Madrid Travel Blog

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...

Many madrileños, like city dwellers across Spain and Europe, flock to the coasts in August for a well-deserved beach vacation. As a Spanish city without a beach, Madrid quickly becomes a little quieter in August. In fact, a number of businesses close their doors for August, leaving their customers to...