🇪🇸 Madrid 3-Day Itinerary: Royal Splendor, Art & Tapas! 👑🎨

📅 Day 1: Royal Madrid 🌞 Morning: • Royal Palace (€14, students €7) • Almudena Cathedral (Free entry) • Jardines de Sabatini (Moorish Gardens) 🍽️ Lunch: Mercado de San Miguel (Tapas heaven!) 🌆 Afternoon: • Plaza Mayor → Puerta del Sol (Bear statue + KM 0) • Plaza España (Don Quixote monument) 🌅 Sunset: Templo de Debod (Best views!) 🌙 Evening: Stroll Calle Mayor’s lantern-lit alleys. 🚶♀️ Day 2: Old Town Wander 🌞 Route: • Basílica de San Francisco el Grande (Golden dome!) • Mercado de la Cebada (Local vibes) • Antón Martín Market (Budget eats) • Plaza Jacinto Benavente → Gran Vía (Shopping!) 🍷 Dinner: Botín (World’s oldest restaurant—suckling pig!) 🎨 Day 3: Art & Leisure 🖼️ Museum Marathon: • Reina Sofía (€12, Guernica + free for students) • Prado Museum (€15, Las Meninas + student discounts) • Thyssen-Bornemisza (€13, student €9) 🌳 Chill Time: • Retiro Park (Rowboats + Crystal Palace) • Puerta de Alcalá (Neoclassical arch) 🍽️ Food Recs • La Oreja de Jaime (€20 = legendary pig ears) • Restaurante Vivares (Modern Spanish) #MadridIn3Days #ArtAndTapas #RoyalVibes #StudentTravel