Madrid:
Madrid has been the captital city of Spain since 1562. It's central location within Spain and high altitude means the climate provides warm & dry summers followed by cool winters.
For any of the younger generation Madrid is known as the metropolis with many pubs, disco's and nightclubs open until early morning, and nothing really kicks off until after 11pm.
I was lucky enough to spend a vast amount of my spare time visiting many places in Madrid so i'm going to give you a rough guide & idea which I hope will suit the young & older generations!
Amusements:
There are many ways to spend your day & weekend depending on the time of year, but Madrid caters for just about everything!
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Flamenco: How can you go to Madrid and not take in a Flamenco show? There are many shows on day & night, with many tablaos (flamenco bars) around the city for you to experience true Flamenco from the heart of Spain. Corral de la Morería is probably the most famous, having had many famous people visit and enjoy the show whilst having dinner.
Gran Via: This street is main central to Madrid and houses just about everything! Full of shops and restaurants, with beautiful architecture. It is known as the Spanish Broadway, providing lots of shopping opportunities by day and at night changes into one of the most populated areas for night life in Europe and is considered as the street that never sleeps!
Museo del Prado: If you like art & sculptures, then this is the place to go! I decided to go on a recommendation from a friend, although I am not really into art or sculptures I decided to spend a free day and check it out, and you'll need a good 4-6 hours to take it all in!
It undoubtedly has one of the world's finest collections, mainly Spanish but European too, dating from 12th to 19th century. There are many masterpieces that contain an amazing amount of history, that for me was a woow factor on my visit.