{"id":2464,"date":"2026-05-15T10:04:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/?p=2464"},"modified":"2026-06-15T11:17:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T11:17:43","slug":"10-monuments-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/en\/10-monuments-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 most important monuments in Madrid you have to see"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2464\" class=\"elementor elementor-2464 elementor-2405\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1352a941 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1352a941\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2538636b\" data-id=\"2538636b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1acaf928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1acaf928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all look to <em>check off<\/em> the monuments in the cities we travel to, right? Well, in Madrid you&#8217;d better make some time because the Spanish capital has an endless monumental heritage. <strong>Between palaces, gates, squares, and sculptures, it forms one of the most complete\u2014and most photogenic\u2014catalogs in Europe<\/strong>. <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And as it couldn&#8217;t be any other way, today we bring you the list of the ten most important monuments in Madrid so you don&#8217;t miss a single one.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20509b3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20509b3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d01f3b9\" data-id=\"7d01f3b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3806c2e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"3806c2e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tIndex\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__3806c2e5\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c5e8a97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c5e8a97\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-232b3e47\" data-id=\"232b3e47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4411769b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4411769b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#1 Royal Palace <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35f53254 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35f53254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Royal Palace of Madrid is the <strong>official residence of the Spanish royal family<\/strong>\u2014although they don&#8217;t actually live here\u2014and the largest royal palace in Western Europe, with over 3,400 rooms. Mind you, only 50 of them are open to the public, but that&#8217;s more than enough to leave you speechless. <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was built in the 18th century by order of Philip V\u2014after the fire at the Alc\u00e1zar that stood in the same spot\u2014and is the work of architect Filippo Juvara and his disciple Giovanni Battista Sacchetti. That&#8217;s why its style is Italian Baroque in <strong>limestone and white granite<\/strong>. <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the architecture, <strong>inside it houses one of the most complete collections of Flemish tapestries in the world<\/strong>, an armory considered one of the most important in Europe, and if you go to see it on Wednesday or Saturday and it coincides with the Changing of the Guard, enjoy the show\u2014it&#8217;s free!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec3eaa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec3eaa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Escapada-Madrid-r5su7yrttwfdmtgc36yn8nxbq5wdr3y80fqljtwxmo.jpg\" title=\"Escapada Madrid\" alt=\"Escapada Madrid\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73056f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73056f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f2577e\" data-id=\"8f2577e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5519478 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5519478\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#2 Puerta de Alcal\u00e1 <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c05b993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c05b993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now it&#8217;s the turn of the city&#8217;s absolute symbol! The Puerta de Alcal\u00e1 was built in 1778 by order of Charles III and designed by Francisco Sabatini; and it&#8217;s not the first one that stood here, <strong>previously there was a more modest one<\/strong> that wasn&#8217;t up to the standard the king wanted to project. <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The one you&#8217;re going to see is a <strong>neoclassical gate with five arches<\/strong>\u2014three semi-circular and two lintelled\u2014that presides over the Plaza de la Independencia and welcomes you to El Retiro Park.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b72b5be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b72b5be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Puente-mayo-madrid-1024x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2253\" alt=\"Puente-mayo-madrid.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Puente-mayo-madrid-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Puente-mayo-madrid-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Puente-mayo-madrid-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Puente-mayo-madrid.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e54971 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e54971\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9838fb\" data-id=\"c9838fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c7508e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c7508e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#3 El Retiro and the Crystal Palace <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7195a80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7195a80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El Retiro Park, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021 along with the Paseo del Prado, covers more than <strong>125 hectares and houses several monuments, sculptures, fountains, and two palaces<\/strong>.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most iconic of all is the <strong>Crystal Palace<\/strong>, an iron and glass structure built in 1887 that originally housed an exhibition of exotic flora from the Philippines and is now one of the exhibition halls used by the Reina Sof\u00eda Museum.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another impressive monument is the <strong>Fallen Angel<\/strong>, a sculpture by Ricardo Bellver dedicated to the devil.