Faro de Moncloa

As the expression goes, From Madrid to heaven, because once you've been to Madrid the only place that can top it is paradise itself. Enjoy the city from up high, taking in the wonderful views the Faro de Moncloa affords. Step into the panoramic lift that takes you up 92 metres to the observation deck which stands tall over the heart of Madrid's Ciudad Universitaria. This former transmission tower was built by architect Salvador Pérez Arroyo in 1992, the year in which the city was named European Capital of Culture, and stands at 110 metres tall.

Going up to the Faro de Moncloa observation deck is quite an experience. Just let your gaze wander through the huge glass windows. A whole series of monuments stretches out in front of you: the Royal Palace, La Almudena Cathedral, the Telefónica building on Gran Vía, the Cuatro Torres Business Area and, in the background, the peaks of the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range. On clear days you can see for a hundred kilometres.

Information panels describe the city's growth over the course of its history, and feature scale drawings of the main buildings visible from the observation deck, together with details about their construction and a few interesting facts, in Spanish and English. Edifices that can be seen include Torrespaña, Cibeles Palace, the San Isidro Cemetery, or the "Crown of Thorns" historical heritage centre.

Faro Explorer

The observation deck now offers a new service that will make your experience even more unique: the Faro Explorer. For just 3€, you can rent a tablet that comes equipped with an augmented virtual reality tool that offers close-ups of the capital's most iconic monuments as well as relevant information about them. It also allows you to visit more than ten of the city’s most wonderful sites, enjoying 360° views with unprecedented clarity, and even stepping inside iconic buildings like the Royal Palace, the Archaeological Museum, the Trophy Room of the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, the Basilica of San Francisco el Grande and the Church of San Antonio de los Alemanes.

In addition you can enjoy Madrid from high up, moving up to 20 kilometres above the Faro de Moncloa for views of the entire Iberian Peninsula and the sea.

This new service, which is available in Spanish and English, can be booked at the ticket office of the Faro.

Museum of the Americas

Right next door to Faro de Moncloa you'll find this interesting museum, which houses collections from a number of cultures from across the American continent, including the Quimbaya Treasure, the most important set of precious metals from the Americas.

- Download our useful brochure with information about the Faro de Moncloa (PDF) (Spanish / English) (2.7 MB)