Madrid: Relax

Tourism in Madrid: The flavours of the south in central Spain

Posteado el October 31, 2007 - Categorizado en Madrid Tourism, Madrid: Relax

White anchovies in vinegar, pescaíto frito (fried fish), gazpacho, porra antequerana (a thick gazpacho-type soup with hardboiled eggs and cured ham), ajoblanco (a cold almond-and-garlic soup), stuffed aubergines… You can try all these and many other specialities, thanks to the great culinary affinity between the Region of Madrid and Andalusia.
“Tapa hopping” is truly an art. It takes place year-round and all over Spain, but for some reason, it has become an institution in central Spain, in the capital and in every city in the region.
As good food is not limited to any specific region, here are some establishments whose raison d’être is to promote an awareness and enjoyment of this typical style of cuisine, whose origins lie in Andalusia.
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Making history
Hundreds of varieties of tapas are available to those who are eager to try these exquisite delicacies, washed down by the outstanding wines of southern Spain, although those of Madrid stand up favourably to sherry from Jerez, manzanilla sherry from Sanlúcar, sweet Malaga wine and fino sherry from Cordoba.
The influence of our Greek, Roman and Moorish forebears is evident in these tasty morsels, served in small flavour-packed portions. El Olivar de Ayala, which boasts of having the best tapas from Andalusia, invites us to try these titbits, as does La Taberna del Puerto, defined as an authentic taste of Andalusia in Madrid.
Seeking the South
There are other places in the capital, such as La Giralda, La Alpujarra and the Bodegas La Andaluza chain, where you can get acquainted with the gastronomic wealth of the eight provinces of Andalusia, ranging from salted and smoked meats and fish to the best cured Iberian ham and olives in olive oil.
While it is impossible to list all the restaurants whose selections are equally deserving, mention must be made of a place in Villanueva del Pardillo that claims to offer the very essence of the south. It is called D’Tapas. Nearby, in Majadahonda, El As de Bastos Lucio, the recipient of the “Plato de Oro” award for Spanish cuisine, brings the Bay of Malaga and its freshly-caught fish to mind.
Source: Turismomadrid.com

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Spain Tourism: It discovers Madrid

Posteado el May 28, 2007 - Categorizado en Madrid Places, Madrid Tourism, Madrid: Relax

History, art, gastronomy and curiosities are combined in the program Discovers Madrid for the next months. With this initiative, the Patronage of Tourism tries to present all the enchantments Madrid through a series of routes, with guides in Castilian, English, French, Italian, German and Japanese. Source: esmadrid.

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Madrid: The environs, Segovia returns to the best titiriteros of the world (part 2)

Posteado el May 8, 2007 - Categorizado en Madrid Places, Madrid Tourism, Madrid Tours, Madrid: Arts and Culture, Madrid: Events, Madrid: Fashion, Madrid: Free time, Madrid: Information for the Tourist, Madrid: Neighborhoods, Madrid: Relax, Madrid: Strolls

The thickness of the program will return to be centered in Segovia, that will live its “magical week. A little while exceptional to enjoy the essence of the theater of puppets”, it honored Julio Míchel, director of the festival, that advanced that in this edition it combines the tradition and the bet by more important companies of vanguard of the world, like the Dutch Paiva Doubt, that uses corporal movements and voice, or the German Teather Meschugge, who will present/display her assembly “Meat of my meat”, in which it combines dance, mimo and marionettes. Another one of strong plates will be “the cabin, musical bar”, of the Czechs and French Théatre Dromesko, an original spectacle created by Matej and Petr, children of Milos Forman, who submerges to the spectators in an evening within a tavern where the artists are united to the public. The advisor of Culture, Silvia Clemente, announced that the Palace of Quintanar de Segovia will welcome the permanent seat of Titirimundi. Source: abces

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Madrid: Aveda Spa

Their ample fan of offers, like the area of washing with armchairs of luxury and seats for processings, the hall Aveda with complete services of capacity up to 60 people, twelve hairdo positions, rooms of relaxation and manicure and an inner garden as well as a cosy atmosphere coffee do not even let anything wish. Thus this Spa forms a creative mixture between ample offers of beauty and relaxation combined with a new concept of tie design and with the daily subject of the protection of environment. As of April of 2007 Aveda it opens to his doors in the street Ortega and Gasset, 26 with about 360 m2 and adds to a relaxed and taken care of Madrid in an innovating atmosphere. Source: Duendemad

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Madrid: Genovés color

Their exhibitions are always great celebrations for the painting, now in Madrid. Teacher of pop the social realism with resabios of art, artist of its time, fighter and one of the maximum representatives of the Spanish vanguard of the postwar period and, still, the one of today. We spoke of Juan Genovés (Valencia, 1930), whose exhibitions are always great celebrations for the painting. Source: duendemad

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