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No tour to Madrid would be complete without a visit to the huge Aranjuez Royal Palace. Wandering round the city can be a actual delight as you take in the wonderful architecture, plazas, statues, fountains & the lively shopping streets. Although the pace of life there is most certainly faster than more provincial france, the locals still find the time to sit outside a pavement restaurant or bar, with refreshments, appetizing tapas or meal & watch the world stroll by.

The famous Madrid museums & galleries are high on any trippers itinerary, with the most visited The Prado (or National Museum), the Thyssen Bornemisza (of Art), & the Reina Sofia (Art again) top of the list of the sixty or so spread throughout the city. It would very seem that there is a museum dedicated to anything & not the more usual arts, science & natural history galleries you would expect to see.

there is a huge & wide choice of hotels, apartments & accommodation where you can stay in Madrid, ranging from 1star (or perhaps unrated) budget hostels, hotels & bed & breakfasts through to the premier quality eight star hotels. Self catering apartments are more rare, but can still be found. You will certainly be able to find something to fit your own budget from one of the lots of specialist hotel booking sites obtainable on the web nowadays. You would do well to check over one or one of these, as prices quoted for the same hotel can occasionally be heavily discounted by some operators.


you ought to choose the season of the year when you visit with care as the temperature can vary to extremes, with very long hot summers & usually, icy winter months. The heat is truly stifling in august when most of the local population seems to have the right idea by leaving Madrid for their weekend or holiday villas on the coast.