Laid back by day, lively by night: Madrid, Spain’s largest and capital city has nothing short of “mucha marcha.” The city is a live wire and whether you are single, a couple or a family, there is something for everyone. Madrid is, both literally and figuratively speaking, the heart of Spain. A feast for the eyes, the city is characterized by Pedro de Ribera’s frothy architecture, contemporary skyscrapers, such as Tamasaki’s Torre Picasso, and regentrified buildings, where libraries inhabit former breweries and art graces the walls of former abattoirs. Eating out is easy: dress codes are laid back, but don’t expect wine and cheese to follow your meal. Pavement cafes transform into open-air nightclubs after dusk and the only drinks you’ll find on the menu are hard-hitting cocktails. For the footloose and child-free, calling it a night at dawn is considered the norm. For those who prefer to eschew the hedonistic revelry of la noche, during the calmer daylight hours Madrid is the emerald in Spain’s crown. With more trees and green areas than any other European city (16m² of green space per inhabitant!), Madrid can be as calm and tranquil by day as it is vivacious by night. Only in Madrid can you find Casa de Campo, Spain’s largest park, where you can splash in the outdoor swimming pool, thrill to the fairground, or simply lose yourself in the three separate ecosystems that provide this park’s unique natural environment. Art lovers venerate the city’s Golden Triangle of Art (three museums on the Paseo del Prado) where you can behold the works of Picasso, Goya, Velázquez, and José Ribera, to name a few. The move to Madrid will plunge you into a culture that is spontaneous, sociable, boisterous, fun, family-oriented, passionate about bullfighting and football and above all, reciprocal – you’ll only get out of Madrid as much as you put in!