Arima

Madrid


Yes, the tapas here are outstanding, but they play second fiddle to the vermouths – the selection of one of Madrid's favourite tipples from across Spain is one of the city's best. It's good for first drinks any night, or for that old Madrid tradition, La hora del vermut (vermouth hour) around 1pm on Sundays.


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1. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

0.5 MILES

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2. Museo Sorolla

0.53 MILES

The Valencian artist Joaquín Sorolla immortalised the clear Mediterranean light of the Valencian coast. His Madrid house, a quiet mansion surrounded by…

3. Plaza de Olavide

0.58 MILES

Plaza de Olavide is one of Madrid’s most agreeable public spaces, a real barrio special. There are park benches, two children's playgrounds, and bars with…

4. Estación de Chamberí

0.62 MILES

Estación de Chamberí, the long-lost ghost station of Madrid's metro, is now a museum piece that recreates the era of the station’s inauguration in 1919…

5. Museo Lázaro Galdiano

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This imposing early-20th-century Italianate stone mansion, set discreetly back from the street, belonged to Don José Lázaro Galdiano (1862–1947), a…

6. Museo al Aire Libre

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This fascinating open-air collection of 17 abstract sculptures includes works by renowned Basque artist Eduardo Chillida, Catalan master Joan Miró, as…

7. Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

1 MILES

Football fans and budding Madridistas (Real Madrid supporters) will want to make a pilgrimage to the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, a temple to all that’s…

8. Museo Tifológico

1.01 MILES

One attraction specifically for visually impaired travellers and Spaniards is the Museo Tifológico. Run by the National Organisation for the Blind (ONCE),…