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Retiro Travel Guide

ARTICLES

Buenos Aires: Best New Venues

From art deco mansions to historic restaurants, a series of renovations has created great new hotels and restaurants in Buenos Aires.

A Tapas Tour of Spain

In search of classic flavors, unhurried conversations, and cuisine that welcomes the new while celebrating the old?A visit to the crowded tapas bars of Spain...

Madrid's Newly Renovated Museums

With the expansion of its three biggest museums, the Spanish capital claims pride of place on the global art scene. Andrew Ferren takes a tour.

European Cities: How to Get Around

Here are the best transportation options for six urban centers—from Amsterdam’s canal buses to Rome’s easy-to-flag taxis.

Madrid with Carolina Herrera

Fashion designer Carolina Herrera has come to know Madrid intimately—and now, one of her daughters even calls the city home. From tapas bars to outdoor...

The Best of Madrid

At first glance, Madrid remains stubbornly true to itself—a city where patrician señoras nibble on canapes while gleefully watching a torero being gored by a...
HOTELS

AC Palacio del Retiro

Carved from a 19th-century Edwardian-style manor home, this 50-room hotel is steps from the city’s major museums. The effect is of a baronial mansion, with maids in starchy uniforms, concierge... more ›


ACTIVITIES

El Retiro

Madrid’s answer to New York’s Central Park is a warren of paths carved in green with a large, central man-made lake and plenty of space (330 acres) for lolling about. Originally conceived... more ›




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