In our city, there’s always something to discover: here you’ll find history, secrets, curiosities, and places that make up the Madrid that isn’t immediately visible.
If from the Royal Collegiate Basilica of San Isidoro de León is said to be the Sistine Chapel of the Romanesque, from the church of San Antonio de los Alemanes at Malasaña…...
The museums of Madrid are a fundamental part of the attractiveness of the city, a cultural lung of the capital and a clear stop for every visitor. If you only had two days to visit Madrid, spending a whole morning seein...
Making plans alone in Madrid is certainly not that complicated, one of the advantages of big cities is that individualism acts as a shield and no one cares what you are doing. So on the premise that no one is probably n...
Outlets in Madrid have multiplied in recent years. They have gone from being stores in large shopping malls on the outskirts to specialized spaces in a niche market. From food to fabrics to electronics, there’s ha...
In reality, to know the Madrid of the Austrias is to know the original Madrid. If you don’t know any of the historic buildings that complete this neighborhood or haven’t walked through these squares it’...
If you have Instagram, chances are you’ve seen hundreds of posts about tables lately. Tables with colorful tablecloths and matching cloth napkins, original plates, silverware, quality porcelain… Accounts lik...
Indecision is the most repeated constant in the act of choosing a place to eat. Whether the choice is made in advance or on the spot. Madrid’s gastronomic variety is overwhelming. Therefore, we go neighborhood by...
Behind the mountains, just an hour by car or train from Madrid, is Segovia, the old Castilian city where the rivers Eresma and Cigüeñuela converge, making it worthy of one of the great jewels of Roman architecture: the...
One of the advantages of living in a big city is that you always find what you’re looking for, especially when it comes to stores to buy a gift from. In Madrid, moreover, the multi-brand stores, or those with a ca...
The metaphor of Gaul that resists (and all that referential universe that is inherited from reading Asterix and Obelix) is scarce in Madrid. (The metaphor, to clarify, refers to those small redoubts of a past architectu...