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, […]
Parque del Retiro – a green oasis in Madrid
The Buen Retiro Park near the Prado Museum is a popular park in Madrid. The large (1.4 km2 ) park was originally laid out as a garden for the castle grounds Buen Retiro. Philip II (Felipe II) lived in the El Escorial palace northwest of the Madrid but during Lent and during hot spells, he […]
Guided walking tour through Barrio de la Latina
Barrio de La Latina, the name of the neighborhood in the center of Madrid goes back to Beatriz Galindo. Born in Salamanca, she was a writer, teacher, humanist and also interested in physics and mathematics. Beatriz Galindo was one of the most educated women at her time. In addition, she was very charitable, what she […]