Tastes… sounds…. visual wonders. There are so many ways to indulge the senses on your Madrid vacation.

Here’s our list of the 13 most sensual ways to make your trip to Madrid memorable… with all the senses.

1. Watch a flamenco show.
2. Go to a bar to sample vermouth and tapas.
3. Go shoe-shopping in Augusto Figueroa or Salamanca.
4. Stroll around the Jardin Botanico, Madrid’s Botanial gardens
5. Enjoy a delicious Spanish meal.
6. Take the cable car across the city.
7. Go wine tasting.
8. Float a boat on the lake at Retiro Park.
9. Sit in a café in the Plaza Mayor and watch the passers-by
10. Stroll around the Palacio Real, Madrid’s Royal Palace, or down the Gran Via.
11. Visit the El Rastro flea markets on a Sunday.
12. Take in Madrid’s history on a walk along its old 9th century City Walls.
13. See in the dusk at the city square at Puerta del Sol.