Hotel Puerta de Toledo

The mountains around Madrid, known as Sierra de Madrid, are under one hour away from the Spanish capital, the ideal place to unwind for a few hours, forget about the urban hustle and bustle and relax in a natural setting. The formula is simple: fresh air, long walks, transparent brooks and a delicious steak from the area to recharge your batteries in any of the excellent restaurants scattered around the Guadarrama mountains, Read full article

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The TV cooking show fever is still ongoing, although the pleasure of cooking has always existed. The more you know, the more you enjoy it, which is another reason to go to cooking classes for a few hours taught by some of the best cooking teachers in Madrid. Perhaps the most prestigious cooking school is Le Cordon Bleu, Read full article

One of the most beautiful yet not massively visited museums in Madrid is the Sorolla Museum, where the Valencia-born artist lived and took care of his gardens with the same dedication as he painted his works of art with. Also in love with fashion, Sorolla was an observer of how people from his time dressed, Read full article

Madrid has a fantastic offering for anyone who wants to go ice skating, with spectacular spots such as the Glass Gallery in Cibeles Palace, in the heart of the city. You can go skating under a stunning glass dome although for a limited time only, since there are a lot of people who want to skate and the space is not very big. Read full article

Aravolo is a company based in Valencia which, among its many services, offers a series of free tours only to then point out that they’re not strictly “free”. Yes, you don’t have to pay anything at first but at the end you do have to tip the guide with an amount that you consider to be fair. Read full article

Gran Vía is alive like never before, with a varied and tempting programme dedicated to musicals. However, this genre doesn’t just keep to Gran Vía but is also spread all over the city in other theatres. To classics of the genre such as The Lion King, for which you have to buy a ticket months in advance, Read full article

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Cocktails have always been considered as the most sophisticated alcoholic drink. James Bond made sure of this with his Dry Martini (shaken, not stirred) and Tom Cruise dedicated a full film to it in the late 80s. Even though they were ostracised for a few years, in recent times they have come back with a bang. Read full article

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