The Candel Concerts (Noche de las Velas) is a sublime experience that cannot be missed if you happen to be in Madrid on July. On the first two Saturdays of July no electric lights are allowed and more than 35.000 candles illuminate the town. Evening classical-music concerts take place in privileged settings as the castle [...]
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PEDRAZA – A THOUSAND CANDLES
Posted in Madrid, tagged candle concert, chic, hotel don mariano, madrid, noche de las velas, pedraza, segovia, sightseeing, slow travel, style, the sound on July 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
MADRID – DAY TRIPS
Posted in Madrid, tagged chic, day trips, el poleo, el tiempo perdido, madrid, patones de arriba, sightseeing, slow travel, style on July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Title: Slowly
Artist/Group: Luis Eduardo Aute
ESCAPE TO PATONES DE ARRIBA
A short break on the weekends is the perfect choice to discover great routes and small towns not far from Madrid and enjoy peaceful places and great food. 60km away from Madrid, hidden in the Sierra Norte there is a town of legend that once had its [...]
MADRID – Summer Nights
Posted in Madrid, tagged chic, madrid, slow travel, style, summer nights, the touch, thyssen museum on July 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Title: Derroche
Artist/Group: Ana Belen & Juan Luis Guerra + 440
THE TOUCH – SUMMER NIGHTS AT THE THYSSEN
One of the rewards of being in Madrid in summer is to enjoy the Summer Nights Season at the Thyssen Museum. http://www.museothyssen.org/thyssen_ing/home.html Every night from July 1 to the end of August, the Museum holds temporary exhibits. [...]
MADRID – COOL SHOPPING
Posted in Madrid, tagged cool shopping, fashion, fuencarral street, las rozas village, madrid, slow travel, chic, style on July 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Title: Con dos camas vacias
Artist/Group: Maria Jimenez & Joaquin Sabina
To explore Madrid fashion scenes begin with Fuencarral Street, along to Chueca neighborhood starting in Gran Via. I was looking for a present for my goddaughters, two beauties of twenty-one and four years old. The eldest beauty is a fashion designer, and the youngest looks very [...]
MADRID – SPECIAL PLACES
Posted in Madrid, tagged chic, Crystal Palace, las vistillas, madrid, museo cerralbo, royal botanic garden, sightseeing, slow travel, special places, style, the view on July 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Title: Contigo
Artist/Group: Joaquin Sabina
Cities have dehumanized all through the centuries, but there are many intimate places yet to be found. The Prado Museum, the Descalzas Reales Museum, the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia, the Royal Palace, the Thyssen-Bornemisza, the Templo de Debod and many other tourist attractions and landmarks of Madrid are listed in every [...]
MADRID BITE BY BITE – Chapter II
Posted in Madrid, tagged chic, eating, frutas vazquez, madrid, mercado de la paz, pacha, slow travel, style, taste and smell on July 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Title: Me quedo contigo
Artist/Group: Los Chunguitos
ROYAL BITES
Whenever in Madrid I go to Frutas Vazquez, Calle Ayala 11, in Salamanca neighborhood, simply to admire and enjoy the magnificent view of fruits and vegetables. I can smell the scented and red strawberries which share the manicured setting with glorious pineapples, rounded and juicy watermelons, fresh asparagus [...]
MADRID BITE BY BITE
Posted in Madrid, tagged chic, eating, madrid, slow travel, style, taste and smell, tortilla de patatas, wines of madrid on July 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Title: alegria de vivir
Artist/Group: Ray Heredia
Spanish gastronomy has always been simple and strong. There is nothing more simple and gourmet than jamon Serrano or Pata Negra and a piece of bread. Legs of ham can be seen hanging from the ceiling of delicatessen shops, restaurants, and bars. http://www.museodeljamon.es/mj.html There is nothing more strong and [...]
GATEWAY TO HEAVEN
Posted in Madrid, tagged chic, eating, jockey, madrid, ritz, slow travel, style, taste and smell, zalacain on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Title: La vida es bella
Artist/Group: Noa y Miguel Bose
For those who love tradition and excellence. Lhardy, Carrera de San Jerònimo, 8. http://www.lhardy.com/. The self- service of consommé from the silver samovar is a tradition since 1885. The deli and take out shop is located at the ground floor, the restaurant on the second floor. [...]
ALL NIGHT LONG
Posted in Madrid, tagged chic, eating, juana la loca, la latina, madrid, slow travel, style, tapas, taste and smell, tortilla de patatas, vaova on June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
MOUTH-WATERING TAPAS
La Latina is the meeting point and is always crowded. La Latina is located in Madrid Antiguo, in the neighbourhood called Madrid de los Austrias. Before dinner, we took a taxi which left us at the Plaza Mayor. We went through the Arco de Cuchilleros and strolled along the Calle del Almendro to the [...]
SHOPPING BREAK
Posted in Madrid, tagged chic, eating, maison blanche, shopping break, slow travel, style, taste and smell on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
SALAMANCA
I arranged with my husband to meet at LOFT 39, in c/Velazquez, 39, for lunch. A very nice place, modern, with classic and excellent food. http://www.restauranteloft39.com/ As we all know, Madrid is full of restaurants and bars and in every neighborhood there is a favorite. In Salamanca, the “Callejon de Puigcerda”, next to the [...]
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