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/2022/04/12/all-the-flavours-of-the-literary-quarter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2022/04/12/all-the-flavours-of-the-literary-quarter/#respond Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:00:42 +0000 Silvia Roba https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=2500

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 […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2022/04/12/all-the-flavours-of-the-literary-quarter/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2018/08/28/literary-museums/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2018/08/28/literary-museums/#respond Tue, 28 Aug 2018 08:45:57 +0000 Silvia Roba https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1819

Madrid appears as a character in numerous books. Cases in point would be works by Benito Pérez Galdós, Valle-Inclán, Hemingway… Literature has also left its mark on the city, as can easily be seen in places such as Plaza de España, with its monument to Cervantes, or the Plaza de Santa Ana, shared by the sculptures of Federico […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2018/08/28/literary-museums/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/06/09/cervantes-madrid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/06/09/cervantes-madrid/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2015 09:18:35 +0000 Silvia Roba http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1074

Thrilling. This is the word that best describes the search for the coffin containing the remains of one of Madrid’s most distinguished inhabitants, Miguel de Cervantes. On 17 March, forensic expert and search leader Francisco Etxeberria confirmed that, in all likelihood, some of the fragments found in the crypt of the Trinitarias church include those of the […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/06/09/cervantes-madrid/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2014/08/21/casa-alberto/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2014/08/21/casa-alberto/#respond Thu, 21 Aug 2014 13:12:08 +0000 Silvia Roba http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=993

The Literary Quarter, which was home to some of the most famous writers of the Golden Age, is one of my favourite parts of Madrid. I like to stroll through its streets, popping into the vintage shops and those antique stores where you’re always sure to find some unexpected gem from times gone by: a book, a poster, […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2014/08/21/casa-alberto/feed/ 0