Trips & Excursions for Groups to Madrid.

MADRID is a municipality and city in Spain and the capital of the Spanish state. The metropolitan area of Madrid has a population of 6,543,031 inhabitants, making it the third largest in the European Union, behind Paris and London, and as a city it is the third most populous behind Berlin and London.

As Madrid is the capital of Spain, it is the seat of the Spanish Government and its Ministries, the Spanish Parliament, the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court, as well as the official residence of the King of Spain and the President of the Government.

On the international level, it is home to the headquarters of the World Tourism Organisation (part of the UN), the headquarters of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions, the headquarters of the Ibero-American General Secretariat, the headquarters of the Organisation of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture, the Ibero-American Youth Organisation, and the headquarters of the Public Oversight Board.

Madrid is home to world-famous trade fairs such as FITUR, Madrid Fusión, ARCO, SIMO TCI, the Motor Show and Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week. Madrid is the fourth richest city in Europe, after London, Paris and Moscow. Madrid's most outstanding museums include the Prado Museum, the Reina Sofía National Museum and Art Centre, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum and CaixaForum Madrid. The shows are also very interesting, such as The Lion King, Billy Elliot, The Wizard of OZ, Les Misérables, Dirty Dancing, West Side Story and many more. Tourist attractions include the Retiro Park, El Escorial (just outside Madrid), Plaza Mayor, the Royal Palace, La Cibeles and others.

Madrid is a city where it is never dark, there are always open places and people on the streets.