Welcome to Madrid, where the day starts later, the night ends later, and the locals look like Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz. Sounds good right? Well there’s more – much more. Check out the video below, to see what our students think about Madrid.

TOP SIGHTS

• Royal Palace
• Puerta del Sol
• Plaza Mayor
• Templo de Debod
• Madrid Cathedral
• Plaza de la Villa
• Puerta de Alcalá
• Gran Vía
• Plaza de Cibeles
• Plaza de Oriente

TOP THINGS TO DO

• Watch flamenco
• See a bullfight
• Watch Real Madrid play
• Take an open-topped bus tour
• Eat at the world’s oldest restaurant. Botin is recognised as such in the Guinness Book of Records.
• Try some tapas
• Take a ride on Madrid’s cable car
• Walk in the Park
• Go to the Rastro
• Try chocolate con churros

TOP MUSEUMS

• The Prado
• The Reina Sofia
• The Thyssen-Bornemisza
• CaixaForum
• Fundación Lázaro Galdiano
• Archaeological Museum
• Naval Museum