A very ordinary bar serving very ordinary food, which has an extraordinary view. To get in, ring the buzzer on street level, and then ride the lift all the way up to the sixth...
C/Doctor Cortezo 17Just down from the Palacio Real, this terraza offers the finest sunsets in Madrid, with a magnificent location looking out over the Casa del Campo and all the way to the...
C/Bailén 14This radio and communications tower, at 92m (302ft), provides one of the best views of the whole of the city and the sierras in the distance. Diagrams along the floor point out...
Avda de los Reyes CatólicosThe very name conjures up images of blandness, but this hotel is set in an appealing residential area. Yes, it's a twin-tower giant, with 459 rooms, but for sports fans and...
C/Padre Damián 23Commissioned by Philip V after the earlier Alcázar was lost to a fire in 1734, the Royal Palace is rarely used by the royal family, and many of its 3,000 rooms are open to...
Plaza de OrienteAn extraordinary 2.5km (1.5-mile) trip over the Casa de Campo and Parque del Oeste in a cable car. The views of the Palacio Real, Río Manzanares, city skyline and park are...
Paseo del Pintor Rosales