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Madrid it the political centre of Spain, as well as the capital and the largest city. The city has a population of roughly 3.2 million and the urban area around 5.1 million.

The City’s Climate

Madrid is known for its Continental Mediterranean Climate. Madrid winters are cold and are well known for its sporadic snowfalls and minimum temperatures below 0 °C. Summers tend to be hot with temperatures rising above 30 °C, even 40 °C in July. Precipitation levels are low, but rain can be expected throughout the year, even more so in autumn and spring.

The Culture

The city is renowned for its large variety of cultural attractions, making it a very popular destination, these attractions include:

Galleries

Concerning art museums, Madrid is considered one of Europe’s top destinations. The best known art museums are The Golden Triangle of Art and the Prado Museum. The Thyssen Bornemisza Museum and the Reina Sofia Museum are other famous art museums in the city.

Museums

Madrid is home to 13 great museums, namely:

• Museo del Prado (El Prado Museum)
• National Archaeological Museum of Spain
• Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
• Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
• Museum of the Americas
• Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
• Naval Museum
• Casa-Museo José Padilla
• Casa-Museo Manuel Benedito
• Museo de Antropologia Médica
• Museo De La Farmacia Hispana
• Museo Del Reloj Grassy
• Museo Lazaro Galdiano

Nightlife & Festivals

Madrid is well known for its busy nightclubs and lively nightlife where the youth of the city often dance throughout the night. Bands and concerts are often held at these clubs and pubs and the Gran Via is one of Europe’s most renowned festivities places. Some of the most popular night destinations can be found in the neighbourhoods of: Bilbao, Tribunal, Alonso Martinez or Moncloa. Puerta del Sol area and Huertas are destinations which are also filled with tourists day and night.

Some of the most famous festivals in Madrid are:

• May 15, San Isidro Labrador (Madrid’s patron saint).
• June 13, San Antonio de la Florida.
• July 16-25, Virgen del Carmen festivities (Patron saint of the sea).
• August 6-14, Virgen de la Paloma festivities (Madrid’s patron saint)
• August 7, San Cayetano (Cascorro neighbourhood’s patron saint).
• August 10, San Lorenzo (Lavapiés neighbourhood’s patron saint).
• November 9, Virgen de la Almudena festivities (Madrid’s patron saint).

Bullfighting

Madrid hosts the largest bullring (Plaza de Toros) in Spain and it has a seating capacity of 25,000. March to October is known as the bullfighting season. The bullfighting festival, The San Isidro, starts in March until June and bullfights are then held on a daily basis.

Visit Madrid for a holiday filled with excitement, fun and entertainment and a nice and relaxed Spanish atmosphere. People form South Africa can get a flight to Madrid by visiting SA Flights.