https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en Blog about Madrid Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:50:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.1 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2016/06/10/madrid-is-the-new-berlin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2016/06/10/madrid-is-the-new-berlin/#respond Fri, 10 Jun 2016 10:28:35 +0000 Liam Aldous http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1554

Yep. You heard it here first. The Spanish capital is experiencing a bit of a moment. Tough economic (not to mention political) times have spurred an awakening; driving more creativity, solidarity, and transformation on this city’s streets than ever. Berlin has been attracting the world’s drifting bohemian class for the better part of two decades, […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2016/06/10/madrid-is-the-new-berlin/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2016/03/30/10-almodovar-madrid-movie-moments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2016/03/30/10-almodovar-madrid-movie-moments/#respond Wed, 30 Mar 2016 10:39:13 +0000 Liam Aldous http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1442

Pedro Almodóvar is set to release his latest film Julieta and once again the Spanish capital will be part of the characteristically eclectic backdrop. For decades, the Manchego maestro has weaved his cinematic stories through the streets of Madrid; capturing the city’s ever-changing tapestry of stark contrasts, colourful personalities and its gentle metamorphosis into a […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2016/03/30/10-almodovar-madrid-movie-moments/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/12/18/a-very-multicultural-christmas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/12/18/a-very-multicultural-christmas/#respond Fri, 18 Dec 2015 07:50:47 +0000 Liam Aldous http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1359

Christmas in the Spanish capital will be given a slightly more exotic edge this year with the inauguration of Madrid’s first International Christmas Fair of Cultures. For six days in the heart of the city the Conde Duque Cultural Centre will become a colourful playground of cultural diversity with stalls, performances of music and dance, […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/12/18/a-very-multicultural-christmas/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/06/24/madrids-best-coffee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/06/24/madrids-best-coffee/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2015 10:52:48 +0000 Liam Aldous http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1082

While foreign visitors in Madrid may marvel at their coffee’s potency, other important components such as the coffee grain, milk, and more importantly -flavour- sometimes leave a lot to be desired.  Things are changing for the better though, and the economic crisis has spurred a new generation of enterprising cafés and innovative baristas. Looking to […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/06/24/madrids-best-coffee/feed/ 0