and enjoying the best gastronomy. All this, and much more, fits in Metro de Madrid. Travel with us and discover all the charm of Madrid!
Sol and Gran Vía: hearts of Madrid
Puerta del Sol and Gran Vía are the true hearts of Madrid. Walking through its streets and corners is to take a trip through the essence of the most vital, historical and cosmopolitan Madrid. We invite you to meet them. Get on the Metro and enjoy Madrid!
The door of the sun
The door of the sun It is the heart of Madrid, with streets full of history and a vibrant social and commercial life that make it the true symbol of the city.
At the Puerta del Sol is the seat of the Government of the Region of Madrid, in the Royal Post Office, and it is also where Alcala street, where we can walk until The Cibeles, discovering one of the most beautiful urban landscapes in Madrid: the Plaza de Canalejas and the buildings of Alcalá.
From Puerta del Sol we find a good number of small routes, all with a special charm and an authentic taste of Madrid: from the Carrera de San Jerónimo, which crosses the Congress of Deputies to reach Cibeles Square, on the axis of the Prado, until Victoria Street and Espoz y Mina to the orchard neighborhood, to Carretas street, full of shops, and the Cadiz Passage, with all its terraces for a drink.
Also in Sol we find other authentic icons of Madrid: The main street, which brings us to Madrid of the Austrias and main square but also the Almudena y the Bailen Viaduct, and Arenal Street, another of the commercial centers in the area, pedestrianized in 2008 and which leads us to Royal Palace and Opera district.
And if we talk about trade and Puerta del Sol we have to talk about Precious Street, one of the busiest shopping areas in Europe, full of shops and buyers and tourists who turn it, along with Carmen and Montera streets, in a unique and inimitable space.
And, how could it be otherwise, Puerta del Sol is a key transport point in the capital, thanks to the Sun Exchanger, inaugurated in 2009, and which connects the Metro lines 1, 2 and 3 with the C3 and C4 suburban lines.
Travelers can reach all these streets and corners related to Puerta del Sol through Madrid Metro stations. These are some of them, with all their data of interest:
Sol Station (lines 1, 2 and 3)
Ó Stationpear (lines 2, 5 and Branch)
Station Gran Vía (lines 1 and 5)
Station Callao (lines 3 and 5)
The Gran via
La Gran Vía is known as the Madrid Broadway for the important activity of the cinemas and theaters that it houses, to which a multitude of fashion stores, restaurants and commercial premises have recently been added.
The Gran Vía has its origin in the Alcala Street and ends at Plaza of Spain. On its left side, it has the commercial streets that lead to the Puerta del Sol (Preciados and Carmen), in addition to the Plaza de Callao, another of the nerve centers of the area, and an authentic 'anthill' of people at any time of the day.
And on its right side, Gran Vía opens up to the coolest neighborhoods of alternative Madrid: Chueca, Malasaña y count Duke, With the Fuencarral street as the most modern commercial area in the area.
Gran Vía is the essence of life in Madrid. From Metro you can easily visit it, along with its surroundings. We suggest the following stations to start your trip to Madrid's Gran Vía:
Gran Vía Station (lines 1 and 5)
Callao Station (lines 3 and 5)
Traditional neighborhoods and corners
Neighborhood La Latina It is one of the oldest and most charismatic in Madrid, with streets that still keep their original layout. La Latina is located in the district center and it is a neighborhood with an authentic traditional flavor, between the segovia street, the Vistillas, the Gate of Toledo, the trail y Barley Square.
A good tour of La Latina can start at Barley Square. There we can see the old Market of the Barley and Latin Theater, and reach the Cascorro Square, where every Sunday the famous Trail Madrilenian, going down Riverside of Curtidores.
La Latina It has a good number of points of interest. These are some of the most representative: Puerta de Toledo, Church of La Paloma, Hospital de la VOT, Basilica of San Francisco el Grande, Plaza de San Francisco, Calle Bailén, Las Vistillas crossing and Las Vistillas Gardens, Plaza de la Paja, Jardín del Príncipe de Anglona , Plaza de San Andrés, Cava Baja, and the Collegiate Church of San Isidro.
Access by Metro from our stations: La Latina
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Lavapies It is an old neighborhood of Madrid and one of the points with the greatest mix of ethnic groups and citizens from all over the planet, which makes it a unique space. Lavapies is between The Trail, Tirso de Molina, Antón Martínplatforms, Reina Sofia Museum y the Valencia Round. In times past it was the Jewish quarter of Madrid, with a synagogue located where the Church of San Lorenzo stands today.
