A week of food and art in Madrid

Madrid's cafe scene is stylish and hard to resist
A week of food and art in Madrid

Going for ice cream became an evening ritual
A week of food and art in Madrid

Shopping for turrón from one of Madrid's oldest confectioners
A week of food and art in Madrid

It's never too early for a vermut

"We arrived just in time to grab a table outside, order terrible sangria and soak up the evening sunshine while the kids made friends on the climbing frame a few steps away."
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A week of food and art in Madrid

A week of food and art in Madrid

By Lucy, founder of Souvenir

There’s unspoken permission to stop as many times as you can get away with each day for a drink and a snack in Madrid: a croqueta here, a plate of jamón there, an anchovy on toast so good that it makes you forget you don't like anchovies. 

This Trip Kit gives you an excellent city break in Madrid city with kids in tow: we tell you why the Reina Sofía is a better bet than the Prado, the boat lake at El Retiro instead of the whole park, when to walk and when to get the Metro. And where to bag serious brownie points by taking the kids for churros for breakfast.

WHAT THE KIDS WILL LOVE

  • Rowing a boat on El Retiro's lake
  • A cute retro museum
  • An evening ice cream ritual
  • Playground breaks
  • Snacking their way around a very relaxed city

WHAT YOU'LL LOVE

  • Exploring Madrid’s village-like neighbourhoods, each with a distinct vibe and a central food market
  • Seeing Picasso’s evocative ‘Guernica’ painting
  • The shady gardens of the Palacio de Madrid
  • Shopping for turrón at one of Madrid's traditional confectionary shops

The Essentials

Trip length: 5 days plus travel days

Getting there: Fly to Madrid international airport

Getting around: Madrid is a very walkable city, and also has an excellent metro system.

Stay: We stayed in a 2-bed apartment in the Chueca neighbourhood. This trip kit will work with any accommodation in this area or nearby neighbourhoods.

Best for: 0-8 years. It would work for older kids too if you skip the mini museum and maybe the boat trip.

HOW WE DID IT

The apartment we stayed in was about £220 per night.

Breakfasts averaged at £8-£15 per person. The restaurants we chose for lunch and dinners averaged around £20-£40 per person and can easily be swapped out for other eateries.

Uber to/from the airport was about £50 each way. Trains or bus would be cheaper.

We walked most of the time and got the metro a couple of times.

Activities range from £7 to £12 per person, kids often free.

WHAT YOU'LL GET

You’ll receive:

  • our recommended plan for each day, built with the realities of travelling with young kids in mind
  • where we stayed, how we got around and what you shouldn't miss
  • what we spent
  • a pre-pinned Google map with a layer for each day
  • rainy day ideas

Every family has different preferences and requirements. The Trip Kit allows you to recreate our exact trip or you can easily adapt it for your family's needs. See here for FAQs.

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