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/2022/05/24/timeless-jewellery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2022/05/24/timeless-jewellery/#respond Tue, 24 May 2022 09:22:34 +0000 Silvia Roba https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=2544

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, […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2022/05/24/timeless-jewellery/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2022/04/19/artisan-bookbinders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2022/04/19/artisan-bookbinders/#respond Tue, 19 Apr 2022 09:46:31 +0000 Silvia Roba https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=2517

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 […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2022/04/19/artisan-bookbinders/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2022/03/11/madrids-new-potters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2022/03/11/madrids-new-potters/#respond Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:27:04 +0000 Silvia Roba https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=2462

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 […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2022/03/11/madrids-new-potters/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2022/02/08/tradition-on-the-table/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2022/02/08/tradition-on-the-table/#respond Tue, 08 Feb 2022 11:28:04 +0000 Silvia Roba https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=2447

It’s midwinter, and there’s nothing we feel like more than a hearty bowl of stew. Luckily for us, we’re in Madrid. And if there’s a dish that represents the capital it’s cocido. This delicious meat and chickpea stew will be the star of a culinary itinerary which, from 15 February to 31 March, will bring […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2022/02/08/tradition-on-the-table/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2022/01/25/playing-with-chocolate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2022/01/25/playing-with-chocolate/#respond Tue, 25 Jan 2022 11:32:07 +0000 Silvia Roba https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=2434

No one can resist a sweet treat, and even less one made from cocoa. Dotted around the city are plenty of artisan chocolate shops and patisseries that use only the finest ingredients. Read on to discover master chocolatiers whose creations are pure indulgence guaranteed to send your taste buds into overdrive. Valle-Inclán called chocolate the […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2022/01/25/playing-with-chocolate/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2022/01/18/a-cup-of-coffee-brimming-with-history/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2022/01/18/a-cup-of-coffee-brimming-with-history/#respond Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:15:59 +0000 Silvia Roba https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=2422

It all began over a century ago in a small shop on Calle de Preciados. To this day, the aroma of fine coffee still fills this same street. Cafés La Mexicana forms part of life in Madrid, the city also home to its roasting plant. Here coffee beans are roasted every day of the year, […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2022/01/18/a-cup-of-coffee-brimming-with-history/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2021/12/28/cloaked-in-tradition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2021/12/28/cloaked-in-tradition/#respond Tue, 28 Dec 2021 09:09:26 +0000 Silvia Roba https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=2391

No winter will ever be as cold with a Casa Seseña cape draped over our shoulders. To this day, this Madrid-based century-old tailor continues to handcraft these exquisite garments worn by the likes of Pablo Picasso, Luis Buñuel and Bruce Springsteen. This is a story we’ll be telling for years to come. “I wish and […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2021/12/28/cloaked-in-tradition/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2021/10/07/return-to-rural/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2021/10/07/return-to-rural/#respond Thu, 07 Oct 2021 05:43:55 +0000 Silvia Roba https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=2310

Back in the day, Madrid was home to guilds for artisan weavers and basket makers who worked with natural fibres. Today we can find craftsmen, some of whom come from historical Madrid-born families, who share this passion for former trades in these current times. A map of old Madrid can be traced by the trades […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2021/10/07/return-to-rural/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2021/06/15/music-at-their-fingertips/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2021/06/15/music-at-their-fingertips/#respond Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:04:09 +0000 Silvia Roba https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=2281

The 21st June is European Music Day. What better excuse to pay a visit to some of the master craftsmen and women who make handmade guitars? The wisdom of these luthiers is infinite, and their craft brings us works of art that withstand the test of time and allow us to form lasting memories. Our […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2021/06/15/music-at-their-fingertips/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2021/05/18/weaving-threads/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2021/05/18/weaving-threads/#respond Tue, 18 May 2021 09:48:20 +0000 Silvia Roba https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=2268

Journey through history with the Royal Tapestry Factory, which in 2021 will celebrate 300 years since it first opened its doors. At the heart of its mission is the production and restoration of rugs, tapestries and coats of arms, in addition to conserving Spain’s textile heritage. Its guided tours invite us to discover how today’s […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2021/05/18/weaving-threads/feed/ 0