Lavapies got its name from a particular aspect of its history: in the central square of the neighborhood there was a source in which the Jews did their ablutions and they washed their feet before entering the temple. For this reason, the neighborhood ended up being called 'Lavapiés'. As a curiosity, the castizos of Lavapies they have been colloquially called 'manolos' y 'manolas', since this was the most common name with which many Jews were baptized to escape the expulsion of 1492.
Lavapies keeps alive the traditional tradition, popularized by the Operetta with works like 'The Barber of Lavapiés' (Francisco Asenjo Barbieri), but with a touch of modernity provided by its new cultural centers: The House On, he Circus theater Price, Spanish Film Library, The Tobacco Company, the RRoyal Monastery of Santa Isabel and Pious Schools of San Fernando.
Access by Metro from our stations: Lavapies, Embajadores, Atocha
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El Neighborhood of the letters as well as the orchard streets are very close to Lavapies, in a location that goes from the Puerta del Sol to atocha street, going down to the Paseo del Prado. Their most popular spots are Santa Ana Square as well as the orchards street. Its streets distill traditionalism in all its corners, but they are the arts, with the literature and his private Bohemia, which have given world fame to the neighborhood.
For five centuries the area of Orchards It has been the residence of numerous figures of Spanish letters. There they came to coexist simultaneously Calderon de la Barca, Miguel de Cervantes, Lope de Vega y Luis de Gongora. Here the visitor can see the Lope de Vega House Museum, on Calle de Cervantes, a space converted into a true tribute to the Golden age of Spanish literature.
And as if that were not enough, the surroundings of the Neighborhood of the letters are full of great cultural offerings such as the museums, among which stand out the Thyssen-Bornemisza, The meadow, and the queen sofia, in addition to other centers such as CaixaForum and Athenaeum of Madrid.
Access by Metro from our stations: Antón Martín, Sun
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El Madrid of the Austrias It is located in the same root that gave rise to the city. Its main nuclei are Plaza Mayor, Plaza de Oriente as well as the Plaza de la Villa, and its development is linked to the dynasty of the Habsburg in Spain. The Plaza Mayor It is the great Madrid work of the Habsburgs. Initially it was known as the Suburb Square, was much smaller and its shapes were irregular; it was at the end of the XNUMXth century when it was decided to enlarge it and give it a square shape.
At the Plaza Mayor should be noted: the Bakery House, the only building with mural paintings on its façade, the House of the Butcher, equestrian statue of Philip III, monarch with whom the square was inaugurated, and the Knife Bow, designed by the architect Gomez de Mora.
In this Madrid of the Austrians, the Monastery of the Incarnation as well as the Villa Square, where are the house of the village, former seat of the Madrid City Council, the Tower of the Lujanes as well as the Cisneros House. He Monastery of the Royal Barefoot, former royal seat of the monarch Carlos I, and the Santa Cruz Palace (current headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), are two other monumental complexes whose visit is recommended. And among the 'must see' in this Madrid are emblematic places and buildings such as the Royal Palace, with its gardens Plaza de Oriente, Cathedral of La Almudenaplatforms, Royal Theatre and Sabatini Gardens.
Access by Metro from our stations: Sun, Tirso de Molina, Opera
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Walking through the museums
Madrid has a wide cultural offer that includes several of the best museums in the world. We propose an interesting route to discover four museums that will not leave you indifferent. And remember that... you can get there by Metro!
The Prado Museum is one of the most important art centers in the world and one of the most visited. It stands out for its paintings by European masters such as Velázquez, El Greco, Goya, Titian, Rubens and Bosch. You can get to the Prado Museum from the Atocha, Banco de España and Antón Martín Metro stations.
The Reina Sofía Museum is a center dedicated to contemporary Spanish art located in the Atocha area. The Reina Sofía is the southern vertex of what is known as the Madrid Art Triangle, which includes the Prado and Thyssen-Bornemisza museums. You can get there from the Atocha, Lavapiés and Embajadores stations.
The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum is an art gallery formed after the acquisition, by the Spanish Government, of the most valuable nucleus of the private collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza family. It has works ranging from the 1980th and XNUMXth centuries (Duccio, Jan van Eyck) to pop art and figurative painting from XNUMX. You can access its surroundings from the Banco de España, Antón Martín and Atocha stations.
The National Archaeological Museum is the most important Spanish center of archaeology. Its collection is mainly based on pieces from the Iberian Peninsula, from Prehistory to the Modern Age. It can be accessed by Metro from the Serrano and Colón stations.
