Sometime ago i asked on this message board which city was the best Barcelona or madrid and i got some interesting replies,well now ive done both this is what i think.A hard one because Barcelona is beautiful and i could still spend a whole day walking along the Rambler,but Madrid wow i just adore it im obsessed and i cant stop talking about it.The people are so friendly there is much to see.The christmas market in plaza mayor was so pretty and so much time had been spent on decorating the city it was stunning.I was with my husband and two friends and we went touring the bars at night and on a couple of occasions my female friend and i went walking around on our own not once did i feel threatened even at 2am whereas in the Rambler area at 2am i did feel a bit threatened.So for me out of all the cities i have been to MADRID rules and i cant wait until i go again