A Basic Guide of Madrid’s Terraces

By | 29 June, 2015 | 0 comments

Terrazas MadridIt 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

Three Excellent Plays in Madrid

By | 2 June, 2015 | 0 comments

BurundangaThere 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

Categories: Arte y cultura, blog

A Circular Tour around the Hearth of Madrid

By | 26 May, 2015 | 0 comments

Plaza mayor madridLuckily, 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

Madrid and all of its jazz

By | 14 May, 2015 | 0 comments

Café_Central_de_MadridFor 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

Enter the House of Cervantes

By | 30 April, 2015 | 0 comments

Casa Cervantes AlcalaIt 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

Ponzano Street will seduce you

By | 3 April, 2015 | 0 comments

LambuzoThere are streets in Madrid that are worth telling in a special chapter. Calle Echegaray, Calle Santa Isabel, Calle Hortaleza… and Calle Ponzano. Located in the Chamberí district, in the last few months it has become a place for food and drink pilgrimage thanks to its variety in bars and restaurants, all of them very attractive and very close to each other. Read full article

Categories: blog, Gastronomía en Madrid

Some Good Gigs

By | 15 March, 2015 | 0 comments

Conciertos Madrid

Fancy some good live music? Here are a few clues so you can enjoy the best rock music in Madrid. We start with a classic Spanish pop-rock act, Revolver, lead by Carlos Goñi, who will perform at La Riviera on March 26th, with tickets costing 25€ each. It is a more discreet option if we compare it to the presence of Robbie Williams, Read full article

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Gatoteca: The Bar for Cat Lovers

By | 2 March, 2015 | 0 comments

GatotecaCan you imagine having a drink accompanied by a large number of beautiful feline friends? Now you can do this thanks to La Gatoteca, a space designed for cats -they are the kings- whose purpose is finding people who will adopt them. Of course, you don’t need to adopt one when you go in; Read full article

Categories: Guías Madrid

Switzerland Exists! (Gastronomically Speaking)

By | 23 February, 2015 | 0 comments

comida suizaThe Falciani List has put this country back in the news every day. Banks, tax havens, clocks, chocolates… doesn’t Switzerland have any more elements? Well, in fact it does: its gastronomy, of which in Madrid there is a small yet representative selection.

“Many times copied, never matched” is the statement of the restaurant that claims to prepare not the best rump steak but the famous sauce that makes it possible. Read full article

Categories: Gastronomía en Madrid

The most ‘real’ portraits

By | 2 February, 2015 | 0 comments

retratos reyes españaAntonio López is considered part of the Realist or even Hyperrealist school (although he really isn’t from a strict point of view since he does not paint reality exactly how he sees it, which is what near-photographic artists such as Richard Estes do), so his ‘real’ portrait is doubly ‘real’. Or realistic. This play with words is an excellent introduction for this exhibition, Read full article

Categories: Arte y cultura

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