Get to know the Gran Vía in Madrid

We guide you to he foremost avenue of the Capital, the Gran Vía, which seems, despite aging more than a century, younger as the years go by.

As a symbol of the city, it has been visited by characters from all ages: both international and national actors, all sorts of politicians, either distinguished or controversial, astronauts who have made their mark in the sky and, obviously, tourists with all sorts of procedences.

This avenue has witnessed Madrid's history, so we want to introduce you to it. La Gran Vía holds many secrets and surprises for you!

It has been the responsible for making the city more modern. In the first years it became the runway of the first vehicles and it was dressed in traffic lights while the old cars stood out in the grey road. Now, the street's old buildings are coloured by digital posters and the rush in the street contrasts with the serenity of the statues that crown the tops of its most characteristic buildings.

You will find everything there except for boredom: the most popular musicals, theatre plays every hour, the most current hoarding in the most classical cinemas, fabulous shop windows, restaurants of every nationality, fantastic rooftops and, especially, people, who keep the street alive.

It connects Plaza de España with another important avenue, Alcalá. We invite you to walk its 0.8mi (1.3km) and to be witness of its different architectural trends, its stories and the different names that it has had.

Know the secrets of the street that never sleeps.