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A refurbished palace and two new hotels are helping Madrid to break free from Barcelona’s shadow, says Steven King

Hallowed home of the Roca brothers, this Spanish province offers rich pickings for travellers, from a constellation of Michelin stars to rural vineyards and seaside tavernas

Opera: The Queen of Spades/L’elisir d’amore Garsington ...

These contenders have all the beauty of the Balearic island – and we’re planning a trip already…

No one has ever fallen for the Basque County quite like Archduchess Maria Christina. An exquisite pianist and polyglot, she left the Austro-Hungarian aristocracy to marry King Alfonso of Spain in 1879

Complete Suites and Other Music for Keyboard Cristian Sandrin (piano) SOMM Recordings SOMMCD0702 61:09 mins In the first complete recording of Purcell’s eight keyboard suites on the modern piano, Roma