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Room of the Muses – see the sculptures.

Spain’s most impressive art gallery is home to thousands of masterpieces

There are three works everyone wants to see when they visit Spain’s largest and most important art gallery, but there’s so much more.

  • by Ben Groundwater
Royal Collections Gallery, Madrid.

Spain’s new $286 million art museum may be its boldest yet

The Royal Collections Gallery has considerable competition in one of the world’s leading art cities. However, it has something that Madrid’s big three doesn’t.

  • by Brian Johnston
The much-loved Avani Alonso.

Ugly duckling bargain hotel adds some interior pizazz

This much-loved hotel in Spain’s capital has had a welcome revamp.

  • by Julietta Jameson
The Royal Collections Gallery received 10 architectural awards before it even opened.

Striking new gallery finally opens after almost 100 years

Madrid’s new Royal Collections Gallery began construction in 2006, but was first conceptualised in the 1930s.

  • by Julietta Jameson
Madrid's international airport can overwhelm by sheer physical size.

Airport review: Madrid-Barajas Airport

If you need a last-minute tapas hit, the airport obliges.

  • by Belinda Jackson
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First opened in 1725, Sobrino de Botin holds the record for the world's oldest restaurant.

World's oldest restaurant: The surprising thing about Sobrino de Botin in Madrid

Ernest Hemingway named it one of the best restaurants in the world, but how does it stack up in one of the great culinary capitals?

  • by Alex Mitcheson
The hotel's Palm Court.

The Mandarin Oriental Ritz Madrid: Australian general manager reopens iconic, 120-year-old Spanish hotel after huge refurb

The Mandarin Oriental Ritz Madrid's glamour refit cements its reign in Spain.

  • by Jamie Lafferty
Wheat and Steak, an artwork by Miralda at Madrid's Museo Reina Sofia.

Six of the best: Art museums in Madrid

With Picasso's Guernica and other masterpieces from Spanish artists such as Goya and El Greco, along with European and US works, Madrid is a hub for art lovers.

  • by Brian Johnston
Reception at the Hotel Orfila, Madrid

Hotel Orfila review, Madrid, Spain: Madrid's only Relais & Chateaux-accredited hotel

A peaceful oasis in the famously fun-loving Spanish capital.

  • by Nina Karnikowski
An Emirates A380 first class bathroom.

Airline review: Emirates A380 first class, Dubai to Madrid

Magnificent, though likely a once-in-a-lifetime indulgence for this traveller.

  • by Tony Wright

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