• Royal Palace of Madrid - The Royal Palace of Madrid, also known as the Royal Palace of the East, serves as the official residence of the King of Spain. Covering an area of 135,000 m² and featuring 3,418 rooms, it is nearly twice the size of Buckingham Palace or the Palace of Versailles, making it the largest royal palace in Western Europe. Our guide will provide detailed insights into this iconic location.
• Museo de la Catedral de la Almudena - The Santa Iglesia Catedral Metropolitana de Santa María la Real de la Almudena, commonly referred to as the Almudena Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the title of Almudena. It serves as the episcopal seat of Madrid.

Built on the site of an old mosque, Almudena Cathedral derives its name from the Arabic word al-mudayna, meaning “citadel.” Located in Madrid’s historic center, the cathedral is the main church of the Archdiocese of Madrid, housing the archbishop and the metropolitan chapter. The building, which is 102 meters long and 73 meters high, was constructed from the late 19th century to the late 20th century in various architectural styles: Neoclassical on the exterior, Neo-Gothic on the interior, and Neo-Romanesque in the crypt.

• Real Basilica de San Francisco el Grande - The Royal Basilica of San Francisco el Grande, officially known as the Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, is a Catholic church situated in Madrid’s Palacio neighborhood, within the historic center of Spain’s capital. It overlooks the western side of the Plaza de San Francisco, formed by the intersection of Calle Bailén and Carrera de San Francisco. The basilica is part of the Franciscan convent of Jesus and Mary, established in the early 13th century on the site of a former hermitage dedicated to Saint Mary.
• Puerta de Toledo - The Toledo Gate was one of the entry points to the city of Madrid. There were three previous gates named Toledo in the vicinity, but the current one dates back to the early 19th century. Designed by Spanish architect Antonio Aguado, it is located in the center of the Glorieta de la Puerta de Toledo roundabout. The gate was erected as a triumphal arch in honor of King Ferdinand VII to commemorate Spanish independence following the French occupation.
• Fuente de Neptuno - The Neptune Fountain is a neoclassical fountain situated at the center of the roundabout that bears its name, within the Plaza de Cánovas del Castillo in Madrid. Proposed in 1777 and constructed between 1782 and 1786, the fountain was originally located at the descent of the San Jerónimo race, facing the Cibeles Fountain. It was moved to its current location in 1898.
• Estacion de Atocha - Atocha Station is a railway complex near the Plaza del Emperador Carlos V in Madrid, Spain. Serving as a major railway junction, it is the busiest station in the country. Initially opened as a simple halt in 1851, it was expanded to become the Midi station, inaugurated in 1892.
• Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia - The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS), commonly known as Museo Reina Sofía, is a Spanish museum dedicated to 20th-century and contemporary art, located in Madrid.

Housed in the former General Hospital of Madrid, an 18th-century neoclassical building in the Atocha area, the museum is near both the Atocha train station and the Metro Station of Art. The building, initially designed by José de Hermosilla and later continued by Francesco Sabatini, is now known as the Sabatini building in honor of the Italian architect. The museum officially opened in 1992, although the building had hosted temporary exhibitions in previous years. In September 2005, the museum expanded with the opening of the Nouvel building at the beginning of the Ronda de Atocha.

• Jeronimos - The old monastery of San Jerónimo el Real, popularly known as “Los Jerónimos,” was one of Madrid’s most significant monasteries, originally governed by the Order of San Jerónimo. Adjacent to it was the Royal Room, later expanded into the Buen Retiro Palace during the reign of Felipe IV.
• El Cason del Buen Retiro - The Casón del Buen Retiro is one of the two surviving buildings from the destruction of the Buen Retiro Palace in Madrid, Spain. Built by Alonso Carbonel in 1637, it was initially designed as a ballroom for the Court of Felipe IV.

Since 1971, it has been part of the Prado Museum, housing its 19th-century painting collections (around 3,000 works) and Pablo Picasso’s Guernica for decades. The famous painting was moved to the Reina Sofía Museum in 1992. After years of renovation, the Casón reopened as a Museum Study Center in 2009, while the 19th-century collections were relocated to the Prado’s main headquarters, thanks to Rafael Moneo’s expansion.

• Salon de Reinos del Palacio del Buen Retiro - The Salón de Reinos, or Hall of Realms, was the main representative space of the old Buen Retiro Palace in Madrid, built between 1630 and 1635. It housed some of the best paintings, most of which are now in the Prado Museum. The room gets its name from the coats of arms of the twenty-four kingdoms that made up the Hispanic Monarchy during the time of Philip IV. Its more popular modern name is the Army Museum, as it housed this institution from 1841 to 2005, when its collections began to be transferred to the Alcázar of Toledo. Along with the Casón del Buen Retiro.
• Real Academia Espanola - The Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) is a publicly funded private cultural institution based in Madrid, Spain. Along with twenty-three other language academies from Spanish-speaking countries, it forms the Association of Spanish Language Academies (ASALE).