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-482788c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"482788c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/visita-madrid-en-junio-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2333\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/visita-madrid-en-junio-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/visita-madrid-en-junio-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/visita-madrid-en-junio-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/visita-madrid-en-junio.jpg 1183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24c5d28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24c5d28\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c99df2\" data-id=\"8c99df2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f89928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f89928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#4 Plaza Mayor <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aaad1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2aaad1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Plaza Mayor is one of the most important monuments\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/en\/madrid-de-los-austrias-2\/\">Hapsburg Madrid<\/a>\u2014and also one of the liveliest and most welcoming spaces in the city. <strong>It was the setting for bullfights, markets, royal proclamations and, unfortunately, also Inquisition autos-da-f\u00e9<\/strong>.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is surrounded by nine access arches and features the characteristic Casa de la Panader\u00eda\u2014with the famous frescoes by Carlos Franco on the facade.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2bb0f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2bb0f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Plaza-mayor-madri-de-los-austrias-1024x511.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1909\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Plaza-mayor-madri-de-los-austrias-1024x511.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Plaza-mayor-madri-de-los-austrias-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Plaza-mayor-madri-de-los-austrias-768x383.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Plaza-mayor-madri-de-los-austrias.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4512f7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4512f7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cacf2a\" data-id=\"9cacf2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3365e61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3365e61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#5 Gran V\u00eda <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec6b99b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec6b99b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gran V\u00eda as a monument? Yes, why not? This avenue, built between 1910 and 1932, is in itself an architectural heritage of the highest order. Its <strong><em>Beaux-Arts<\/em> and <em>Art Deco<\/em> style buildings form an ensemble that many compare to Broadway or the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es<\/strong>.   <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buildings like the Telef\u00f3nica building\u2014Europe&#8217;s first skyscraper\u2014, the Capitol, or the Carri\u00f3n are pieces that deserve a look up. Or not, because you can also appreciate them from some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/en\/rooftop-madrid\/\">best rooftops in Madrid<\/a> in this area; the views are absolutely spectacular. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3599842 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3599842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/como-llegar-a-madrid-1024x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1793\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/como-llegar-a-madrid-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/como-llegar-a-madrid-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/como-llegar-a-madrid-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/como-llegar-a-madrid.jpg 1252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa6c3e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa6c3e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1492a4b\" data-id=\"1492a4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98177b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98177b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#6 The Bear and the Strawberry Tree Monument <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-676faa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"676faa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bear monument in Madrid\u2014officially called &#8220;El Oso y el Madro\u00f1o&#8221;\u2014is probably the <strong>most photographed monument in the capital<\/strong>. It&#8217;s in Puerta del Sol and is the quintessential meeting point for Madrilenians. <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a bronze sculpture, the work of Antonio Navarro Santaf\u00e9, representing the city&#8217;s coat of arms: a brown bear leaning against a strawberry tree. Yes, because in the past bears and strawberry trees were abundant in Madrid, even if it seems incredible today. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365d669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"365d669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Puerta-del-sol-Madrid-1024x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-359\" alt=\"Puerta-del-sol-Madrid\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Puerta-del-sol-Madrid-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Puerta-del-sol-Madrid-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Puerta-del-sol-Madrid-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Puerta-del-sol-Madrid.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94a3d90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94a3d90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-addbfdb\" data-id=\"addbfdb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c6437b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c6437b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#7 May 2nd Monument <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8751a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8751a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The May 2nd monument in Madrid is in the Plaza del Dos de Mayo, forgive the redundancy, in the Malasa\u00f1a neighborhood. <strong>It commemorates the popular uprising of May 2, 1808, against Napoleonic troops<\/strong>. You could say it&#8217;s the most emotionally charged monument in Madrid, which is saying something! <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The arch and the obelisk that preside over the square are actually the remains of the Montele\u00f3n Artillery Park, where Dao\u00edz and Velarde\u2014the two artillerymen who led the resistance\u2014died defending Madrid.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c681ec5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c681ec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/plaza-dos-de-mayo-madrid-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2423\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/plaza-dos-de-mayo-madrid-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/plaza-dos-de-mayo-madrid-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/plaza-dos-de-mayo-madrid-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/plaza-dos-de-mayo-madrid.