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TRAVELLER
Spain
Dialling Code
+34
Currency
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Time Zone
GMT+1
Aquarela
€30
(81 Calle Castelló, tel: 915 756
361)Allow some of Spain’s favourite flavours to
entice you at this pleasant restaurant with good service.
Try some tapas andwine in the front section, or eat in
style in the dining room. Highlights are grilled octopus,
Spanish rice dishes and pork ribs.
Cien Llaves
€50
(2 Paseo Recoletos, tel: 915 775 955) Treat yourself
to ameal in the garden courtyard, or in the elegant
dining room, of this centrally located restaurant. Chef
Juanjo presents a wide variety of traditional Spanish
favourites including Iberian ham, chilled gazpacho soup
and grilled rabbit with garlic.
Ritz Garden Restaurant
€70
(5 Plaza de la Lealtad, tel: 917 016 767) Dine
under the towering trees surrounded by flowers in this
unique garden restaurant. Chef Jorge González offers
a summer menuwhich includes tender pasta pillows
with langoustines, or rabbit with cuttlefish.Allow the
experienced sommelier to guide youwith Spanish
wines. Sundays see amagnificent brunch complete
with pianomusic.
El Imperfecto
(2 PlazaMatute, tel: 913 667
211) Grab an inside table among the colourful,
quirky decor or enjoy the breezes under the trees
Madrid
on the outdoor terrace while you sip a cold cocktail.
Excellent mojitos and gin-tonics.
La Terraza de Oscar
(12 PlazaVazquez deMella, tel: 917 011 173) Perfect for
a late-night summer drink taken al fresco along with
spectacular city views, LaTerraza de Oscar (
pictured
)
draws a young, good-looking crowd.The small plunge
pool is perfect for attention-seekers wishing to cool off.
Choose fromexotic cocktails, beers andwine.
La Vaguada Shopping Centre
If you’re
looking to find everything under one roof the
modern LaVaguada, near Metro Barrio de Pilar, has
250 fashion and homewares stores, cinemas, dozens of
restaurants and a large department store.
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
(museothyssen.org)American culture comes
to life through the works of famedmid-20th-century
painter Edward Hopper. Hismassive, special exhibition
highlights his fascinationwith urban scenes.
El
Escorial
is just a 45-minute ride on bus No.661 from
Moncloa bus station.Among themountains, take in the
massive, 16th-century royal monastery before enjoying
a drink in a café or visiting one or two of themany art
galleries.
Scott Adams
Fly from
Amsterdam, Basel-Mulhouse,
Berlin, Bilbao, Bordeaux, Bristol,
Copenhagen, Crete (Heraklion),
Dubrovnik, Edinburgh, Geneva,
Ibiza, La Coruña, Lisbon, Liverpool,
London (LGW, LTN), Lyon,
Manchester, Menorca, Milan
(MXP), Naples, Olbia, Paris (CDG),
Rome,Toulouse,Venice
FromtheAirport
Taxi
Pre-book your taxi at
easyJet.com.A journey to the city
centre costs about €30.
Bus
Number 200 connects to
Avenida deAmerica Metro and bus
station.The airport Express goes
toAtocha Train Station.Tickets €2
Train
Metro line 8 connects to
many other lines and suburban
trains.Tickets €4–5, depending
on stops.
Car Hire
Visit the Europcar desk
for special rates.
TRAVEL INFO
@
writer’s tip
“
Madrid’s Metro
system is the
second largest
in Europe and
has 238 stations.
Check out the
14th-century
archaeological
remains in the
Opera station.
”
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