Helen & Fernando’s guidebook to Madrid
Local Recommendations near Calle de Cervantes
There is an overwhelming amount of great options nearby to eat, visit and enjoy. Here are a few favorites to get you going.
A Must: Rooftop of Círculo de Bellas Artes (calle Alcalá 42) and Rooftop of Hotel Me (Plaza Santa Ana).
Go at sunset and grab a seat on the rooftop patio for for incredible views of Madrid!
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Círculo de Bellas Artes
42 C. de AlcaláA Must: Rooftop of Círculo de Bellas Artes (calle Alcalá 42) and Rooftop of Hotel Me (Plaza Santa Ana).
Go at sunset and grab a seat on the rooftop patio for for incredible views of Madrid!
We believe these to be the best pizzas anywhere, certainly the best in Madrid. A family run restaurant, this genuine Italian eatery specializes in pizza and calzone. You can eat-in but they also deliver. However, with it being literary across the street from your home in Cervantes 10, it couldn't be easier to pickup and take it home.
Pizzamascalzone
1 Calle de CervantesWe believe these to be the best pizzas anywhere, certainly the best in Madrid. A family run restaurant, this genuine Italian eatery specializes in pizza and calzone. You can eat-in but they also deliver. However, with it being literary across the street from your home in Cervantes 10, it couldn't be easier to pickup and take it home.
Great food, drinks, music, price and ambiance just a short walk away.
With a privileged location just a few meters from Plaza Santa Ana and Las Cortes, this location takes over where the mythical Café del Prado left off, a very fashionable restaurant in Madrid in the nineteenth century for being a meeting place for great scholars of the likes of Don Santiago Ramón y Cajal and that disappeared in the 1940s.
Opened on July 22, 2010, combines the elegance of the high ceilings and large windows overlooking the streets of Prado and León, with the vintage industrial style of Lamucca restaurants. Meeting place for people of culture and theater, Lamucca de Prado also regularly welcomes people from the neighborhood and well-informed tourists from the restaurants that should not be missed in Madrid.
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Lamucca de Prado
16 C. del PradoGreat food, drinks, music, price and ambiance just a short walk away.
With a privileged location just a few meters from Plaza Santa Ana and Las Cortes, this location takes over where the mythical Café del Prado left off, a very fashionable restaurant in Madrid in the nineteenth century for being a meeting place for great scholars of the likes of Don Santiago Ramón y Cajal and that disappeared in the 1940s.
Opened on July 22, 2010, combines the elegance of the high ceilings and large windows overlooking the streets of Prado and León, with the vintage industrial style of Lamucca restaurants. Meeting place for people of culture and theater, Lamucca de Prado also regularly welcomes people from the neighborhood and well-informed tourists from the restaurants that should not be missed in Madrid.
A fun and quaint stop for bar hopping “Copas”: Carbones, and all the bars around "El Barrio de Las Letras" (The Literary Quarter) are fun and generally reasonably priced.
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Carbones 13
13 C. de Manuel Fernández y GonzálezA fun and quaint stop for bar hopping “Copas”: Carbones, and all the bars around "El Barrio de Las Letras" (The Literary Quarter) are fun and generally reasonably priced.
Great drinks, hors d'oeuvres and ambiance. A popular place for bar hopping “Copas".
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Areia
92 C. de HortalezaGreat drinks, hors d'oeuvres and ambiance. A popular place for bar hopping “Copas".
The Market of San Miguel or Mercado de San Miguel in Spanish, is a popular metal structure and glass wall covered gourmet tapas market, with over 30 different vendors selling a wide variety of freshly prepared tapas, hams, olives, baked goods and other foods. Beer, wine and champagne are also available.
Originally built in 1916, it was purchased by private investors in 2003 who renovated the iron structure and reopened it in 2009.
San Miguel Market is the most popular market in Madrid among tourists since it is located in the center of Madrid, and is very close to the must-see Plaza Mayor.
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Mercato di San Miguel
s/n Pl. de San MiguelThe Market of San Miguel or Mercado de San Miguel in Spanish, is a popular metal structure and glass wall covered gourmet tapas market, with over 30 different vendors selling a wide variety of freshly prepared tapas, hams, olives, baked goods and other foods. Beer, wine and champagne are also available.
Originally built in 1916, it was purchased by private investors in 2003 who renovated the iron structure and reopened it in 2009.
