Madrid
EUROPE · FIESTA · LA CAPITAL
The highest capital in Europe sleeps least of all — tapas at ten, tertulia till two.
The plan
El Retiro at 9am
Row the pond, find the Crystal Palace, beat the strollers — Madrid's garden warm-up.
The Prado, then Reina Sofía
Velázquez and Goya in one, Guernica in the other. Book slots, split the day.
La Latina tapas crawl
Cava Baja is one long bar. Patatas bravas here, boquerones there, keep moving.
Sunset at Templo de Debod
An actual Egyptian temple with the city's best free sunset behind it.
Churros at San Ginés
Open since 1894, busiest at 5am when the clubs empty. Both visits count.
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