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/2015/09/22/welcome-to-the-city-of-hugs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/09/22/welcome-to-the-city-of-hugs/#respond Tue, 22 Sep 2015 09:18:29 +0000 Liam Aldous http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1286

Madrid is “the city of embrace,” or at least that’s something that new Mayor has been repeating ever since she swept to power last May. It’s a line that perplexed many, especially when the Spanish version “la ciudad del abrazo” sounds more like “the city of hugs.” While a city full of hugs could make […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/09/22/welcome-to-the-city-of-hugs/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2014/08/26/madrid-icons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2014/08/26/madrid-icons/#respond Tue, 26 Aug 2014 11:30:48 +0000 Silvia Roba http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=997

Which famous landmark best represents Madrid? For many it would be Cibeles Fountain, for others the Prado Museum, Puerta de Alcalá, the Royal Palace, the Bear and the Strawberry Tree or Picasso’s Guernica. What a tough choice! Today, rather than opting for one of these famous attractions, I’ve decided to give an overview describing some of the other iconic […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2014/08/26/madrid-icons/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/03/04/are-there-any-mummies-here/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/03/04/are-there-any-mummies-here/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:43:57 +0000 Laura Ceballos http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=585

I recently enjoyed a family day-out with my friend Almudena de Benito, architect and creator of Chiquitectos (an architectural workshop for kids), and her son Martín who, together with Manuela, my daughter, could easily have passed for a 21st century Anthony and Cleopatra if they hadn’t both been wearing their break dancer gear. The advantage of […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/03/04/are-there-any-mummies-here/feed/ 0