San Miguel Market is the most popular market in Madrid among tourists since it is located in the center of Madrid, and is very close to the must-see Plaza Mayor.
For an authentic Spanish Flamenco show and genuine gastronomic experience, Villa Rosa is a must. They take what they do very seriously and represent their culture with pride through the art of traditional dance, music and food. A unique Andalusian atmosphere in the capital.
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Tablao Flamenco Villa Rosa
15 Plaza de Sta. AnaFor an authentic Spanish Flamenco show and genuine gastronomic experience, Villa Rosa is a must. They take what they do very seriously and represent their culture with pride through the art of traditional dance, music and food. A unique Andalusian atmosphere in the capital.
Casa Patas is a tavern-restaurante and flamenco tablao in the center of Madrid that is considered a standard in the world of Flamenco. This unique establishment combines a select gastronomic offer, basted on the excellent products and recipes of traditional Spanish cuisine with a varied program of prime live flamenco shows.
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Casa Patas
10 Calle de los CañizaresCasa Patas is a tavern-restaurante and flamenco tablao in the center of Madrid that is considered a standard in the world of Flamenco. This unique establishment combines a select gastronomic offer, basted on the excellent products and recipes of traditional Spanish cuisine with a varied program of prime live flamenco shows.
Love live Jazz? Café Central is the a place to go. In February 1991 WIRE magazine made a list of the best European jazz clubs and Café Central was in eighth place. Since 2002 the prestigious American jazz magazine Down Beat, published a list with the 100 places to listen to jazz in the world: it includes Café Central. In 2005 the Academy of Music awarded the Prize for the Diffusion of Music to the Central Café of Madrid. In 2016, the British newspaper The Guardian included Café Central in its list of 10 best jazz clubs in Europe.
Drop by or better yet, make reservations as it fills up.
It has served as a cultural platform for various activities, such as literary gatherings, meetings of photographers, illustrators and, above all, records have been recorded.
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Café Central
10 Pl. del ÁngelLove live Jazz? Café Central is the a place to go. In February 1991 WIRE magazine made a list of the best European jazz clubs and Café Central was in eighth place. Since 2002 the prestigious American jazz magazine Down Beat, published a list with the 100 places to listen to jazz in the world: it includes Café Central. In 2005 the Academy of Music awarded the Prize for the Diffusion of Music to the Central Café of Madrid. In 2016, the British newspaper The Guardian included Café Central in its list of 10 best jazz clubs in Europe.
Drop by or better yet, make reservations as it fills up.
It has served as a cultural platform for various activities, such as literary gatherings, meetings of photographers, illustrators and, above all, records have been recorded.
Blackbird is a small but fun place for music lovers. Typically rock or blues, Beatles tributes and more.
Blackbird
22 C. de las HuertasBlackbird is a small but fun place for music lovers. Typically rock or blues, Beatles tributes and more.
In the mood for dancing? Teatro Kapital has 5 floors of music and is within walking distance. A very popular spot for a fun night out and club goers.
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Kapital
125 C. de AtochaIn the mood for dancing? Teatro Kapital has 5 floors of music and is within walking distance. A very popular spot for a fun night out and club goers.
If you like Salsa music and want to go dancing, Azúcar is the place to go. Within walking distance.
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Discoteca Azúcar
107 C. de AtochaIf you like Salsa music and want to go dancing, Azúcar is the place to go. Within walking distance.
For dining, drinks and music in high-end places, Marieta is a great option.
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Marieta
44 P.º de la CastellanaFor dining, drinks and music in high-end places, Marieta is a great option.
A great option for dining, drinks and music in high-end places. It is a bit further away, but with public transport or taxi you'll be there in minutes.
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Restaurante Amazonico
20 C. Jorge JuanA great option for dining, drinks and music in high-end places. It is a bit further away, but with public transport or taxi you'll be there in minutes.
A wonderful modern high-end restaurant in the Museo Reina Sofía.
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NuBel
43 C. de ArgumosaA wonderful modern high-end restaurant in the Museo Reina Sofía.
This recently inaugurated rooftop has an amazing view of Gran Vía (often compared to the Times Square of Madrid), and is a great place to go for drinks with friends.
