All our Day trips guides for Madrid, in one place.
A circular arcaded square that turns into a bullring, a walk to a hilltop castle ruin, anís and honest lamb, and why the bus beats waiting for a train that does not exist.
A short train ride south of Madrid to a UNESCO listed royal town: the porcelain rooms of the palace, the gardens along the Tagus, and the strawberries the town has been known for since the eighteenth century.
Half an hour by fast train: the Roman aqueduct in the middle of town, the Alcazar on its rock, the cathedral, the walk to the viewpoints, and the long lunch Segovia is known for.
Toledo or Segovia for your day trip from Madrid? A honest, first-hand comparison of trains, hills, summer heat, food and what to see in each city.
The best day trips from Madrid by train or car: Toledo, Segovia, El Escorial, Ávila and Aranjuez, with how long to spend, how to get there and what not to miss in each.
Under an hour from Madrid by high speed train there is a medieval town built along the top of a ridge between two gorges, with houses hanging off the edge.
An hour from Madrid, a grey granite complex the size of a small town, built by a king who wanted a monastery, a library, a mausoleum and a palace in one building.