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Chinchón Day Trip From Madrid: The Square, the Wine and Sunday Market

A circular arcaded square that turns into a bullring, a walk to a hilltop castle ruin, anís and honest lamb, and why the bus beats waiting for a train that does not exist.

Madrid Food and Tapas: What and Where to Eat

How to eat well in Madrid: the tapas to order, the dishes the city invented, when locals actually eat, the best neighborhoods for a crawl, and how to skip the tourist traps.

El Rastro and the Madrid Markets

A flea market that has run on Sunday mornings for centuries, a covered arcade of antique dealers behind it, and the food halls that are the other half of the story.