Sorry for the watermark but i think you'll appreciate this

Spain's like a mini-continent unto itself.  You've got the best beaches if you're looking for sun and relaxation, the best mountains if your thing is rural tourism (don't forget the Way of Saint James.)  Aside that, considering Spain's three millennia of history, you've got archeological sites and museums galore to learn about our Iberian, Tarsessos, Greek, Roman and Muslim pasts.  Heck, you can even learn from our Homo Antecessor and Neanderthal pasts in Atapuerca's site&museum in Burgos.

In Madrid, you can see some of the best paintings in the world at El Prado, and walk through some of the largest parks, like El Retiro and La Casa de Campo, which is about five times the size of New York's Central Park.

And don't get me started on Spanish food. 

Ooooh, and Madrid's got a very intimate connection with The Sound of Music, as Christopher Plummer lived here for a couple years in Jorge Juan street, the one behind Serrano (in his own words.) 

I just hope this world-wrecking pandemic is put behind us soon, so we can get back our lives, although nothing will ever really be the same again.

He shot here the movie "The Fall of the Roman Empire" and I know he loved it here.  I assumed he lived in Madrid for the duration of the shoot, but I had no idea he stayed for two whole years.