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/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/2017/05/30/inclusive-love-at-the-thyssen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2017/05/30/inclusive-love-at-the-thyssen/#respond Tue, 30 May 2017 11:20:44 +0000 Ignacio Vleming https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1770

In a month’s time the city centre will probably be bursting at the seams… the seams of the rainbow flag, a symbol of the LGBT community. Roughly three million visitors are expected to arrive in Madrid to celebrate WorldPride, a huge party that draws massive crowds demanding the right to love without labels. Further to […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2017/05/30/inclusive-love-at-the-thyssen/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2016/11/04/the-fauves-at-recoletos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2016/11/04/the-fauves-at-recoletos/#respond Fri, 04 Nov 2016 10:38:51 +0000 Ignacio Vleming http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1672

The show presented at the MAPFRE Foundation’s Recoletos Exhibition Hall displays paintings, drawings and ceramics to illustrate the creative revolution brought in by Fauvism, the movement that between 1904 and 1908 opened up the way for the historic avant-garde and included artists like Matisse, Derain and Dufy. Whereas 19th-century art had fluctuated between the two […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2016/11/04/the-fauves-at-recoletos/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2016/09/16/architecture-month/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2016/09/16/architecture-month/#respond Fri, 16 Sep 2016 10:24:27 +0000 Ignacio Vleming http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1609

Exhibitions, conferences, guided tours and, in particular, the opening of some of the city’s most interesting buildings are activities that form part of Architecture Week, Open House and MOM, three initiatives that throughout October give people the opportunity to discover part of Madrid’s secret heritage. The 13th edition of Architecture Week (29 September – 9 October) will welcome New […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2016/09/16/architecture-month/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/08/06/cinema-under-the-stars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/08/06/cinema-under-the-stars/#respond Thu, 06 Aug 2015 08:22:56 +0000 Liam Aldous http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1240

The unblemished summer sky has given rise to more open-air cinemas in the Spanish capital. And in Madrid, a night at the movies also gives you an opportunity to explore some of the capital’s most iconic buildings. From the daring programme projected inside the Palacio de Cibeles’ “crystal patio” and the commercial blockbusters and indie […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/08/06/cinema-under-the-stars/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/08/03/swimming-in-madrids-melting-pot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/08/03/swimming-in-madrids-melting-pot/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2015 11:31:25 +0000 Liam Aldous http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1225

Summer is in full swing and much of the mass-holiday-exodus has begun. Sometimes it seems as if half the city has made a beeline for the beach, leaving the city ticking along at a slower yet eminently more relaxed pace. So where does that leave those left behind to deal with scorching summer temperatures and […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/08/03/swimming-in-madrids-melting-pot/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/06/24/madrids-best-coffee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/06/24/madrids-best-coffee/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2015 10:52:48 +0000 Liam Aldous http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1082

While foreign visitors in Madrid may marvel at their coffee’s potency, other important components such as the coffee grain, milk, and more importantly -flavour- sometimes leave a lot to be desired.  Things are changing for the better though, and the economic crisis has spurred a new generation of enterprising cafés and innovative baristas. Looking to […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/06/24/madrids-best-coffee/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2014/04/25/documentamadrid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2014/04/25/documentamadrid/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2014 08:24:46 +0000 Mikel Olaciregui http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=974

A couple of charming little American grannies rebel against the loss in value of their savings and the quality of the health services they receive; some disillusioned characters, survivors of several wars, live like losers pirates on the shores of the Black Sea; a cold-blooded murderer, one of those most responsible for genocide during World […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2014/04/25/documentamadrid/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/01/30/guided-tours-for-all/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/01/30/guided-tours-for-all/#respond Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:56:48 +0000 Silvia Roba http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=552

Sometimes we get so used to strolling around the same areas and seeing the same buildings and streets that we forget to keep an eye out for secret corners and pay attention to the fascinating history they share. We walk past little plaques without reading them, not realizing that they are donned by buildings in […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/01/30/guided-tours-for-all/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/01/22/arcomadrid-whats-new/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/01/22/arcomadrid-whats-new/#respond Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:34:24 +0000 Carlos Urroz http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=478

The 32nd edition of ARCOmadrid will soon be upon us, a yearly Contemporary Art Fair which attracts thousands of art professionals and experts to our city from all over the world. This international outlook has been the driving force behind all our work for this latest edition, in which participation from overseas galleries exceeds 66% […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/01/22/arcomadrid-whats-new/feed/ 0