The parks of Madrid
Madrid has beautiful, curious and important parks that you can enjoy for free. Some are surprising for their careful and romantic landscapes and others for their great leisure offer. All of them can be reached by Metro, many through different lines and stations
The Retiro Park is a green haven in the heart of Madrid, a historic garden located in the center of Madrid (Spain). It has 125 hectares and more than 15.000 trees, a real lung for the capital. Considered one of the main tourist attractions in the city, it is home to numerous architectural, sculptural and landscape ensembles from the XNUMXth to XNUMXst centuries, including the Monument to Alfonso XII, the Crystal Palace, the Estanque Grande and the Parterre, the Gate of Philip IV. Some of its gardens also deserve special attention: the Vivaces garden and the Cecilio Rodríguez gardens.
It was built in the first half of the 1767th century within the landscape project developed for the Palacio del Buen Retiro, a former royal possession created by the Count-Duke of Olivares for the enjoyment of Felipe IV. Its use as an urban park dates back to 1868, the year in which Carlos III allowed the public to enter for recreational purposes and, definitively, from XNUMX, when it came under the ownership of the Madrid City Council.
Withdrawal (L2), Ibiza (L9), Atocha (L1) Y Atocha Renfe (L1)
Historical garden located to the west of the city that occupies 1.722,6 hectares. Double the size of the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, it is two and a half times larger than Dublin's Phoenix Park, five times larger than New York's Central Park and 6,5 times larger than London's Hyde Park.
The history of the Casa de Campo began with the decision of Philip II to move the Court to Madrid and reside there. The king begins to form an estate that linked the Palace with the El Pardo hunting ground. Around this nucleus, farms and fields purchased from the neighboring ones will be added. On May 1, 1931 it was ceded by the State to the people of Madrid, remaining open to the public ever since.
In 2010, the complex was declared a Site of Cultural Interest by the Community of Madrid. Inside there are various facilities, such as the Madrid Amusement Park, the Zoo, the cable car (which connects the Casa de Campo with the Parque del Oeste, on the other side of the Manzanares River) or the Madrid Arena multipurpose pavilion and different spaces sports.
It is a large English-style garden, with mounds, paths, wooded areas, meadows and even a stream and a rose garden. It is in the northwest area of the city, very close to the exit to the A6, the old road to La Coruña, next to the University City, in the Moncloa district.
The construction of the park was the initiative of Alberto Aguilera, mayor of the city at the beginning of the 1906th century, who in XNUMX asked the landscaper Abraham Pedraza to design a place for walking and resting, which many years later and after being destroyed by the War Civil, would rebuild Cecilio Rodríguez. It has unique and beautiful places such as "Rose Garden of the West Park", in which an international rose contest is held annually, or the Temple of Debod.
The Parque del Oeste is another of the great green spaces in Madrid with an area close to 100 hectares and stands out for its great variety of plant species, especially the unique population of conifers.
Moncloa (L3, L6), Plaza of Spain (L2, L3, L10), Prince Pio (L6, L10, R)
It is considered one of the most beautiful parks in the city and, paradoxically, one of the most unknown (especially its Civil War bunker). The garden offers three different styles: the French parterre or garden, the English landscape and the Italian giardino.
It was created in 1784 by the Dukes of Osuna and especially by the Duchess, Doña María Josefa de la Soledad Alonso Pimentel. Protector of artists, bullfighters and intellectuals, the Duchess created a true natural paradise that was frequented by the most illustrious personalities of the time and in which the most prestigious artists, gardeners and set designers worked. It has an area of 14 hectares.
It is the only existing Romanticism garden in Madrid. Samples of this are the labyrinth of bushes, the buildings such as the mansion, the small hermitage, or the beautiful ballroom, as well as the streams that run through it and ponds, where swans and ducks used to be found.
This park was born in 2005, as a result of the burial of the M30, which follows the Manzanares River linearly for more than 7 kilometers in which there are green spaces, monuments, bridges, walkways, dams and recreation areas. Its privileged location makes it especially accessible by Metro and Cercanías, very close to the historic heart of the Madrid capital. From Madrid Río it is possible to access the Royal Palace, the Almudena Cathedral, the Campo del Moro, the Parque del Oeste or the Casa de Campo, to name a few examples of the most touristic Madrid.
It has cycle paths, tracks for skating, skateboarding, climbing, soccer 7 and 11, indoor soccer, paddle tennis, tennis, basketball and BMX (Bike Motor Cross). It has children's play areas, bio-healthy circuits and 9 petanque courts; in addition to platforms for holding cultural events in the Puente del Rey, in the Parque de Arganzuela and the Matadero. Added to all this is a Manzanares River Interpretation Centre, the Matadero Madrid Cultural Complex, and the future rowing centre.
Angel Gate (L6), Marquis of Vadillo (L5), Pyramids (L5) y Legazpi (L6 and 3).
It is one of the most emblematic places in the capital. Located in Madrid de los Austrias, next to the Royal Palace, it brings together hundreds of locals and tourists every day who want to enjoy its famous sunsets.
