Madrid City Breaks

Madrid city breaks - A unique city packed with character
Madrid city breaks owe their popularity to the atmosphere of the city and its amazing residents rather than impressive monuments and sights. Even short weekend breaks in Madrid are long enough to get a complete picture of the liveliest, friendliest, most accessible and in many ways the most characterful of Spanish cities. City breaks in Madrid offer an intense and highly enjoyable experience of a capital known for its late hours, spontaneity and unique character. Short breaks in Madrid are particularly popular with all art enthusiasts. Anyone with even a passing interest in art will be astonished by the three most famous Madrid art galleries: the Prado Museum, the Thyssen Museum and the Reina Sofia Arts Centre.

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Madrid city breaks - Wonderfully compact
All city breaks in Madrid will feature the astonishing profusion of characterful cafes, wine bars, tapas bars, pavement cafes and restaurants in the compact central area. Madrid weekend breaks are perfect for mixing with the Spanish themselves. Contrasting neighbourhoods rub shoulders and are easily reached on foot. Madrid city breaks offer easy mixing with fun-loving, outgoing madrileños of all ages and all backgrounds by day and by night. All the major Madrid city break sights and all the most enjoyable neighbourhoods are packed into a small central area. It is perfectly feasible to return from Madrid city breaks without having needed public transport.

Madrid city breaks - Bright sunshine and a vibrant culture
The bright sunny climate and strong Spanish culture make winter city breaks in Madrid an especially enticing prospect. As well as art, fine food and nightlife, Madrid city breaks offer tremendous shopping, the extraordinary Sunday Rastro street market, excellent specialist bars, live jazz and  flamenco, a strong DJ culture, a thriving gay scene and regular festivals of music, theatre, dance and cinema. Long weekends in Madrid offer the chance to visit tremendous historic cities around the capital like Toledo, Segovia and El Escorial.