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/2018/08/31/cafe-de-chinitas-flamenco-in-its-essence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2018/08/31/cafe-de-chinitas-flamenco-in-its-essence/#respond Fri, 31 Aug 2018 11:52:49 +0000 Fernando Martin https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1833

In the Café de Chinitas / said Paquiro to his brother: / ‘I am braver than you / a better bullfighter and a better gypsy’. These are verses that Federico García Lorca wrote as a tribute to the oldest Café Chantant in Spain and direct ancestor of today’s flamenco venues known in Spain as tablaos: Café de Chinitas in […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2018/08/31/cafe-de-chinitas-flamenco-in-its-essence/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/07/22/vive-la-pasion-flamenca-experience-the-passion-of-flamenco/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/07/22/vive-la-pasion-flamenca-experience-the-passion-of-flamenco/#respond Wed, 22 Jul 2015 12:14:00 +0000 Morena Morante http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1197

This is the name of the project launched by María Larroca, who used to work in the administrative side of TV, that transforms her passion for flamenco into an entrepreneurial adventure. Maria’s idea is to enable tourists to experience real, authentic flamenco, which isn’t always what we see at tablaos and typical flamenco venues. Vive la pasión […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/07/22/vive-la-pasion-flamenca-experience-the-passion-of-flamenco/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/04/15/casa-patas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/04/15/casa-patas/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2015 08:07:46 +0000 Fernando Martin http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1056

For people new to flamenco, Casa Patas has, over the last three decades, been a sanctuary for traditional flamenco “cante jondo”, bringing to life the legends, dreams and idols of an art that stands out in its own right as one of the capital’s major attractions. Casa Patas, located on Madrid’s iconic Calle de los […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/04/15/casa-patas/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/07/19/authentic-chic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/07/19/authentic-chic/#respond Fri, 19 Jul 2013 07:59:25 +0000 Ignacio Vleming http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=791

Typical Spanish is a concept that can also be applied to things that are particularly exclusive or stylish. Artisans at the cutting edge of their craft, gastro bars with a neocañí or neo-gypsy atmosphere, and young cuplé talents have created an aesthetic that combines authenticity with the last word in chic. Our stroll begins just around […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/07/19/authentic-chic/feed/ 0