Ferrán Adriá, who was considered the best chef in the world during the last decade, has led a stream of innovative Spanish chefs into a new culinary scene. He has influenced a handful of gastronomic masters, like Arzak or the Roca’s brothers, who have... more »
Madrid Travel Articles
A Hotel Full of History
The Palace Hotel in Madrid, representative of the bygone glamour of the Belle Epoque, celebrates its hundredth anniversary next October. It opened in 1912, the same year the Titanic sank; so far, after a long period of success, it ...more »
Madrid's Rooftop Bars
Indulging in drinks outdoors on terraces has become an undeniable part of Madrid nightlife. As soon as the temperature starts to warm up, usually around May, we take to the streets to enjoy the good weather and have a drink on one of the ...more »
Madrid Culture
When we travel, sometimes it’s not enough to simply research our destination. With every country, there are always a lot of ins-and-outs that can’t be found in the travel guides. As natives, we don’t see them in the streets or ...more »
Unmissable Madrid
Spain’s capital, Madrid, has an enormous amount of events on year-round, so to keep you in the know we will be producing an article each month detailing the most unmissable events for that month. January is the first installment and ...more »
10 Top Tips for December in Madrid
If you are travelling to Madrid during the month of December and you want to know what you should be watching, tasting, listening to or simply taking in, we have kindly come up with our top ten things to do in Madrid to help you out - ...more »
The Río Project in Madrid
Situated directly upon the bullseye of Spain, Madrid has everything one could want from a city. Everything, that is, except for a coastline. It takes a dogged four hours behind a windscreen before Madrilenian nostrils might whiff ...more »
Mmmm-adrid...
The cuisine produced and consumed by a people is almost always entwined with culture, and is thus an integral part of travel. To sample the food and drink cultivated from a nation’s earth is to engage directly with its landscape, its ...more »
Shaken, Not Stirred in Madrid
There are several stories that relate to the magic and sensual world of cocktails. Perhaps the best known is the infamous tipple made famous by secret agent, James Bond, with his favourite cocktail: a dry Martini. Shaken, not stirred of ...more »
"A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles" - Tim Cahill
Gastro Bars are a new breed of bar that focus on serving haute-cuisine in the style of tapas...