NH Collection Madrid Gran Vía
21 C/ Gran VíaThis recently inaugurated rooftop has an amazing view of Gran Vía (often compared to the Times Square of Madrid), and is a great place to go for drinks with friends.
The rooftop of this gorgeous hotel has a great view and even better ambiance.
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ME Madrid Reina Victoria
14 Plaza de Sta. AnaThe rooftop of this gorgeous hotel has a great view and even better ambiance.
Chuka Ramen Bar
9 Calle de EchegarayA great Japanese Chinese restaurant.
Founded in 1931, Casa Gonzalez's reputation precedes it as even tour guides make sure to bring their groups to taste the best cheeses Madrid has to offer in this historic location.
Vicente González Ambit, major shop assistant at La Mallorquina, decided to set up his own business in this establishment of calle León, in which the back room was the family home.
González began to turn the establishment into a specialist shop for high quality Murcian cold meats, groceries and Manchego cheeses among others. However, grandfather Vicente became wrapped up in the twists and turns of the Civil War and was even imprisoned. After the turbulent years of the conflict, Casa González became a purveyor for the select society of Madrid in these days, serving everyone from Ortega and Gasset to the ancient aristocracy of the era.
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Casa González
12 C. del LeónFounded in 1931, Casa Gonzalez's reputation precedes it as even tour guides make sure to bring their groups to taste the best cheeses Madrid has to offer in this historic location.
Vicente González Ambit, major shop assistant at La Mallorquina, decided to set up his own business in this establishment of calle León, in which the back room was the family home.
González began to turn the establishment into a specialist shop for high quality Murcian cold meats, groceries and Manchego cheeses among others. However, grandfather Vicente became wrapped up in the twists and turns of the Civil War and was even imprisoned. After the turbulent years of the conflict, Casa González became a purveyor for the select society of Madrid in these days, serving everyone from Ortega and Gasset to the ancient aristocracy of the era.
In the mood for a unique burger? Walk on over to Goiko Grill, it's really close and widely known as one of the most in demand burgers in town.
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Goiko Grill
42 Av. de Alberto AlcocerIn the mood for a unique burger? Walk on over to Goiko Grill, it's really close and widely known as one of the most in demand burgers in town.
Sol is a historic plaza where you will find street performers and an important amount of businesses where you can go shopping for just about clothes, electronics, and just about anything.
There is a beautiful Apple Store, Spanish department stores El Corte Inglés, FNac, and so much more!
Puerta del Sol
Puerta del SolSol is a historic plaza where you will find street performers and an important amount of businesses where you can go shopping for just about clothes, electronics, and just about anything.
There is a beautiful Apple Store, Spanish department stores El Corte Inglés, FNac, and so much more!
The Plaza Mayor (English: Main Square) is a major public space in the heart of Madrid, the capital of Spain. It was once the centre of Old Madrid. It was first built (1580–1619) during the Habsburg period of Philip III's reign. Only a few Spanish blocks away is another famous plaza, the Puerta del Sol. The Plaza Mayor is for the people of Madrid and tourists to shop, walk around, eat, and enjoy the outdoors.
Today, the Plaza Mayor is a major tourist spot, but is also celebrated by the citizens of Madrid and has become a piece of Spanish culture. Next to the Plaza Mayor at Arco de Cuchilleros Street is the Restaurante Botin, the oldest restaurant of the world!
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Plaza Mayor
Plaza MayorThe Plaza Mayor (English: Main Square) is a major public space in the heart of Madrid, the capital of Spain. It was once the centre of Old Madrid. It was first built (1580–1619) during the Habsburg period of Philip III's reign. Only a few Spanish blocks away is another famous plaza, the Puerta del Sol. The Plaza Mayor is for the people of Madrid and tourists to shop, walk around, eat, and enjoy the outdoors.
Today, the Plaza Mayor is a major tourist spot, but is also celebrated by the citizens of Madrid and has become a piece of Spanish culture. Next to the Plaza Mayor at Arco de Cuchilleros Street is the Restaurante Botin, the oldest restaurant of the world!
Teatro Real (Royal Theatre) or simply El Real, as it is known colloquially, is a major opera house located in Madrid. Today the Teatro Real opera is one of the great theaters of Europe hosting large productions involving leading international figures in opera singing, musical direction, stage direction and dance. The theater offers visitors guided tours in several languages, including the auditorium, stage, workshops and rehearsal rooms.
