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/2022/06/14/from-gran-via-to-heaven/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2022/06/14/from-gran-via-to-heaven/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:09:27 +0000 Silvia Roba https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=2571

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 […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2022/06/14/from-gran-via-to-heaven/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2016/11/08/lgbt-hotels/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2016/11/08/lgbt-hotels/#respond Tue, 08 Nov 2016 08:51:30 +0000 Enrique Cortés http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1684

“They’re being snapped up like hotcakes!” would be an apt description of what will happen in Madrid in June 2017. I’m sure you think I’m exaggerating and that there’s still time to plan for the festivities. But I assure you that next year’s Gay Pride in Madrid will be one of the most incredible, crowd-pulling […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2016/11/08/lgbt-hotels/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2012/12/21/the-alps-on-gran-via/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2012/12/21/the-alps-on-gran-via/#respond Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:34:21 +0000 Ignacio Vleming http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=502

Whiskers on kittens and crisp apple strudels…these are a few of my favourite things. Along with a good musical, of course. So, I grabbed the chance to pop along to the Arteria Coliseum Theatre on Gran Vía and see Sonrisas y lágrimas, the Spanish version of The Sound of Music. The director, Jaime Azpilicueta, has […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2012/12/21/the-alps-on-gran-via/feed/ 0