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/2013/06/01/with-the-best-views/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/06/01/with-the-best-views/#respond Sat, 01 Jun 2013 08:56:12 +0000 Silvia Roba http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=741

If there is one thing we all do when we travel, it is to look for the place with the best views of the city we have chosen for our holiday. We cannot help it: we like hotel terraces, rooftop bars, lifts with glass walls, towers, etc. Whatever the vertigo, it is worth it to […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/06/01/with-the-best-views/feed/ 0