Founded in 1713 by the enlightened Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco, VIII Marquis of Villena and Duke of Escalona, in imitation of the French Academy, it received royal approval from King Felipe V the following year. The Academy approved its first statutes in 1715.

• Prado National Museum - The Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, Spain, is one of the world’s most important and visited art museums (ranked eighteenth among art museums in 2013). According to the 2020 Culture Observatory, it is considered Spain’s most important cultural institution. The museum boasts an exceptionally rich collection of paintings by Spanish and European masters from the 15th to the 18th centuries, and Spanish works from the 19th century.

Its main attractions include extensive collections of works by Velázquez, El Greco, Goya (the most represented artist in the museum), Titian, Rubens, and Bosch, making it the best and most comprehensive collection of these artists worldwide.

• Puerta de Alcala - The Puerta de Alcalá is one of the five old royal gates that provided access to the city of Madrid, Spain. It is located at the center of the Plaza de la Independencia roundabout, at the intersection of Alcalá, Alfonso XII, Serrano, and Salustiano Olózaga streets, near the Retiro gates: Puerta de España, Puerta de la Independencia (main entrance to the Retiro gardens), and Puerta de Hernani.
• Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas - The Las Ventas bullring in Madrid is the largest in Spain, with a capacity of 23,798 spectators, making it the third-largest bullring in the world after those in Mexico and Valencia (Venezuela). It also has the second-largest ring diameter at 61.5 meters, after the bullring in Ronda.
• Barrio de Salamanca - The Salamanca district is one of the 21 districts that make up the municipality of Madrid, Spain. Named after its developer, José de Salamanca y Mayol, Marquis of Salamanca, who promoted and partially built it in the 19th century, it has become one of the city’s most important commercial areas and one of the districts with the highest standard of living in Europe. The district features Madrid’s largest luxury shopping area around Serrano, Claudio Coello, and Ortega y Gasset streets.
• Plaza Colon - The Plaza de Colón is a public square in Madrid, Spain, where streets such as Goya, Génova, and the Paseo de la Castellana and Recoletos converge.

Named after Christopher Columbus, the square is bounded by Serrano, Goya, Jorge Juan, and the Paseo de Recoletos and La Castellana streets, connecting the latter two with Calle de Génova. The square features a neo-Gothic monument to Christopher Columbus, erected between 1881 and 1885.

• Biblioteca Nacional de Espana - The National Library of Spain (BNE) is an autonomous institution responsible for the deposit of Spain’s bibliographic and documentary heritage. Dedicated to collecting, cataloging, and preserving bibliographic materials, it holds around thirty million publications produced in Spain since the early 18th century, including books, magazines, maps, engravings, drawings, scores, and brochures.
• Cibeles Fountain - The Cibeles Fountain, commonly known as La Cibeles, is a monumental fountain in Madrid, located in the square of the same name in the city’s center.

Conceived as part of an 18th-century urban remodeling plan initiated by King Carlos III, the project aimed to beautify the capital according to neoclassical aesthetics. The plan included a series of sculpted fountains with classical mythological themes (Neptune Fountain, Apollo Fountain), a Natural Science Museum (now the Prado Museum), the Royal Botanical Garden, and other proposals that were never realized. The area, once completed, was known among locals as “Salón del Prado” and quickly became one of Madrid’s most popular spots.

• Banco de Espana - The Bank of Spain is the central bank of Spain. Founded in Madrid in 1782 by Carlos III, it is now a member of the European System of Central Banks and serves as the national authority for banking supervision within the Single Supervisory Mechanism. Its activities are regulated by the Autonomy Law of the Bank of Spain.

The main headquarters, built between 1884 and 1891, is located at the intersection of Calle Alcalá and Paseo del Prado, overlooking the Plaza de Cibeles. The bank also has another headquarters at 522 Calle Alcalá in Madrid and fifteen branches across the country.

• La Gran Via - Gran Vía is one of Madrid’s main streets, beginning at Calle de Alcalá and ending at Plaza de España. Since its construction in the early 20th century, it has been a significant commercial, tourist, and leisure hub. Known for its cinemas, many of which have recently been converted to musical theaters, the section between Plaza de Callao and Plaza de España is often referred to as “Madrid’s Broadway.” The stretch between the San Luis network and Plaza de Callao is now home to numerous international fashion chain stores.

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Kairos tuk-tuk offers a 120-minute journey through the most sought-after parts of Madrid, Modern Madrid. This vital area of the city is formed by wide streets and iconic structures, a mix of Baroque and Neoclassical architectural styles. Explore the Avenida de la Castellana and the Salamanca district (the city’s most upscale area), which has been a hub for the aristocratic and bourgeois classes since the 19th century, where diplomatic, business, and luxury shopping activities overlap.

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