Arrive to Madrid airport and pick up your hired car (head to the hall to meet with a OK-rent-a-car representative). The Spanish capital is one of Europe’s liveliest and most elegant cities, boasting beautiful boulevards, vast parks, bustling plazas and numerous historic churches and palaces. Madrid is also home to the legendary ‘golden triangle’ of art galleries, which house some of the world’s most treasured masterpieces. • Overnight in Madrid. Accommodation: 4* Senator Gran Via or similar on a bed-and-breakfast basis.