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Madrid's vitality and character will soon have you hooked.

This is Spain's headiest city, where the revelling lasts long into the night and life is seized with the teeth and both hands. Strangers quickly become friends, passion blooms in an instant, and visitors are swiftly addicted to the city's charms.


Madrid may not have the Roman origins that get city historians hot and bothered, and it may be a comparative parvenu, selected from rural obscurity to become the capital only in the second half of the 16th century, but it oozes an ebullience that rarely fails to move.

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Entertainment & Night Life

The cliché is true: Madrileños don't end the night until they've killed it. Make merry via a plethora of bars, great gay nightlife, all-night-long dance clubs, and a whirl of flamenco, jazz, salsa and rock venues. And there's plenty of old-fashioned entertainment for opera, theatre and dance buffs.

El Eucalipto
  (cocktail lounge)

You'd be mad not to at least pass by this fine little bar with its love of all things Cuban, from the music to the clientele and the Caribbean cocktails. Not surprisingly, the mojitos are a cut above the average and the streetside tables put you in the path of the fascinating Lavapiés street life.

Café Central
  (live music)

This Art Deco bar is a great spot for an early-evening drink and, if you're clever, you'll stay until 22:00 when Café Central morphs into one of Madrid's best jazz venues. Performances include everything from Latin jazz to fusion, tango and classic jazz at the nightly shows, and the entry prices are quite reasonable.

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