Madrid

Dinner at ten, bed at two.

The Madrid index
alive after midnight95
world-class public transport95
serious eating90
Spain · 40.42° N / 3.70° W6.8M people · $$$ · GMT+2
energy75
safety88
transit95
food90
culture90
nightlife95
affordability55
nature45
slow living50
0–100, relative to the other 100 cities on WHERE. Some scores are measured, some are our judgment. How we score →

Madrid is great if you want

✓Feeling safe at night
✓World-class public transport
✓Serious eating
✓Museums, music, ideas
✓Alive after midnight

Think twice if you need

×The sea nearby
×Quiet nights
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