Did you know that neon advertising signs were banned in Madrid since 2010 due to a municipal ordinance? However, if this is true, how is it possible that, after 10 years, Madrid is still full of neons? The answer to this question is simple. The citizens of Madrid strongly defended the presence of the neons… Continue reading “The Madrid of the neon lights”
With origins dated back in the 17th century, today El Rastro is the most famous street market in Madrid and a place where you can sell and buy literalky everything: brand new gadgets, second-hand items, luxury antiques and even authentic scrap. Every Sunday morning and until lunchtime (keep in mind that’s spanish lunchtime, so around… Continue reading “El Rastro: Madrid’s Most Traditional Flea Market”
The Palace Hotel was one of the first luxury Hotels in Madrid and during its more than 100 years of history it has been visited for important guests and has kept interesting stories inside. One of the most emblematic points of Madrid is the Plaza Cánovas del Castillo, better known as the Plaza de Neptuno,… Continue reading “Palace Hotel – Important Guests and Stories”
Walking through the center of Madrid one can see the cradle of what was a socialist conspiracy and that nowadays is a political group of the Spanish parliament: Casa Labra. There are hardly any restaurants or bars in Madrid founded in the 20th century but some of them still survive. This is the case of… Continue reading “Casa Labra and the foundation of a political party”
The main centre of Madrid is full of legendary restaurants, cafes and discos, here we want to introduce you one of the most charismatic and unknown, the bakery and restaurant Lhardy. Since it opened, almost no one has been able to say his name well at first…. Lardi, Lhardi, Lardy …? this is one of… Continue reading “Restaurant Lhardy – Faithful guardian of Madrid’ gastronomy”
Right underneath Chamberí Square there’s a ghost station that once belonged to the layout of Metro de Madrid (Madrid’s metro network). It was abandoned in the ’60s but today we can visit it and also see it the same way it looked when it was still in operation. The old Chamberí station belonged to the… Continue reading “The Chamberí “Ghost Station” of Metro de Madrid”
One believes that the sheep are only in the countryside. And that’s true, but that doesn’t mean that from time to time they pass by the center of Madrid, specially on the Transhumance Feast. Traffic is prohibited once a year in one of the most famous squares in Madrid, the Plaza de la Independencia, where… Continue reading “The sheep go trhough Madrid. Transhumance Feast”
Los Caños del Peral (the Pipes of the Pear Tree) were just one of the many “water trips” that supplied water to Madrid during its origins like a muslim fortress. In our daily life there are always things that we see day after day. And it’s that everyday business that makes many things lack of… Continue reading “Los Caños del Peral – The Pipes of the Pear Tree”
The Pride festivities in Madrid have become one of the most important in the world and this week they will be celebrated in the City since Friday June 28th until July 7. It is not surprising that the Pride in Madrid has precisely a certain historical drive as we must not forget where we came… Continue reading “Madrid Pride – History and Evolution”
The commemorative plaque we find by the door of this apothecary located at number 59 of Mayor street, indicates that, being 1578 the year of its opening, the Pharmacy of the Mother Queen (Farmacia de la Reina Madre in Spanish) is the oldest shop in Madrid. The origin of this pharmacy created in 1578 (only… Continue reading “The Oldest Shop in Madrid: Farmacia de la Reina Madre”
