🌿☕ Weekend Getaway in Madrid: Retiro Park & Literary Quarter 🌳📚
by Safirwithkyrie1
Oct 3, 2025
We stayed in Centro (at ByPillow Crosstown) – the perfect base for a short trip.
👉 Why Centro? Everything is walkable: royal palace, museums, plazas, food spots, and nightlife. Well connected by metro, lively day & night – ideal for first-time visitors.
Day 1:
☕ Breakfast at Bar Benteveo
🏰 Royal Palace of Madrid
🏛 Plaza Mayor – try bocadillo at La Campana
🎨 Prado Museum
🥓 Museo del Jamón
🍷 Dinner at La Mi Venta
Day 2:
🖼 Reina Sofía Museum – see Picasso’s Guernica (book in advance)
🌳 Retiro Park
🍪 Convent cookies
🥘 Sobrino de Botín – world’s oldest restaurant
🍫 San Ginés – churros con chocolate
🌆 Gran Vía – evening lights & shopping
📌 Don’t miss before leaving:
🐻 Take a photo with the Bear & Strawberry Tree statue at Puerta del Sol
📍 Stand on Kilometer 0 – the symbolic starting point of Spain’s road network
Perfect 2 days: Centro stay, easy walks, iconic sights, authentic food, and Madrid traditions.
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