Founded in 1818 and inaugurated on 19 November 1850, it closed in 1925 and reopened in 1966. Beginning in 1988 it underwent major refurbishing and renovation works and finally reopened in 1997 with a capacity of 1,746 seats.
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Teatro Real
s/n Pl. de Isabel IITeatro Real (Royal Theatre) or simply El Real, as it is known colloquially, is a major opera house located in Madrid. Today the Teatro Real opera is one of the great theaters of Europe hosting large productions involving leading international figures in opera singing, musical direction, stage direction and dance. The theater offers visitors guided tours in several languages, including the auditorium, stage, workshops and rehearsal rooms.
Founded in 1818 and inaugurated on 19 November 1850, it closed in 1925 and reopened in 1966. Beginning in 1988 it underwent major refurbishing and renovation works and finally reopened in 1997 with a capacity of 1,746 seats.
The Buen Retiro Park (Spanish: Parque del Buen Retiro, literally "Park of the Pleasant Retreat"), Retiro Park or simply El Retiro is one of the largest parks of the city of Madrid, Spain. The park belonged to the Spanish Monarchy until the late 19th century, when it became a public park. Be sure to visit the awesome Crystal Palace within Retiro Park, take a boat ride or even play tennis.
It is a privilege to take a stroll in this incredible location.
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Parco del Retiro
7 Plaza de la IndependenciaThe Buen Retiro Park (Spanish: Parque del Buen Retiro, literally "Park of the Pleasant Retreat"), Retiro Park or simply El Retiro is one of the largest parks of the city of Madrid, Spain. The park belonged to the Spanish Monarchy until the late 19th century, when it became a public park. Be sure to visit the awesome Crystal Palace within Retiro Park, take a boat ride or even play tennis.
It is a privilege to take a stroll in this incredible location.
Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid (Spanish for Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid) is an 8 hectares (20 acres) botanical garden. The public entrance is located at Plaza de Murillo, next to the Prado Museum.
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Real Giardino Botanico
2 Plaza de MurilloReal Jardín Botánico de Madrid (Spanish for Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid) is an 8 hectares (20 acres) botanical garden. The public entrance is located at Plaza de Murillo, next to the Prado Museum.
The Prado Museum (Museo del Prado) is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid. It is widely considered to have one of the world's finest collections of European art, dating from the 12th century to the early 20th century, based on the former Spanish Royal Collection, and the single best collection of Spanish art. Founded as a museum of paintings and sculpture in 1819, it also contains important collections of other types of works. El Prado is one of the most visited sites in the world, and it is considered one of the greatest art museums in the world. The numerous works by Francisco Goya, the single most extensively represented artist, as well as by Hieronymus Bosch, El Greco, Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, and Diego Velázquez, are some of the highlights of the collection.
The collection currently comprises around 8,200 drawings, 7,600 paintings, 4,800 prints, and 1,000 sculptures, in addition to a large number of other works of art and historic documents. As of 2012, the museum displayed about 1,300 works in the main buildings, while around 3,100 works were on temporary loan to various museums and official institutions. The remainder were in storage. The museum received 2.8 million visitors in 2012. It is one of the largest museums in Spain.
The best-known work on display at the museum is Las Meninas by Velázquez. Velázquez and his keen eye and sensibility were also responsible for bringing much of the museum's fine collection of Italian masters to Spain, now the largest outside Italy.
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Museo Nazionale del Prado
23 C. de Ruiz de AlarcónThe Prado Museum (Museo del Prado) is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid. It is widely considered to have one of the world's finest collections of European art, dating from the 12th century to the early 20th century, based on the former Spanish Royal Collection, and the single best collection of Spanish art. Founded as a museum of paintings and sculpture in 1819, it also contains important collections of other types of works. El Prado is one of the most visited sites in the world, and it is considered one of the greatest art museums in the world. The numerous works by Francisco Goya, the single most extensively represented artist, as well as by Hieronymus Bosch, El Greco, Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, and Diego Velázquez, are some of the highlights of the collection.
The collection currently comprises around 8,200 drawings, 7,600 paintings, 4,800 prints, and 1,000 sculptures, in addition to a large number of other works of art and historic documents. As of 2012, the museum displayed about 1,300 works in the main buildings, while around 3,100 works were on temporary loan to various museums and official institutions. The remainder were in storage. The museum received 2.8 million visitors in 2012. It is one of the largest museums in Spain.
