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A closer look at Madrid to get the most out of visiting the city

Tourism is not only going to museums but also knowing the essence of the different places we visit

Madrid is one of the most famous cities in Europe. Being the capital of Spain, too many people choose this city as their holiday destination to enjoy another type of tourism that goes far beyond the traditional tours and sightseeings. In fact, one of the most interesting things about visiting Madrid is the wide variety of options we find to have fun, to eat or to see the typical cultural celebrations, which will offer us a new view of the city and a new way of enjoying all what Madrid has to offer us.

Visiting Madrid: a different way to enjoy the city

As we have stated before, Madrid offers us a lot of activities that will make a difference in our holidays. In this respect, one of the most popular options we find are the ones related to the Spanish gastronomy. We all know that Spain is famous for its food and for its healthy Mediterranean diet and in Madrid we can find both of them. But it is not only the tasty and yummy food what will attract our attention as we walk along the streets of Madrid but also the great variety of tapas we can enjoy, for example, if we go to any of the food tours in Madrid, like the Tapas tours in Madrid.

What are the tapas and why everyone is so crazy about them?

For those of you who do not know what a tapa is, it consists on any traditional food you can think of which is served in the different pubs and restaurants when we order a drink. Sometimes they are free by consuming drinks and sometimes we will pay for them (in this case, they will be bigger) but they will always be tasty, for sure. For this reason, it is not strange to see that there are more and more people who demands all type of gastronomic tours to enjoy the tapas in Madrid, and, as it could not be otherwise, there are different companies that will provide us with the best tapas tours to get a greater experience of visiting Madrid, like Enjoy Tapas Madrid, a young and dynamic project that will give an answer to the needs of all those people who are willing to enjoy, know and actually taste all the different flavours that are part of Madrid and of its history.

In addition to all this, it is necessary to mention that this type of tours can be adaptable to all type of diets and allergies so vegetarians, vegans or people suffering from celiac disease will be also able to enjoy the different tapas we can find in the best places of the capital. Besides, we will be able to customize our tour so that we will combine history, culture and gastronomy or, in other words, so that we will be able to tourism at the same time as we really know the city and all its traditions.

Last but not least, we have to mention that these different tours are guided by professionals who have experienced in history, art and, of course, gastronomy, so apart from tasting these delicious tapas we will also learn interesting facts about the city to achieve that goal we have already mentioned: a different, more complete and more comprehensive way of tourism in the nicest, funniest and more friendly environment where you will feel as if you were a madrileño yourself, as if you were from Madrid.

What else can we do in Madrid?

Even though the tapas plan sounds really good, there are also other options we can find to take the most out of our visit to the capital of Spain by enjoying one of the most typical things things we can do in this country: going to a Flamenco show Madrid. It is very likely that most of you already know what is Flamenco, this typical way of dancing that was born in Andalucia and that has been spread all over the world. But it is not so likely that you have ever seen one of this shows, so visiting Madrid is the perfect excuse to enjoy a really traditional show where art, culture, tradition and dancing are mixed together in a way of living that can be only understood by those who have already experienced it. But the good news are not over, since we will be able to enjoy one of this Flamenco shows as we go into the tapas tours we have talked about before. Undoubtedly, the best way to enjoy the city and to spend our holidays with the best plans ever.

Jess Young

Jess is a writer at the UK's largest independent press agency SWNS. She runs women's real-life magazine Real-Fix.com, as well as contributing articles and features to all of the major titles and digital publications.

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