Just after the Christmas decorations have been cleared away, there is a brief transition period when the supermarket shelves are emptied for a week in preparation for what comes next: Valentine’s Day. Carnival is coming too, but the truth is that Carnival sells much less than Valentine’s Day. Everyone buys something, even if it’s just a few chocolate hearts to sweeten their partner’s day. Read full article
Categories: Madrid Restaurantes
The Salamanca neighbourhood is one of the wealthiest in the city of Madrid. Home to the Golden Mile, this area has become very popular over the years, attracting tourists interested in luxury brands, shops and fashionable locations.
It was the greatly influential Marquis of Salamanca who wanted this neighbourhood to be designed for the nobility. In fact, Read full article
Categories: Madrid Restaurantes
“Yo me bajo en Atocha” (I’m getting off at Atocha) is a 1998 song by Joaquín Sabina. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since then, and even more since Sabina arrived in the capital from his native Jaén to dedicate himself to music, initially with La Mandrágora and then as a solo artist. Read full article
Categories: Madrid Cultura
Madrid always has something to discover. A street with history and character, a statue that had gone unnoticed, a house that was home to an illustrious personage, or a palace that you have walked past many times without paying attention and that is home to secret treasures.
We are talking about the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (Royal Academy of Fine Arts), Read full article
Categories: Madrid Cultura
If there is one Spanish poet everybody knows, it is Pablo Neruda. Throughout his life, he crossed borders with his verses, his way of living and being. Although he is admired by all lovers of literature and philosophy, little is known about the poet’s years in Madrid.
Pablo Neruda arrived in the capital in 1934 to work as a cultural attaché at the Chilean consulate in Madrid, Read full article
Categories: Madrid Cultura
Categories: Madrid Cultura
Uniqlo has gone all out in Madrid with this big move. After opening its first store in the Salamanca neighbourhood three years ago, it has now decided to set up shop on one of the city’s main thoroughfares: Gran Vía.
This will be its largest store in Spain, underlying the textile giant’s commitment to the Spanish market. Read full article
Categories: Madrid Turismo
