Barcelona

1. Public transport is good, get a Metro card with ten tickets, it can even be shared simultaneously.
2. Beware of pickpockets.
3. Credit card acceptance is high, but not 100%.
4. Paella, a rice dish, is famous in Barcelona

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Madrid, originally Myrit, was set up by Moors in about 700 AD, to fight against the Catholic Spanish stronghold of Toledo which used to be the old capital of the Castile kingdom.

1. Public transport is good, get a Metro card with ten tickets, and it can even be shared simultaneously.
2. Beware of pickpockets.
3. Credit card acceptance is high, but not 100%.
4. Churros + hot chocolate are famous in Madrid.
5. The city has pedestrianized itself over time, so the city center is entirely car-free.

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