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Sybilla fashion designer store, Callejon de Jorge Juan.

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Overview

The barrio of Salamanca is Madrid's most exclusive quarter. Like nowhere else in the capital, this is where stately mansions set back from the street share barrio space with big local and international designer boutiques. Salamanca’s sprinkling of fine restaurants, designer tapas bars and niche museums are also very much at home here.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

The exterior of Las Ventas Bullring 'Plaza de Toros' in Madrid.

Plaza de Toros Las Ventas

Salamanca

One of Spain’s most atmospheric arenas, the Plaza de Toros Las Ventas has hosted everything from Beatles concerts to motocross competitions during its…

Spain, Madrid, part of the exterior of the Museo Lazaro Galdiano.

Museo Lázaro Galdiano

Salamanca

This imposing early-20th-century Italianate stone mansion, set discreetly back from the street, belonged to Don José Lázaro Galdiano (1862–1947), a…

Palacio de Linares

Salamanca

So extraordinary is the Palacio de Comunicaciones on Plaza de la Cibeles that many visitors fail to notice this fine 19th-century pleasure dome that…

Biblioteca Nacional & Museo del Libro

Salamanca

Perhaps the most impressive of the grand edifices erected along the Paseo de los Recoletos in the 19th century, the 1892 Biblioteca Nacional (National…

Museo Arqueológico Nacional

Salamanca

The showpiece National Archaeology Museum contains a sweeping accumulation of artefacts behind its towering facade. Daringly redesigned within, the museum…

Museo al Aire Libre

Salamanca

This fascinating open-air collection of 17 abstract sculptures includes works by renowned Basque artist Eduardo Chillida, Catalan master Joan Miró, as…

Museo Taurino

Salamanca

The Museo Taurino inhabits a renovated space dedicated to bullfighting legend Manolete, as well as a curious collection of paraphernalia, costumes (the…

Fundación Juan March

Salamanca

This foundation organises some of the better temporary exhibitions in Madrid each year and it’s always worth checking its website to see what's on or just…

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