Madrid

This is Spain's headiest city, where the revelling lasts long into the night and life is seized with the teeth and both hands. Strangers quickly become friends, passion blooms in an instant, and visitors are swiftly addicted to the city's charms.

Madrid Health and Safety

There are 50 ways to lose your wallet in Madrid. Petty crime and theft, with tourists as prey of choice, is a problem in this city and the police can do little about it. You need to keep an eye out for pickpockets and bag snatchers on the Metro and in the most heavily touristed parts of town, especially Plaza Mayor, the Puerta del Sol and around the Prado. You need to be aware of your surroundings in the Malasaña, Huertas, Lavapiés and Plaza de Santa Ana areas when bar-hopping. Take particular care in the Rastro flea market.

If you have a foreign or hire car, it might be an idea to leave the glove box open to emphasise there is nothing of value inside.

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