Madrid Virtual Tour With a population of approximately four million and an area of 375 square miles, it is no wonder that Madrid is a thriving contemporary capital of culture, business and education. Madrid is a large, but friendly city that encompasses all that is truly Spanish. City life includes something for every taste: museums, theatre, bullfights, flamenco dancing, hiking, window-shopping and zarzuela, Madrid’s own comic opera. Madrid is especially famous for its nightlife, la marcha. When the sun goes down in Madrid, the city streets spill over with people, ready to celebrate and flood the dance floors until the wee hours of the morning. La marcha offers something for everyone whether it is eating tapas, dancing or mingling with the locals.

With a population of approximately four million and an area of 375 square miles, it is no wonder that Madrid is a thriving contemporary capital of culture, business and education. Madrid is a large, but friendly city that encompasses all that is truly Spanish. City life includes something for every taste: museums, theatre, bullfights, flamenco dancing, hiking, window-shopping and zarzuela, Madrid’s own comic opera. Madrid is especially famous for its nightlife, la marcha. When the sun goes down in Madrid, the city streets spill over with people, ready to celebrate and flood the dance floors until the wee hours of the morning. La marcha offers something for everyone whether it is eating tapas, dancing or mingling with the locals.

Madrid offers you splendid opportunities to delight their artistic senses. The Museo del Prado, which compiles the most important collection of Spanish paintings in the world, boasts works of art mastery by Velázquez, Goya and El Greco. Further, many highly revered contemporary works of art are housed in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. Madrid is a haven for lovers of architecture, painting and sculpture.