Visita Madrid
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Explore the blog to know everything you need to know about Madrid to visit and enjoy the city including art and culture, gastronomy, tourist destinations and more! Madrid Destination Culture Tourism and Business is responsible for promoting the city of Madrid throughout the world, contributing to the development of leisure and business tourism and providing assistance to travellers.
Visita Madrid
1y ago
In a month steeped in tradition, we review some of the new-style tabernas and bistros with great atmosphere that are putting a modern spin on Madrid’s most celebrated dishes. Fortunata, one of Benito Pérez Galdós’s most famous female characters, lived—albeit temporarily—on Calle de Tabernillas, the same street which many years later would be home to ..read more
Visita Madrid
1y ago
Despite the origins of this garment being traced to the Far East, the Manila shawl is one of the capital’s most representative items of clothing. Seen draped around the shoulders of all traditionally dressed chulapas at the city’s verbena festivities, the shawl forms part of the city’s history. Purchasing one is the perfect way to ..read more
Visita Madrid
2y ago
High up on this century-old Madrid avenue, sculptures of gods, humans and creatures of all kind exist side-by-side. Read on to discover what these iconic symbols of our city represent. Pay close attention to the following verses by Luis Quiñones de Benavente, one of the most celebrated entremésauthors of the Spanish Golden Age: “For winter ..read more
Visita Madrid
2y ago
It’s a sentence you’re bound to hear in Madrid’s tabernas and bars. Croquetas are a bite-sized delicacy, steeped in centuries of tradition. Read on to discover our mouth-watering route. Order by the unit as an appetiser or as a ración (bigger portion) to share. It’s impossible to find a bar in Madrid that doesn’t serve ..read more
Visita Madrid
2y ago
Much more than simple a form of adornment, pieces of jewellery are dreams come true in the eyes of these makers who, in their studios in Madrid, uphold an artisan tradition deeply rooted in our city. Visit any archaeological museum around the world and you’ll see how men and women from prehistoric times used shells ..read more
Visita Madrid
2y ago
Ultra-specialisation is here to stay. This month, as Madrid hosts Gastrofestival, its most important culinary event, we’ll be taking a look at some of the shops in the city devoted to a single product. There’s an endless range of flavours and aromas! Tell me what you buy and I’ll tell you who you are. Or ..read more
Visita Madrid
2y ago
We can find some of Madrid’s master artisans working among leather, papyrus scrolls, book looms, and presses, determined to make the hands of time stand still as we turn the pages of the books they bind. Madrid is home to book presses where age-old hand-binding techniques are used to make truly unique editions. These guardians ..read more
Visita Madrid
2y ago
In the most literary month in Madrid’s calendar, we’ll explore all of the streets and squares that were once a haven for the great writers of the Spanish Golden Age. Many of their taverns and restaurants hearken back to years gone by. Others have embraced modern times but remind us that here and now, like ..read more
Visita Madrid
2y ago
A large part of Madrid’s history has been witnessed by the marble tabletops of its coffee shops which, since the start of the 19th century, have enriched cultural life in the capital by hosting regular philosophical debates. Many others have followed suit, and it’s time to pay them a visit. “I go out for a ..read more
Visita Madrid
2y ago
Feeling clay between your hands can be quite an experience. Madrid has numerous studios where master artisans work with it to express themselves, but also to make their knowledge of a centuries-old trade accessible to others. Their lives unfold against a backdrop of kilns and potters’ wheels. Improvements to ovens during the Roman era allowed ..read more