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Plaza Mayor


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #20 of 316 attractions in Madrid
Traveller Description: Huge plaza packed with cafes, bars and tourists.
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Attraction type: Town centre/square/plaza, Historic site, Architectural building, Historic home
Activities: Dining, Drinking
Address: 28012 Madrid
Spain

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3 of 5 stars
Long Island, NY
17 Nov 2009

Why do people flock to this place? Because it's something you have to do when in Madrid. Nothing spectacular, large square with over priced bars and restaurants that serve terrible food. You can find many souvenir shops that sell the same things you can get anywhere else in the city for half the price. Come, take a few pictures and... more

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4 of 5 stars
England
28 Sep 2009

Even though it is full of tourist, it's still a lovely square. My husband found "Fat Spiderman" really funny and we had fun taking pics with him. Lots of stores with cheap, overpriced tourist stuff but you weren't forced to buy anything. We enjoyed relaxing and people watching though our lunch was horrible but hey, you can't have it all... more

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3 of 5 stars
Dublin, Ireland
9 Aug 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

Plaza Mayor is a lovely and indeed a very touristy place. We were not very impressed as it seemed a bit emptied at the time of our visit (first weekend of August) - maybe that's due to the time of the year... It's definitely worth seeing - beautifully decorated buildings, a statue in the middle, lots of cafes and bars... more

23 Jun 2009
0/2 found this review helpful

oh we all hear those 60-year old retired tourons (tourist/morons) telling us we HAVE to go here and we HAVE to go there. Well, Plaza Mayor was one of those places that was recommended by a white british couple who had too much money and took too many pictures. Well we went; me and my friends. And they were right,... more

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3 of 5 stars
liverpool, england
18 Jun 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

As said before, yes it is a touristy place, but as a tourist its one of the sights to see. A pretty rectangular square, with cafes and restaurants around the perimeter, a statue in the middle, some lovely olde worlde style lamposts, and lots of mime artists and entertainers around the way too. Restaurants all seemed quite expensive, and most... more

7 Jun 2009

On our first day in Madrid, we walked over to The Plaza Mayor...fun place, full of action, great architecture, plenty of entertainers to take fun photos with, very touristy...which was fine because we were tourists! Then we had our first glass of sangria at one of the restaurants in the Plaza and just took in the view, excellent! While we... more

19 Apr 2009

Yes, it's a hideous tourist trap and it has the most overpriced restaurants in the city and even served up the worst cafe con leche I'd drunk in three days, but the Plaza Mayor is an essential must-see. There's just something about it. There's so much going on. But give the cafes and bars a wide berth. Far better options... more

26 Sep 2008
4/4 found this review helpful

The plaza seems to be more geared towards tourist, the atmosphere with musicians and buskers as well as turistic menus on the restaurants say it all. All the restaurants serve the same grub at almost the same price and same menu. Some of them come from the same kitchen or were instant microwave meals. But it's still a nice place... more

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4 of 5 stars
London
8 Aug 2008
1/2 found this review helpful

beautiful setting and all the restaurant have pictures for each dishes, easy to choose from. But am not sure about price wise more

9 May 2008
7/7 found this review helpful

Beware of selecting restaurants in Plaza Mayor, Madrid. A group of us went there, and after perusing the displayed menus and prices of the dishes on offer we elected to eat at Casa Carmen. Steak and chips was on offer at 24euro, so everyone chose just a main course. Previous to this we had eaten very well in small tapas... more

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28012 Madrid, Spain