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Free TourFree Tour starts everyday at 11am and 2pm in front of Tourist Information at Plaza Mayor. Take metro line 1, 2, or 3 to SOL station and then walk 400 meters. Royal Palace Teatro Real (The Royal Opera House) Plaza Mayor Moorish ruins Sol, heart of Madrid Catedral de Almudena Church of San Gins Spanish Inquisition Worlds oldest restaurant The origins of tapas Madrids Robin Hood Spanish Civil War Spanish Empire The Houses of Malice Madrids bear and madroo tree Plaza de la Villa Plaza de Puerta Cerrada Alfonso XIIIs anarchist attackhttp://www.timeout.com/madrid/things-to-do/20-great-things-to-do-in-madridhttp://www.gomadrid.com/top-10/TOP 10 SIGHTS Royal Palace. Madrid's most beautiful building, the largest royal palace in Western Europe. More... Puerta del Sol. Madrid's most central and best known square. More... Plaza Mayor. Marvellous enclosed square, perfect to sit outside and people watch.More... Templo de Debod. An authentic 2nd Century BC Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid! More... Madrid Cathedral. Madrid's largest and most important church. More... Plaza de la Villa. Incredibly historic square, home to the 15th Century Torre de Lujanes, 16th Century Casa de Cisneros and the 17th Century Casa de la Villa. Puerta de Alcal. A Madrid icon, this old city gate even has a song dedicated to it!More... Gran Va. Madrid's most famous and most central street. More... Plaza de Cibeles. Central square where Real Madrid celebrates championship wins and home to the Bank of Spain. More... Plaza de Oriente. Beautiful square located in front of the Royal Palace. TOP 10 THINGS TO DO Watch flamenco. Madrid is a stage for some of the best flamenco dancers in the world. Visit a flamenco restaurant for the perfect night-out. More... See a bullfight. The best bullfighters show off their skills in Spain's capital. More... Watch Real Madrid play. The Santiago Bernabeu Stadium plays host to one of the best football teams in the world. More... Take an open-topped bus tour. See the most important sights and monuments in under 2 hours, enabling you to choose which to visit later. More... Eat at the world's oldest restaurant. Botin is recognised as such in the Guinness Book of Records. More... Try some tapas. The quintessential and ubiquitous Spanish food. More... Take a ride on Madrid's cable car. The Telefrico gives visitors wonderful panoramic views of many of the capital's best sights & attractions. More... Walk in the Park. Enjoy the wide open spaces, rose-garden, boating lake, and the wonderful street theatre at the Retiro Park. More... Go to the Rastro. Madrid's weekly flea market allows you to buy almost anything under the sun! More... Try chocolate con churros. After all the activity above, you'll need to restore your energy with some chocolate con churros. What's this? Find out here...TOP 10 MUSEUMS The Prado. One of Europe's premier art museums, the Prado is a must when visiting Madrid. More... The Reina Sofia. Picasso's 'Woman in Blue' and Guernica paintings are just 2 of the highlights. More... The Thyssen-Bornemisza. Some say this is the world's best private art collection, now managed by the Spanish state. More... CaixaForum. A new addition to Madrid's cultural offering, includes an amazing vertical garden. More... Fundacin Lzaro Galdiano. Overshadowed by the famous museums listed above, but this is Madrid's hidden gem - one of the city's best art museums. More... Goya Museum. The main attraction here are the frescos the famous painter was commissioned to paint in this chapel. More... Museo Sorolla. The studio-mansion of the Impressionist painter Joaquin Sorolla exhibits examples of his works. More... Casa Museo Lope de Vega. Dedicated to Spain's greatest playwright, this small museum reproduces a 17th Century Spanish home. More... Archaeological Museum. The most important exhibit here is the Dama de Elche, a woman's bust from the 4th or 5th Century BC. More... Naval Museum. One of the world's most important naval museums, right here in Madrid. More...Food