Madrid is a very colourful, friendly, lively and welcoming city, and one that seems to cater for everybody. Perhaps the best part about this destination is that regardless of what your interests are, there is going to be a market for entertainment, food, nightlife and accommodation.

There are lots of different things to do in this busy city, so we have collected some of the most popular attractions from across the range to give you a taste of what is on offer and perhaps help you cram as much into your trip away as you can.

The first thing that should be highlighted is the cities fantastic nightlife. There are more discos, clubs, shows, pubs and bars than you will ever manage to visit in one weekend. The best part is that the majority of them are superb, with brilliant decoration, themes and service. There are also a lot of live shows from popular bands in this heavily populated location, so check out if anybody you’re a fan of is performing while you are away!

For the more quite side of the city there are the usual attractions of a popular city with the shopping, cafes and restaurants and monuments. The parks that are dotted throughout the area offer a quite, pretty and relaxing atmosphere that’s not too far away from a good beer in the high street!

If you are a football fan there are of course the Real Madrid and Athletico Madrid stadiums you can take a tour around or even catch a match if you are visiting while one is on. Tickets are available from the same booths that sell tickets for theme parks and day experiences.

Madrid offers a ton of choices for families with children too. There is the award winning Madrid Zoo, plenty of beaches, Casa de Camp amusement park, the huge wax museum Museo de Cera and in 2009 the newly created Urban Beach that will incorporate a man made white sand beach with a huge children’s play area!

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This article was written by Jennifer Quirk

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