How to spend a weekend in Madrid | Telegraph Travel
Read our Telegraph Travel expert guide to a weekend in Madrid, including the best places to stay, eat, and drink as well as the top things to do.
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Read our Telegraph Travel expert guide to a weekend in Madrid, including the best places to stay, eat, and drink as well as the top things to do.
A Sunday stroll in the Retiro Park is one of Madrid’s great traditions Credit: GETTY Sundays may as a rule be a lot less frenetic than other days in Madrid but the city is still very much alive and kicking. A lot of the shops in the centre are open all day and most museums are open until at least 2pm. While some bars, cafés and restaurants do take a break, there is certainly no shortage ready to welcome you. If you are doing Madrid right, you won’t be up too early and it is usual to see the Madrilenians emerging around elevenish for breakfast, often sliding seamlessly into the vermouth h...