Hotels near Templo de Debod

The Templo de Debod is a real 2,200-year-old Egyptian temple, dismantled stone by stone and gifted to Spain by Egypt in 1968 as thanks for Spanish help saving the Abu Simbel temples from the rising waters of the Aswan Dam. It was reconstructed in Madrid's Parque del Oeste in 1972 - the only ancient Egyptian temple in Spain and one of very few in Europe.

Free entry to the surrounding park; entry to the temple interior is also free but limited (Mon, Tue, Wed-Sat 10am-2pm and 6-8pm). The site sits on a hill above central Madrid with the Royal Palace and Sierra de Guadarrama mountains as backdrop - it is the city's most photographed sunset spot.

Pro Tip: Arrive 30 minutes before sunset for the temple silhouetted against the Sierra. The reflecting pool is best photographed from the southwest corner. The 8.30pm summer light show projects the original Nile River setting.