Low Cost Flights To Madrid for City Breaks Packed with Adventure

Jet2.com offer cheap flights to Madrid from Leeds Bradford airport for fantastic long, short or weekend breaks away in this fabulous capital city of Spain. Madrid is the largest and most populated city in Spain, making it ideal for a short getaway packed full of historical and cultural things to do and see.

Madrid is well known for its great cultural and artistic heritage. A perfect example of this is the El Prado Museum, the largest and some consider the most important museums in the world, which is crammed full of a huge selection of stunning pieces of art and sculptures.

Buildings of Madrid

Madrid's Royal Palace - Palacia Real - is an impressive building. Dating back to the early 18th century and taking many years to complete, this building is a must see whist on a weekend break in Madrid. The building is open to the public (except when official business is taking place) and for a small entry fee you can wander around the rooms and gardens at your leisure.

The Plaza Colon houses several monuments to Columbus and his travels. The Gardens of Discovery is surrounded by large blocks of stone which details with inscriptions the travels of Columbus and his men.

There are plenty more fabulous buildings and places of interest well worth visiting whilst on a cheap weekend break in Madrid. Book low cost flights to Spain and Madrid from Leeds Bradford airport to visit these spectacular locations in person.

Exploring Madrid

If you want to see as much of the city as possible, the best way to do this is to join one of the organised bus tours which take visitors to the most appealing and famous parts of the city. Commentary is more often than not spoken in English and your ticket will allow you to take as many bus rides as you like during the day.

If you prefer to travel on foot, there are many fantastic walking tours of Madrid where upon English speaking guides will take you to the most historic and interesting places in the city. Each guided tour usually lasts around 90mins. This is definitely worth adding to your itinerary whilst on a short or weekend break in Madrid.

Book cheap flights for a weekend break in Madrid to experience the wonderful historic buildings and architecture of Spain's capital city.

Madrid for Family Weekend Breaks

There is plenty for the family to see and do whilst on a weekend break in Madrid. The Faunia Madrid is one of the city's newest attractions. A vast natural park with a huge array of animals from throughout the world, Faunia Madrid is a fantastic place to entertain the kids all day long. The park is split into different areas with each section replicating 8 of the world's ecological systems including the Polar eco-system that houses animals from both the north and south poles, and the Amazon Jungle area with many colourful birds and weird looking reptiles.

There is also a massive lake in the centre of the park full of pink flamingos - definitely a sight to see. There are also many areas of the park that allow the animals to roam freely including the monkey area where, if you're quick, you may be able to stroke one of them!

25km southwest of Madrid is the Parque Warner Madrid (previously know as Warner Bros Movie World), a lively theme park offering fantastic rides and also live entertainment.

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