Let's Talk Madrid

• Teatro Valle-Inclán 3 days ago Another must-visit for theatre lovers is the Teatro Valle-Inclán, which is housed at the edifice where the Olimpia Theater use to operate. The latter is a moviehouse that was open to the public way back in 1926. It was in the year 1974 when the building eventually functioned as a theater, and was...
• Valle de los Caidos 1 week ago Have you been to the much talked-about and even maligned Valle de los Caidos? This gargantuan monument near Madrid, built at the time of Francisco Franco, is controversial as it has created a division in the Spanish political world. It was intended to represent of reconciliation among all quarters...
• Chocolateria San Gines Offers the Perfect Sweet Treat 2 months ago When I arrived in Madrid, Spain way back in 2015, Chocolateria San Gines was one of the establishments that I tried, being aware of the immense popularity of this joint even when I was still in Manila. Easily, San Gines is the most popular of the chocolate shops in Madrid, if not in all of …...
• 15 Fun Things to See and Do In and Around Madrid's Puerta del Sol 5 months ago Bustling, reverberating, full of life — these words describe Puerta del Sol, the Gate of the Sun in the midst of Madrid. A gargantuan, pedestrianized plaza of an irregular shape, it serves as a focal point from which important streets such as Calles Preciado and de la Montera branch out and lead...
• Let's Partake Some Fish: Bar Santurce and Its Grilled Sardines 4 months ago Did you know that sardines is at the bottom of the food chain of the marine kingdom? It is always the hapless prey, in other words. No wonder sad and lowly is how some describe this particular fish, a kilo of which couldn’t even fetch more than a few euros at popular Madrid mercados like …...

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