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a47254e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a47254e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8220922\" data-id=\"8220922\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a47e37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a47e37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#8 Monument to the Fallen in Madrid <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb55380 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb55380\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The monument to the fallen in Madrid\u2014better known as the Valley of the Fallen and officially renamed the Valley of Cuelgamuros\u2014is <strong>one of the most controversial and visited places on the outskirts of the capital<\/strong>.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, about 50 kilometers from Madrid\u2014the furthest one we&#8217;re going to mention\u2014and was built between 1940 and 1958 by order of Francisco Franco.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>It is a basilica carved into the rock with a huge 150-meter-high cross<\/strong> presiding over it which, after several transformations, is now a space to contribute to democratic memory with explanatory panels about the Civil War and the Franco dictatorship.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re thinking about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/en\/guide-madrid-3-days\/\"><strong>what to see in Madrid in 3 days<\/strong><\/a>, an excursion here could be a great idea.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2f1432 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2f1432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/valle-de-los-caidos-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2427\" alt=\"valle de los caidos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/valle-de-los-caidos-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/valle-de-los-caidos-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/valle-de-los-caidos-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/valle-de-los-caidos.jpg 1327w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf8c53d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf8c53d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc0e3ef\" data-id=\"dc0e3ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d96b4ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d96b4ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#9 Temple of Debod <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c67e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76c67e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Madrid there is an Egyptian temple, with 2,200 years of history, dismantled stone by stone in Egypt and rebuilt next to the Parque del Oeste. It was a <strong>gift from the Egyptian government to Spain<\/strong> in 1968 as a thank you for Spanish collaboration in saving the temples of Nubia\u2014threatened by the construction of a dam. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c44b22f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c44b22f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/templo-debod.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1526\" alt=\"templo-debod.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/templo-debod.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/templo-debod-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86b92a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86b92a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be55560\" data-id=\"be55560\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c3eed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c3eed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#10 Cibeles and Neptune <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b63e780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b63e780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We couldn&#8217;t close the list of the ten monuments in Madrid without talking about the two most famous fountains in the city: the Cibeles Fountain and the Neptune Fountain; both are on the Paseo del Prado.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The Cibeles Fountain represents the Roman goddess of nature<\/strong> on a chariot pulled by lions\u2014the place where Real Madrid fans celebrate their titles\u2014and <strong>the Neptune Fountain represents the god of the sea<\/strong> with his trident on a chariot pulled by sea horses\u2014and, interestingly, it&#8217;s the meeting point for Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid supporters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e92d50a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e92d50a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cibeles-madrid-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2425\" alt=\"cibeles\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cibeles-madrid-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cibeles-madrid-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cibeles-madrid-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cibeles-madrid.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60b4bc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60b4bc8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-412a2f5\" data-id=\"412a2f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd7965 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fd7965\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">And now, where are you staying? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d4731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79d4731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You already have your list of the most important monuments in Madrid ready to cross off one by one. But if you want your visit to be perfect, <strong>you need one of the accommodations we have at <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/\"><strong>WAOU Rentals<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From our apartments and flats, you have direct access to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waourentals.com\/blog\/en\/best-neighborhoods-madrid\/\"><strong>best neighborhoods in Madrid<\/strong><\/a>, to all the monuments we&#8217;ve talked about\u2014with the exception of the Valley of the Fallen, which is further away\u2014to the terraces and the best <em>rooftops<\/em> in Madrid.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are you waiting for? Book yours now and come to see all the monuments in Madrid. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all look to check off the monuments in the cities we travel to, right? Well, in Madrid you&#8217;d better make some time because the Spanish capital has an endless monumental heritage. Between palaces, gates, squares, and sculptures, it forms one of the most complete\u2014and most photogenic\u2014catalogs in Europe. 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