Madrid
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
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
Ugly duckling bargain hotel adds some interior pizazz
This much-loved hotel in Spain’s capital has had a welcome revamp.
- by Julietta Jameson
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
Airport review: Madrid-Barajas Airport
If you need a last-minute tapas hit, the airport obliges.
- by Belinda Jackson
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 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
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
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
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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