Hotel Moderno Madrid

Conde Duque isn’t actually a neighbourhood in its own right, but this area of Madrid between Malasaña and Chamberí provides all of its visitors with a wide range of cultural and gastronomic delights for you to try as you begin to enjoy the Spanish capital to the full.

The Centro Cultural Conde Duque

The epicentre of the area is the Centro Cultural  Read full article

Categories: Cultura Madrid

During the lockdown you no doubt binge-watched series on Netflix, HBO and Amazon Prime, as well as all the other TV channels. Today we’ll take you on a tour of the locations in Madrid where some of Spain’s most popular series were filmed.

Cable Girls

The first Spanish-language series on Netflix was ‘Cable Girls’, which tells the tale of Europe’s biggest telephone switchboard in the Twenties, Read full article

Categories: Cultura Madrid

We’ve been in lockdown for several weeks now, in which we have focused some of the time on honing our culinary skills by making sourdough bread, cupcakes or pizzas. However, we sure miss a delicious meal or a lovely dinner at a restaurant. Today we’re going to take a look at some of the best home delivery restaurants in Madrid. Read full article

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A city belongs to the people who live in it. Some are people like you and me, and others are famous authors, actors, musicians, etc. This is the case of the writer Benito Pérez Galdós, who fell in love with Madrid as soon as he stepped foot in the city. Proof of this are all the experiences that he captured in his realistic novels that portray the Madrid of the time and its people. Read full article

Categories: Cultura Madrid

We are still in lockdown, but that won’t stop us from enjoying one of the most beautiful cities in the world: Madrid. These days, technology allows us to enjoy a wide range of tourism activities to go on exploring the Spanish capital from the comfort of our own homes. But remember, this will pass, and if you stay at home, Read full article

Categories: Cultura Madrid

Tinned food has for a long time been kept away from the halls of so-called gourmet gastronomy. But in recent years, preserves have started to gain traction in many restaurants, to the point of becoming cult dishes. If you also love tinned food, here is a list of the best places in Madrid where you can enjoy it. Read full article

Categories: Gastronomía Madrid

If you’ve ever been to London, you will surely have seen the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. A similar event takes place at the Royal Palace in Madrid: the changing of the guard and the Solemn Changing of the Royal Guard. Find out what they are and when they happen. 

Changing of the guard

The Spanish Royal Guard is the oldest of its kind in Europe, Read full article

Categories: Turismo Madrid

If you are planning a trip to the Spanish capital, this is the post for you. Below is a list of tips and recommendations to make your time in the city as worthwhile as possible, and your holiday, unforgettable. 

A city with a long history

About 25,000 years ago, during the Palaeolithic, what might have been Europe’s largest human settlement was to be found next to the Manzanares River. Read full article

Categories: Cultura Madrid

Madrid is a city with a wide range of leisure and cultural activities to offer, but it also hides several strange and curious shops you would be hard pressed to find in any other city in Spain. If you are a Potterhead, into espionage or simply want to spend some time surrounded by weird and wonderful objects, Read full article

Categories: Turismo Madrid

Food tourism is trendy right now. That’s why every year Madrid turns into a food capital for almost an entire month thanks to the Gastrofestival ‘Madrid para comérselo’, which takes place in the Spanish capital on 7-23 February. This year the festival includes more than 500 establishments and institutions among which we can find restaurants, taverns, Read full article

Categories: Gastronomía Madrid