The most footballing Madrid
In Madrid it is almost impossible not to know when it is match day. Since their creation in 1902, 1903 and 1924 respectively, Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid and Rayo Vallecano are the three best soccer clubs in the city.
In Madrid it is almost impossible not to know when it is match day. Since their creation in 1902, 1903 and 1924 respectively, Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid and Rayo Vallecano are the three best soccer clubs in the city. If you pass through Madrid, do not hesitate to visit its stadiums and museums. Get to know the new Wanda Metropolitan Stadium, explore the interior and the trophy room of the fabulous Santiago Benau, review the history of the red in the Museum of the Spanish National Team, and much more...
The soccer fields of these three teams are located almost in a diagonal line that crosses the city from north to south: from the center of Chamartín -where the Santiago Bernabéu is located- through the new Metropolitan Wanda - in the district of San Blas-Canillejas. Until it reaches the modest Vallecas Stadium in Madrid's working class district.
The close connection between Madrid's hotel industry and sports helps to cultivate this passion in several ways. The fact is that the premises surrounding the stadium welcome most of the fans before, during and after the match. In addition, Asador Donostiarra or Mesón Txistu have become a classic choice for Real Madrid employees and managers.
As for the celebrations. The Cibeles for Real Madrid, the Neptune for Atlético de Madrid and the Asamblea de Madrid for the Rayistas. They are essential meeting places to celebrate titles, categories or other events. Not only limited to local competition, but for example the Plaza Colon has become the center of the celebration of the Spanish National Football Team.
The excitement of soccer is part of the city and people who come to Madrid know it. Soccer has even made its way into the ranking of the most visited museums, and the Bernabéu and the Wanda Metropolitano Tour, which have the most tours of their facilities, are on the increase. If you want to buy official products, in addition to museums, you can also buy them in the Real Madrid stores and in the Atlético de Madrid Stadium.
Although nothing like the Wax Museum in Madrid, where we can see the figures of Iker Casillas or Cristiano Ronaldo sharing the field with Andrés Iniesta, David Villa or Fernando Torres. And if we move to the outskirts we find the City of Football in Las Rozas, the Museum of the Spanish National Team, which can serve as the culmination of a tour of the country's soccer history.