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Madrid: is it crowded? When to visit
Madrid (Spain) is busiest in October and calmer the rest of the year. At its busiest, around the week of 11 Oct 2027, about 255,044 tourists stay there each night.
Then it gets crowded: come another month, or try one of the quieter places below. 7/9 · Crowded
Tourists week by week, for the year ahead
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Forecasts from official statistics. The first three months are the most reliable. See Madrid on the map, week by week →
What to see in Madrid
- Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
225 listed monuments, including a UNESCO World Heritage site and 337 more things to see and do.
Quieter places near Madrid
Calm, worth the trip and within driving distance, even in the busiest week of the year:
- Alcalá de Henares · 31 min drive · 4/9 · Some visitors See: Colegio Mayor de San Ildefonso, University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
- Toledo · 1 h 20 drive · 4/9 · Some visitors See: Historic City of Toledo, Puente de Alcántara, Toledo
- Segovia · 1 h 10 drive · 4/9 · Some visitors See: Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct, Royal Alcázar of Segovia
- Ávila · 1 h 33 drive · 4/9 · Some visitors See: Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches, Sepulcro de Juan Núñez Dávila
- San Lorenzo de El Escorial · 45 min drive · 4/9 · Some visitors See: Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Drive times are estimates from distance.