Guided tour of Atlético de Madrid's Metropolitano stadium

You step into the first-team changing room, walk through the tunnel the players come out of, sit on the bench at pitch level and go up to the presidential box; if it is free, you also pass through the press room. The guided tour of the Riyadh Air Metropolitano lasts an hour with an official club guide, and then you have another hour for the Atlético de Madrid interactive museum at your own pace. You take away the club accreditation hung round your neck and a 5% discount in the shop.

Official guide or audio guide, depending on budget

The guided tour costs €32 for adults and €25 for children aged 4 to 13, who always go with an adult. If you prefer to go independently, the Tour & Museum covers the same areas, plus the mixed zone, for €25 and €18, with an optional audio guide in Spanish or English (€5 if bought online). In November reception is open from 11:00 to 19:00 and the last entry to the stadium is two hours before closing. Sessions are bought in the calendar on the club's website; the guided tour starts at the exact time and waits for nobody. On match weekends the schedule may shift because of the game or training, and if the club cancels the visit it exchanges your ticket for another day.

By metro to Estadio Metropolitano

Estadio Metropolitano station, on line 7, leaves you at the foot of the stadium, in the San Blas-Canillejas district, next to the M-40. The tour reception is on the shopping concourse, next to the official shop and gate A, on the west façade. If you go by car, the west car park is free except on match days.