Fun Things To Do In Madrid With Kids

When traveling to a big destination hot spot like Madrid, Spain, it’s best to have a plan to enjoy and maximize your time as there is so much to see. We have visited Madrid a few times and each visit has been just a couple of nights as we are passing through. You can easily get lost in a big city like Madrid, so try to plan things out via the public transportation. Here are a few fun things to do in Madrid with kids that we’ve enjoyed and would like to share with you.

Fun Things to do in Madrid with kids

Fútbol

Are you a fan? Well Lars and Alan were just tickled ~~pink~~ blue to see the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, home of Real Madrid. They both enjoyed the tour and dreamed of being part of the team. The tour lasted about 1 hour and they were able to explore all over the stadium and of course snap several “tourist” photos.

Bulls

Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas is a gorgeous building and the tour is well worth it. The kids had a blast pretending they were Matadors and it was great learning about the history, tradition and process. That said, I am not sure we are up for viewing a live event, but it was educational and fun touring.

Kids Love A Food Tour!

Devour Tours: Food Tours That Connect You to Local Culture
The entire family will enjoy going on a food tour with Devour Madrid. There is the perfect balance of walking, eating, drinking, seeing the sites and chatting. Our kids loved the experience and want to go back!

Museums

The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia
Internationally known as the Reina Sofia Museum, it is Spain’s national museum and its most popular. When visiting this museum, you can feast your eyes on the unique talents and creative works of Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali, as well as local Spanish artists.

What’s good about Madrid, when it comes to its museum attractions, is that all the top 3 museums are near each other in a place what locals dub as the Golden Triangle of Art, which is located along the famous Paseo del Prado.

Fun things to do for the adults

Curious about Wine?

Spain is not only known for its passionate people and culture; it’s also universally known for its famous wine. Wine tours is one of the many activities you can do when visiting Madrid. We didn’t have time to enjoy this, as most of the wine tours are usually outside of Madrid. Here are some nearby areas where you can visit vineyards and bodegas, catering the tourists connoisseur tendencies.

The Ribera Del Duero
This is one of Spain’s quality wine regions. An hour drive away from Madrid, a wine tour package into this route included more or less 2 winery visits inclusive of lunch and tapas sampling.

The La Mancha This wine route is popular because of its association with Don Quixote. Many times with guided tours, you get a lot of freebies like wine tasting and get some interesting facts and history from the tour guides about these vineyards.

Rooftop Bars Madrid

Why not enjoy the city from high in the sky and experience a bit of fun. Here is our guide to the the terrazas or rooftop bars in Madrid.

Where to Stay in Madrid

These are just of the few things you can do to experience the art culture of Madrid. Finding accommodations in Madrid can be costly especially if you are staying in a hotel. We usually stay in cost-effective apartments. Apartments are more practical because you have more freedom, space, and they usually cost less. Live like a local and go to the corner market and bakery for your food. Many allow short stays of 1 – 3 nights or stay for a week.

We have the best Madrid holiday rentals here:

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Organized Madrid Tours

If you don’t know what to do in Madrid or are looking for ideas, these may help you. There are also many organized tours for you to enjoy from being active on walking or biking tour, to enjoying a food or wine tour. There is so much to do and so many great offers for you, click here for deals, offers and inspiration on more Madrid attractions.

Whatever you do, enjoy Madrid and fall in love with Spain.