Routes & Day Trips

Three best day trips from Madrid: Toledo, Segovia and Ávila. How to get there, what to see, and when it pays off to go with a guide.

Two days in Madrid? The complete itinerary by local guides: monuments, restaurants, neighborhoods and tips so you don't miss a thing.

Why did Philip II build El Escorial? The history, the symbolism and the political context behind one of Spain's most monumental sites.