Ten European Cups are just ten of the reasons to access one of the world’s most emblematic stadiums: Santiago Bernabéu, home of Real Madrid C.F., inaugurated in December 1947 and, since 2007, with the “Elite Stadium” status given by UEFA to stadiums with first-class facilities.
However, the visit doesn’t just focus on its architecture of what must be said is a stunning architectonic complex, Read full article
Categories: Guías Madrid, tourism
If you didn’t manage to enjoy a tropical holiday this year, you can always make up for it by going to one of its culinary embassies in Madrid. Gasset Habana Restaurant (Calle Claudio Coello, 41) is a perfect option. Labelled as the perfect replacement for the charming Centro Cubano, which served the best Cuban food in the city from 1967 to 2011, Read full article
Categories: Gastronomía en Madrid
There are not many products that are as fresh and light as ceviche, with its touch of coriander and soft taste of raw fish. In the last few years, a series of restaurants that specialise in this fish have opened in Madrid, as well as many that incorporate this dish on their menus. On Corredera Baja de San Pablo, Read full article
Categories: Gastronomía en Madrid
When referring to frozen, we weren’t talking about the air-conditioning inside these houses but rather about the fact that time seems to have stood still whenever we enter them. They all exhibit items that were there when their illustrious owners lived inside, everyday objects that stand still as time goes by, impregnated by their owner’s soul. Read full article
Categories: Arte y cultura, blog
Gentrification divides Madrid’s inhabitants. On one hand, some defend this phenomenon that cleans up some districts and modernises them, changing the landscape from traditional greasy bars to sophisticated restaurants; yet on the other, some believe that these new trends kill the district’s authenticity.
Meanwhile, districts like Lavapiés are proof of advances in gentrification. Read full article
Categories: Gastronomía en Madrid
It is summer’s most popular word. Together with “beers”, “it’s so hot!” and “mojitos”, “terraces” is something that everyone wants to enjoy, almost like a fever. So, which terraces to go to? One of the streets that is becoming more and more popular with its terraces is Calle Argumosa. It used to be a street that was inhabited strictly for neighbours of this district (Lavapiés) and sympathisers of its multiethnicity but now it’s a much more open space where it is slowly becoming hard to walk around due to the crowds. Read full article
Categories: Gastronomía en Madrid, Guías Madrid, tourism
There is still time -until late June- to see one of the most outstanding and surprising plays in recent years, considered by many a risky montage and hilarious by others. We are talking about Burundanga, a comedy that after its success in Teatro Maravillas has now moved to Teatro Lara (Corredera Baja de San Pablo, Read full article
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Luckily, Madrid is a city that is easy to walk around in, without huge hills and with many attractions for the eye. Because of this, here is a circular tour to discover the most charming places in the city in just a few hours.
To start in order, we are located in Kilometro 0, Read full article
Categories: Arte y cultura, General, Guías Madrid
For jazz lovers or for what jazz brings to a conversation with a gin and tonic in hand, Madrid offers a varied offer of clubs that play the best live jazz music.
In Plaza del Ángel, one of the liveliest areas in Barrio de las Letras and, therefore, of the whole of Madrid, Read full article
Categories: Noche de Madrid
It was confirmed, although without the definitive scientific proof, that part of the mortal remains of Miguel de Cervantes are located in the convent of Las Trinitarias (Barrio de las Letras) in Madrid. For this reason, the interest in the writer has risen even more, if that was even possible. It is a finding that actually coincides with the 400th anniversary of the publication of the second part of his immortal book, Read full article
Categories: Arte y cultura, tourism
