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When Stuart Vevers moved to Madrid as the new creative director at Loewe last January, his knowledge of the city was close to nil. "I'd been here once for an interview," says the 34-year-old Brit. "The trip lasted about four hours." Twice weekly Spanish lessons prepared him for a new language but not a new culture. "After living in New York, Paris and London, Madrid is a complete change," he says. "It's about half the size, so at times you feel a bit more like you're in a town." That, combined with the city...
MUSEUMS Museo Nacional Reina Sofía, Santa Isabel, 52 (34-91-774-1000; museoreinasofia.es). The permanent collection is made up of Spanish art from the 20th century, including Picasso's Guernica...
...December 2006 bombing of a car park at Madrid's Barajas airport, which killed two people and put a definite end to the ceasefire the group had declared earlier that year. Other ETA members now in police custody have testified that he personally pulled the trigger on two Spanish Civil Guards assassinated in the French Atlantic seaboard village of Capbreton in January...
...from the beginning of his leadership, there were signs that Txeroki did not command the undissenting loyalty of his entire circle. Even the fellow hardliner, Francisco Javier Peña (alias Thierry) who represented ETA in its peace talks with the Spanish government, reportedly angered Txeroki by cutting funding to the military wing in an effort to prevent an attack prior to the start of negotiations. Arrested himself May, Thierry is also believed to have opposed the Barajas bombing on strategic grounds...
...Jekyll-and-Hyde lobby: Enter on one side for a serene, low-key experience; on the other, you get a hopping, nightclub-like scene (the owner also owns several L.A. clubs). Located between Beverly Hills and Hollywood, the hotel has a pool, tapas bar, pâtisserie and Spanish restaurant, plus furnishings designed by Philippe Starck. According to the hotel's rep, the designer's innovation was to put the bed in the middle of the room, so the "businessman can work while watching his wife sleep." 465 South La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles...