Already on our first visit of the neighborhood of La Latina, we decided to return in the evening. We take the metro to Station Toledo and roam the surrounding streets. Especially the Calle de Toledo, Calle Cava Baja and the Cava de San Miguel offer a wide range of Taparias, bars and tavernas. Please watch […]
Matadero – art and cultural center of Madrid
Matadero Matadero is the former slaughterhouse of Madrid. The extensive grounds were decommissioned in 1996 and converted into an arts and cultural center. It offers enough space to perform also greater art experiments. In addition to an archive and a room for meetings and lectures, you find a wide variety of technical equipment, such as […]
Fiesta en Barrio Santiago – Madrid
Luis Boni, the owner the Taberna Casa Boni in Madrid, has invited us to participate at a street festival in Barrio Santiago. Organizers are the participants of a Community which regularly meets in his restaurant. We should come to the Plaza de Ramales at Calle de Santiago. Swinging at Plaza de Ramales When we arrive, […]
Calle Gran Via and Plaza de Cibeles – Madrid
Calle Gran Via is Madrid’s magnificent shopping street is. The broad boulevard cuts a lane from the Plaza de Espana in the northwest of Madrid up to the Plaza de Cibeles in the east of the city. Prominent and the highest building is the Edificio Telefónica, about halfway. The street is lined by hotels, shops, […]
Nueva Espana – Madrid
Barrio de Nueva Espana in the district Chamartin lies in the northwest of Madrid and is bounded by the arterial road Paseo de la Castellana in the West. Some architectural magnificent buildings of modern age are located here. Nuevos Ministerios and Estadio Santiago Bernabeu On the one hand, here you find a modern government complex, […]
Plaza de España and Templo de Debod – Madrid
Plaza de España The Plaza de España lies approx. 300 m north of the Palacio Real. At our arrival it is already strongly frequented by Asian tourist groups. In the center of the former military training area you see a monument of Spain’s national poet Miguel de Cervantes, sitting in chair looking down on both […]