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Sweet Easter time

16-04-2014

We must confess that this post made us very, very hungry. Easter in Madrid is not to forget the exquisite traditional sweets that are carefully made by artisans in the city centre.Do you know where does this tradition come from? Let us tell you...Ancient times, while vigil cristians where not allowed to eat meat and therefore this forced cooks to squiz their brains and create different dishes where one could turn into a real sinner. This is the story of Easter sweets.

Join this plan: Mercado de Motores

03-04-2014

Do you know what the Mercado de Motores is? Have you been to it? if you have not gone yet, you do not know what you're missing... This is the perfect plan for the weekend in Madrid! We tell you what it is about:Be prepared to find in this magical space, old train cars, sidings and european retro atmosphere. Here takes place a "garage sale" on the second weekend of each month, where you will find accessories artisans and clothes designers, vintage clothing, flowers, retro bicycles, old furniture, gourmet temptations, books, records, etc.

Josef Albers: Minimal Means, Maximum Effect

01-04-2014

Josef Albers: Minimal Means, Maximum Effect is the first retrospective in Spain devoted to Josef Albers (1888?1976). Comprising more than one hundred works of art in addition to furniture, objects, photographs, and a range of documentary material, the exhibition has been devised and developed over the last years in close collaboration with The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation (Bethany, Connecticut).Accomplished designer, photographer, typographer and poet, Albers is primarily remembered as an abstract painter.

Accessibility Day on 29M in the Lázaro Galdiano Museum. Apdapted guided tour

27-03-2014

The Lázaro Galdiano Foundation and the Representative Platform Physically Disabled ( PREDIF ) jointly organized the Day of Accessibility in the Lázaro Galdiano Museum on 29 March with an open house and adapted tour..

Rent a bicycle or a mobility scooter in Madrid? ...¿Or both?

24-03-2014

A bicycle (electric or not) or an electric mobility scooter can be used both for your leisure time ... and why not ? Also, to do some sightseeing in the center of Madrid. Here we list the advantages of using either option . You decide which option best fits your needs.If you choose the bicycle...

A stop on your journey. Only You Hotel & Lounge

19-03-2014

Only You Hotel & Lounge is located in the center of Madrid, on Calle Barquillo, just a few meters from Paseo de Recoletos and the Chueca neighborhood. The carefully designed interiors by Lázaro Rosa Violán complement the beauty of the building (a former Palace, dating from 19th century), giving the hotel an eccentric touch with colonial-style color.