Madrid sits high and dry in the dead centre of Spain, a capital that does its serious business by day and its real living after dark.
The Prado, Reina Sofía and Thyssen line up a staggering run of art, and the Retiro gives the whole city a green lung. There's no coast and no Gaudí here, just a confident, unpretentious city that throws the best night out in the country.
Dinner starts at ten, the bars fill at midnight, and somehow everyone is back at work the next morning.
Eat a hearty cocido stew, churros con chocolate at dawn, and tapas crawled bar to bar.
Round trip from Prague, any dates in October 2026.