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Things to do in Madrid

  • Monday, 22 April, 2024
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    Portrait of a park: exploring El Retiro, central Madrid’s storied green space

    A grand sweep of gardens, palaces and monuments, this Unesco World Heritage site is also a retreat from the summer heat. But its vast arboreal canopy might be under threat

    Trees providing shade on a lawn on El Retiro park, Madrid
  • Tuesday, 9 April, 2024
    FT Globetrotter
    Where to discover zarzuela, Spain’s magical musical theatre, in Madrid

    A zesty, often satirical swirl of dialogue and operetta, zarzuela is back in the spotlight — and once seen, it’s never forgotten . . . 

    Performers in Teatro de la Zarzuela’s current production of ‘Juan José’
  • Tuesday, 20 February, 2024
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    A tour of Madrid’s artiest districts with ARCOmadrid director Maribel López

    The woman at the helm of the world-leading contemporary art fair shows us the neighbourhoods brimming with cool galleries – and great eateries

    ARCOmadrid director Maribel López in a red and black dress, sitting on a chair looking up out of a window, cradling her face with one hand
  • Tuesday, 6 February, 2024
    FT GlobetrotterFT Globetrotter’s month-by-month guide to what’s on in our cities
    What’s on in Madrid: our month-by-month guide to 2024

    FT Globetrotter’s guide to what to do and see in the Spanish capital this year

  • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
    FT Globetrotter
    My top 10: Jan Dalley’s guide to the Prado museum in Madrid

    As part of a new FT Globetrotter series celebrating the world’s permanent collections, the FT’s arts editor reveals her favourite works to seek out in this great — and at times overwhelming — Spanish institution

    Detail from ‘Triptych of the Adoration of the Magi’ by Hieronymus Bosch showing the Three Kings paying homage to the infant Christ on Mary’s knee
  • Wednesday, 25 October, 2023
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    Memo from Madrid: tastes of the real capital at a top tapas festival

    Not even biblical downpours could stop our writer from celebrating the local and global flavours of the multicultural Lavapiés district

    Antonio Jose Pereirz in the doorway of his Tostas & Bacalao bar in the Madrid district of Lavapiés
  • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
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    How to be a digital nomad in Madrid

    Ever dreamt of moving to the Spanish capital? A new law makes it especially appealing — and easy — for non-EU freelancers and remote workers. Here’s what you need to know

  • Saturday, 19 November, 2022
    FT Globetrotter
    My brilliant year: seven reasons why I fell in love with Madrid

    The FT columnist reveals the ways in which the Spanish capital enchanted him during his year away from Paris

  • Friday, 18 November, 2022
    FT Globetrotter
    The best places for flamenco in Madrid

    Many of the Andalucían art form’s most exciting performers and rising stars are based in the Spanish capital — and to be seen on the stages of small, atmospheric venues

    Flamenco artist Eduardo Guerrero, a dancer at Corral de la Morería
  • Monday, 14 November, 2022
    FT Globetrotter
    Madrid with the FT

    Eat, drink, explore and more in Spain’s capital

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