A cosmopolitan metropolis withmany theatres, cinemas, opera houses and over 50 museums and art galleries, the most celebrated of which has to the Prado which hosts one of the finest art collections in the world. Works by Goya, El Greco, Botticelli and Bosch as well as many supreme works of art acquired by Spanish monarchs can be foundhere. Opposite the Prado Musuem is the Thyssen-Bornentisza Museum where one of Picasso's greatest masterpieces, 'Guernica', hangs. A short walk from the popular Puerta del Sol leads onto the lively Plaza Mayor, a spacious square surrounded by small shops where you can enjoy a coffee whilst watching the world go by. Madrid really comes alive at night and you can find the restaurants and bars filled with the locals who indulge their passion for traditional tapas and real cerveza. Vibrant, exciting this is the real Madrid.,