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/2014/02/04/madrid-rio/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2014/02/04/madrid-rio/#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2014 10:37:30 +0000 Lewis Cooper http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=921

In Madrid you are never far from outdoor space and in the time I have lived here I have seen Madrid’s green spaces grow and develop. Take a stroll to the recently upgraded riverfront and you will see what I mean. The redevelopment of the Manzanares river has successfully masked the hideous but essential motorway […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2014/02/04/madrid-rio/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/03/04/la-quinta-de-los-molinos-park/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/03/04/la-quinta-de-los-molinos-park/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:34:31 +0000 Silvia Roba http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=597

You don’t have to leave Madrid to enjoy one of Mother Nature’s most spectacular shows as soon as the first hint of spring is in the air. The fabulous image of blossoming almond trees all around Spain is replicated at this small, intimate park on Calle de Alcalá, undiscovered by many. It is known as La […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/03/04/la-quinta-de-los-molinos-park/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/01/25/the-park-for-runners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/01/25/the-park-for-runners/#respond Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:09:52 +0000 José Miguel Antúnez http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=457

What better way of starting up this blog than with a tribute to Madrid’s most emblematic space: El Retiro Park. I remember my first runs through this park when I was taking my first steps as a professional basketball player, when I did my pre-season training there. At 8 in the morning, from our meeting spot […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/01/25/the-park-for-runners/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2012/12/07/hadas-en-el-jardin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2012/12/07/hadas-en-el-jardin/#respond Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:42:46 +0000 Laura Ceballos http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/es/?p=372

Madrid is a city with a lot to discover in the company of children. There are many, many things I like about Madrid. One of them is its wonderful bright blue sky, dotted with clouds that make it look like a Velázquez painting, especially in autumn. There are many versions of Madrid, of course! I’ll […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2012/12/07/hadas-en-el-jardin/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2012/10/04/de-puro-capricho/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2012/10/04/de-puro-capricho/#respond Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:20:17 +0000 Silvia Roba http://88.84.77.135/blog/es/?p=186

At the last Madrid Fashion Week, Josep Font, designer of the Jesús del Pozo collections, chose El Capricho Park for his runway show. As a result, many people discovered one of the city’s prettiest, most romantic and idyllic parks. A great unknown. It’s hard to imagine Francisco de Goya painting his Witches’ Sabbath to hang in […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2012/10/04/de-puro-capricho/feed/ 0