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Madrid Has Everything, Plus A Beach?
Events — August 31, 2010 at 10:30 amThe sheer variety of things to do and stuff to buy in Madrid is outstanding. I like to say that Madrid has everything. Everything I could ever want… except a beach that is.
Yet for a week Madrid could pretend that it had a beach in the city too. In what is popularly known as Plaza de La Luna–a square hidden behind Gran Vía–a mobile phone company built a temporary beach.
The white sand “beach” and...
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Events
Madrid Has Everything, Plus A Beach?
The sheer variety of things to do and stuff to buy in Madrid is outstanding. I like to say that Madrid has everything. Everything...
Aug 31, 2010 10:30
Food
Satisfying Your Sweet Tooth
Sometimes you just gotta bite the bullet and satisfy that sweet tooth. Luckily, when you’re in Madrid, there is no dearth...
Jul 11, 2010 14:57
Things to Do
The Golden Age of Haute Couture
Haute couture is synonymous with the city of Paris and famous couturiers of the past like Coco Chanel and Christian Dior,...
Aug 18, 2010 21:56
Travel Tips
It Has Its Own Song
Like the Plaza de Cibeles, the Puerta de Alcala is one of Madrid’s most emblematic monuments. One of the epic stone doors...
Aug 30, 2010 21:04
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Madrid Has Everything, Plus A Beach?
August 31, 2010 | Events | Read More
The sheer variety of things to do and stuff to buy in Madrid is outstanding. I like to say that Madrid has everything. Everything I could ever want… except a beach that is.
Yet for a week Madrid could pretend that it had a beach in the city too. In what is popularly known as Plaza de La Luna–a square...
It Has Its Own Song
August 30, 2010 | Travel Tips | Read More
Like the Plaza de Cibeles, the Puerta de Alcala is one of Madrid’s most emblematic monuments. One of the epic stone doors to the city built in the 1700’s under King Carlos III, the Puerta de Alcala now commands a roundabout in front of the entrance to Retiro park and is the subject of postcards sold...
Bullfights on Sunday
August 21, 2010 | Travel Tips | Read More
Built of brick in the 1920’s, Madrid’s Las Ventas bullring is accented with traditional Spanish painted tiles and is the most famous and most important bullfighting arena in the world. In fact, the San Isidro bullfighting festival in May is considered to be bullfighting’s elite event.
The regular...
Outdoor Summer Cinema
August 19, 2010 | Events | Read More
One of Madrid’s great recent traditions is outdoor summer cinema (cine de verano). Parks around the capital and Madrid province host screenings of big-name movies on hot summer nights, and it’s always a lot of fun.
One of the places to catch movies is at Parque de la Bombilla for the Fescinal. (The...
The Golden Age of Haute Couture
August 18, 2010 | Things to Do | Read More
Haute couture is synonymous with the city of Paris and famous couturiers of the past like Coco Chanel and Christian Dior, but Chanel and Dior’s Spanish contemporaries–Spanish couturiers like Cristóbal Balenciaga, Santa Eulalia, and Pedro Rodríguez–also masterfully expressed their artistic visions...
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Madrid Has Everything, Plus A Beach?
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It Has Its Own Song
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Outdoor Summer Cinema
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The Golden Age of Haute Couture
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Conquistar Chicas: Artículo muy bien elaborado. Visita mi blog si quieres. Saludos!...
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Sarah E. Rogers: I don't believe Madrid produces vermouth, just enjoys it!...
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Christopher: Are there any local or regional distilleries that I should be look for?...
