Madrid

Madrid is best at midday and after dark. The hours in between are for the museums, and the museums reward unhurried mornings, not check-list afternoons.

Our drivers know which Plaza Mayor café you actually want at eight, which side of the Retiro is quietest at noon, and the road south to Toledo that gets you there before the bus tours queue at the cathedral.

We pair days in Madrid with afternoons in Toledo, Segovia, or Aranjuez when the dates align.