Michael Jacobs takes the reader through the history of this enigmatic and vivid city in seven witty and off-beat walks stopping not only at the great palaces and museums, but the parks, paintings, posetry, novels, and patisserie-making convents that make up the vibrant life of this great capital. The text is complemented by old engravings, historic photographs, and glorious early maps, as well as a full index and practical information.

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Fully revised and expanded edition of a superb guide by 'one of the best current foreign writers on Spain' (Time Out). Michael Jacobs' guidebook to Madrid is equally enthusing about the grandiose works of art in its museums as about the astonishing literature born in its hundreds of cafes - from Cervantes to Almodovar.