Riu 360º Rooftop Bar

The rooftop of the Hotel Riu Plaza España, set inside the landmark Edificio España on the 27th floor — Madrid's tallest publicly accessible rooftop, with a glass skywalk stretching between the building's two wings.

Hotel guests get in free; outside visitors pay an entry fee that varies by time of day — around €5 on weekday afternoons, rising to €10 in the evenings and on weekends. It's a genuinely different scale from the other Gran Vía rooftops, higher above the street than any of them, so it suits anyone prioritising the view itself over an intimate bar atmosphere.