Best of Madrid

Walk Madrid's historic core on this signature-sights tour: starting at the Royal Palace and Almudena Cathedral, through Plaza Mayor and the San Miguel food market, along Gran Vía and the bustling Puerta del Sol, past the world-class Thyssen-Bornemisza and Prado museums, and finishing with a stroll into the royal gardens of El Retiro. A first walk through the essentials of the Spanish capital, on foot, in about an hour and a half, ending somewhere to sit down and rest. Starts near Ópera metro station.