The garden is located in the old stables of the Palace and owes its name to the Italian architect who designed it in the XNUMXth century, Francesco Sabatini. During the Second Republic, the land was ceded to the Madrid City Council for the construction of a public park, whose project was awarded to the Zaragoza architect Fernando García Mercadal.
With a classicist style and geometric design, this ornamental garden has a large rectangular central pond, surrounded by fountains, trees and a series of white marble sculptures, originally intended to decorate the cornice of the Royal Palace.
This oasis of peace in the heart of Calle Alcalá is considered a Historic Park and a Site of Cultural Interest, although the wall that surrounds its entire perimeter protects it, in part, from mass visits.
Originally, it was a recreational estate with areas for agricultural exploitation, owned by the Count of Torre Arias. In 1920, the count decided to give it to the Alicante architect César Cort Botí, who was in charge of remodeling it and turning it into a garden with a marked Mediterranean character, in honor of his land.
With an area of 25 hectares, the park has two clearly differentiated spaces. On the one hand, there would be the northern area, with a romantic landscape style and, on the other, the southern area, with an agricultural character.
In the fifth we can find different species of trees, among which olive trees, pines and eucalyptus trees stand out, although the star of the park is the almond trees, which bloom in February and March, offering a wonderful spectacle.
As for the architecture of the garden, the so-called Clock House stands out, as well as a 1925 rationalist-style mansion. However, the Quinta de los Molinos cannot be conceived without the presence of the two constructions that give it its name: the mill with the clock house and the one with the rose garden. These are two reddish metal structures, brought from the United States in 1920 to extract water from underground wells and springs with the aim of irrigating the entire surface of the park.
emblematic stadiums
Metro de Madrid gives you the opportunity to get to some of the most emblematic sporting temples in the Community and is considered the best travel option for match days. Learn about the underground stations that you must use to get to the main stadiums.
Santiago Bernabeu Stadium
This stadium, a temple of Real Madrid, was inaugurated in 1947 and has a capacity for around 81.000 spectators. It owes its name to Santiago Bernabéu, president of the club between 1943 and 1978.
You can get to know its facilities by taking the 'Tour of the Bernabéu'. In addition, the white coliseum has four restaurants and the largest sports store in the world. In 2007, UEFA included it in the category of Elite Stadiums.
To visit this space, you can go to the Santiago Bernabeu station.
For more information, click here: http://www.realmadrid.com/estadio-santiago-bernabeu
Metropolitan Wanda Stadium
Inaugurated in September 2017, this stadium is the new home of the rojiblanco team, and has become the venue for the Champions League final of the 2018-19 season.
Its modern facilities, crowned by a spectacular dome, have all kinds of technological advances. The stadium can be visited by fans and has the capacity to hold around 68.000 people.
To get to the soccer field, you can go to the Metropolitan Stadium station.
For more information, click here: http://www.atleticodemadrid.com/wandametropolitano
Vallecas Stadium
It was built in 1973, on the same site as the old stadium, and has a capacity for 14.708 seated spectators. In addition to the Rayo Vallecano matches, this stadium has hosted other sporting events such as the 1st Final Phase of the Super Iberian Rugby League (2009).
It is also the finish line of the traditional San Silvestre Vallecana race, which is held in Madrid every December 31st.
To access the stadium, take the Metro to the portazgo station.
For more information, click here: http://www.rayovallecano.es/
Alfonso Pérez Coliseum
This is the stadium of the Getafe Football Club. Built in 1998, it has undergone several extensions until reaching its current capacity of 17.393 people.
In this stadium, the Madrid team has experienced the club's golden age, two promotions to the Second Division, one promotion to the First Division, qualification for two Copa del Rey finals and a UEFA Cup quarter-final.
To access this field, you can use the Los Espartales station.
If you want more information, you just have to enter: http://www.getafecf.com/Elclub/DatosGenerales.aspx
Butarque Municipal Stadium
The CD Leganés football field, opened in 1998, has more than 11.000 seats available. On June 4, 2016, Leganés achieved something unthinkable for many: the first promotion to the First Division in its history. As a result of this promotion, the sports club plans to expand its capacity.
To access this field, you can use the San Nicasio station.
If you want more information, you just have to enter: https://www.deportivoleganes.com/
Wizink Center
This multipurpose venue, also known as Palacio de los Deportes, hosts all kinds of events, including matches between two Madrid basketball clubs: Movistar Estudiantes and Real Madrid.
It was completed in 2005 and has the capacity to hold 15.000 spectators.
To get to the Wizink Center, take the Metro to the stations of Goya or O'Donnell.
If you want more information about this venue, go to https://www.wizinkcenter.es/