Captivating Madrid

Art, history, and culture await visitors

The Catedral de Santa Maria la Real de la Almudenaon in Madrid. BAHDANOVICH ALENA/Shutterstock

An aerial view of Madrid, Spain. eldar nurkovic/Shutterstock

Talk to any Madrileño—Madrid native—about his hometown and chances are you’ll hear this remark: “De Madrid al cielo.” It translates as, “After Madrid, heaven.”