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Our favourite Madrid Blogs (beta)
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Review of the Madrid Confessions - from Ben Curtis at Notes from Spain
Blog: Heather on her travels - 27 May 2009
Read on for my review of the new audio book, Madrid Confessions, from Ben Curtis of notesfromsspain.com. I’ve been enjoying Ben and Marina’s podcasts on Spanish life for a while now, following them into local markets, the green delights of Asturias, the bars of Madrid and the fiestas of Jerez and Valencia. I even got to see [...]
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Restaurante Jose Maria, Segovia, Spain
Blog: An American in London - 1 March 2009
Our one wine-free day during our Ribera del Duero trip last week was when we flew into Madrid and hopped on the AVE train to meet our friends Colleen and Mike in Segovia. We spent a day there to eat a long lunch and do a little sightseeing before driving to Castrillo de Duero, our [...]
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Introducing Madrid
No city on earth is more alive than Madrid, a beguiling place whose sheer energy carries a simple message: this is one city which really knows how to live.
If Madrid were a woman, she’d be a cross between Penélope Cruz (beautiful and quintessentially Spanish) and Madonna (sassy, getting better with age). If it were a man, it would have to be Javier Bardem (not the world’s most handsome but with that special, irresistible something). And if you could distil the city to its essence, it would be this: Madrid is a rebellious ex-convent schoolgirl who grew up, got sophisticated but never forgot how to have a good time.
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Tips & articles
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Jump the queue! Get straight to Europe’s classic sights.
12 June 2009
Summer can spell trouble for the traveller in Europe. The weather may be gorgeous, but queues for popular...
