If Barcelona is Spain’s freewheeling artist and Seville its soulful romantic, Madrid is its elegant grande dame. The capital feels stately, even imposing, with royal palaces, world-class art museums a…
Forget Barcelona and that jam-packed Gothic Quarter, Madrid with the grand Belle Époque boulevards, and even pretty little Palma, with its soaring cathedral built as stout as a fortress: After visitin…
I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to visit Madrid. I’ve been wanting to visit for YEARS. Given the number of countries I’ve visited that many people have never heard of, I don’t know how it’s take…
During my recent trip to Spain, I took an epic food tour in Madrid with Culinary Backstreets. It was my second tour with them after exploring both sides of the Bosphorus with them two years ago in Ist…
Let me tell you something about Madrid that hit me the moment I arrived: it feels like a city built for city connoisseurs. People who love dining, parks, museums, traveling on public transit. I am ver…
Home to some 3.5 million people, Madrid is the capital of Spain and the country’s largest city. Though it’s somewhat sprawling, the city boasts stunning architecture, incredible food, and an energetic…