Spain’s capital is a buzzing, vibrant city, and you’ll certainly get a feel for its fiery personality with our Madrid tours. From royal palaces to cosy taperias, when you take a trip to Madrid with us you’ll have the knowledge of Local Specialists at your fingertips, allowing you to unlock the authentic side of Madrid.
Ready to learn more about this elegant, cosmopolitan city? Discover what you’ll see, taste and learn on a Madrid tour with Trafalgar.
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With Trafalgar, you’ll journey into the heart of each destination. Be My Guest invites you to connect with locals, while MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experiences let you positively impact communities. Plus, on many tours, you’ll overnight at Stays with Stories accommodations with tales as rich as the places you explore. Here are just a few of these unforgettable experiences on a Trafalgar Madrid tour.
Discover Madrid with Trafalgar and get to know the intricacies of its heritage through music, dance, religion and architecture. Our trips are filled with both iconic and unexpected experiences, and will cement your love for this city.
Madrid’s world-class art museums have put it on the map, surmised by the city’s ‘Golden Triangle of Art’ formed by the Prado Museum, Reina Sofía Museum, and Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum – although there are plenty more to explore.
You’ll be hard-pressed to find a bad meal in Madrid, which was crowned the best city for food in Europe in 2025 by TimeOut, and is home to 291 Michelin-starred eateries. Excellent street food and experimental restaurants showcase the best of Spanish cuisine.
What to pack for a tour in Madrid
Consider your environmental impact when you next take a trip and go single-use-plastic-free by packing a reusable water bottle, a steel straw, your own shopping bags and refillable toiletry bottles.
Spring is the best time to visit Madrid for a balance of sunny weather, quieter crowds and bursts of pink almond blossoms across the city – though there’s so much going on in Madrid throughout the year there’s never a ‘bad’ time to visit, from Pride celebrations in June to Christmas markets in December.
Madrid has very hot summers (sometimes reaching 40°C/104°F) and cooler winters where daytime highs reach 12°C/55°F. Autumn brings cooler temperatures and some rain, while spring is the most balanced of the seasons around 21ºC/70ºF and bright, sunny days.
Madrid uses the same currency as the rest of Spain, the official currency of Europe, the Euro (€).
Madrid has 2 associated plug types: type C (two round parallel pins) and type F (two round parallel pins and one hole above them) at 230V.
Tipping in Madrid is not mandatory, but if you experience good service a tip of around 10% is customary when dining out at restaurants. On Madrid tours with Trafalgar, tips and gratuities are included as part of your tour price and taken care of by your Travel Director for anything included as part of your tour experience.
We generally make time for two to three days for our trips to Madrid, which is enough time to soak up its culture, sample some incredible food and see the iconic sites.
Absolutely! When you travel to Madrid with Trafalgar, you’ll see the city through the eyes of Local Specialists and discover restaurants only known about by locals, with a dedicated Travel Director taking care of you every step of the way.
There are plenty of free things to do in Madrid, from a stroll through Retiro Park, seeing key sights like Plaza Mayor and Puerta del Sol, and exploring neighborhoods such as Malasaña and La Latina. Many museums offer free admission during specific hours or on certain days.
We highly recommend guests purchase travel insurance prior to your trip. Please ensure you add the details of your insurance to the MyTrafalgar portal.
Your insurance should cover trip interruption, personal injury, medical expenses, and evacuation and repatriation cover including during pandemic events.
Book your travel insurance with Trafalgar's Travel Protection Plan, which includes the Cancel For Any Reason Credit Certificate Feature and the Travel Insurance Benefits that may help to protect your holiday payment against the unexpected.
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