The best-known work on display at the museum is Las Meninas by Velázquez. Velázquez and his keen eye and sensibility were also responsible for bringing much of the museum's fine collection of Italian masters to Spain, now the largest outside Italy.
The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum (Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, named after its founder), or simply the Thyssen, is an art museum in Madrid, Spain, located near the Prado Museum on one of city's main boulevards. It is known as part of the "Golden Triangle of Art", which also includes the Prado and the Reina Sofia national galleries. The Thyssen-Bornemisza fills the historical gaps in its counterparts' collections: in the Prado's case this includes Italian primitives and works from the English, Dutch and German schools, while in the case of the Reina Sofia it concerns Impressionists, Expressionists, and European and American paintings from the 20th century.
With over 1,600 paintings, it was once the second largest private collection in the world after the British Royal Collection.
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Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
8 P.º del PradoThe Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum (Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, named after its founder), or simply the Thyssen, is an art museum in Madrid, Spain, located near the Prado Museum on one of city's main boulevards. It is known as part of the "Golden Triangle of Art", which also includes the Prado and the Reina Sofia national galleries. The Thyssen-Bornemisza fills the historical gaps in its counterparts' collections: in the Prado's case this includes Italian primitives and works from the English, Dutch and German schools, while in the case of the Reina Sofia it concerns Impressionists, Expressionists, and European and American paintings from the 20th century.
With over 1,600 paintings, it was once the second largest private collection in the world after the British Royal Collection.
The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (also called the Museo Reina Sofía) is Spain's national museum of 20th-century art. The museum was officially inaugurated on September 10, 1992, and is named for Queen Sofía. It is located in Madrid, near the Atocha train and metro stations, at the southern end of the so-called Golden Triangle of Art (located along the Paseo del Prado and also comprising the Museo del Prado and the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza).
The museum is mainly dedicated to Spanish art. Highlights of the museum include excellent collections of Spain's two greatest 20th-century masters, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí. The most famous masterpiece in the museum is Picasso's painting Guernica. Along with its extensive collection, the museum offers a mixture of national and international temporary exhibitions in its many galleries, making it one of the world's largest museums for modern and contemporary art.
It also hosts a free-access library specializing in art, with a collection of over 100,000 books, over 3,500 sound recordings, and almost 1,000 videos.
The museum is mainly dedicated to Spanish art. Highlights of the museum include excellent collections of Spain's two greatest 20th-century masters, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí. Certainly, the most famous masterpiece in the museum is Picasso's painting Guernica. The Reina Sofía collection has works by artists such as Joan Miró, Eduardo Chillida, Pablo Gargallo, Julio González, Luis Gordillo, Juan Gris, José Gutiérrez Solana, Lucio Muñoz, Jorge Oteiza, Julio Romero de Torres, Pablo Serrano, and Antoni Tàpies.
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Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
52 C. de Sta. IsabelThe Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (also called the Museo Reina Sofía) is Spain's national museum of 20th-century art. The museum was officially inaugurated on September 10, 1992, and is named for Queen Sofía. It is located in Madrid, near the Atocha train and metro stations, at the southern end of the so-called Golden Triangle of Art (located along the Paseo del Prado and also comprising the Museo del Prado and the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza).
The museum is mainly dedicated to Spanish art. Highlights of the museum include excellent collections of Spain's two greatest 20th-century masters, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí. The most famous masterpiece in the museum is Picasso's painting Guernica. Along with its extensive collection, the museum offers a mixture of national and international temporary exhibitions in its many galleries, making it one of the world's largest museums for modern and contemporary art.
It also hosts a free-access library specializing in art, with a collection of over 100,000 books, over 3,500 sound recordings, and almost 1,000 videos.
The museum is mainly dedicated to Spanish art. Highlights of the museum include excellent collections of Spain's two greatest 20th-century masters, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí. Certainly, the most famous masterpiece in the museum is Picasso's painting Guernica. The Reina Sofía collection has works by artists such as Joan Miró, Eduardo Chillida, Pablo Gargallo, Julio González, Luis Gordillo, Juan Gris, José Gutiérrez Solana, Lucio Muñoz, Jorge Oteiza, Julio Romero de Torres, Pablo Serrano, and Antoni Tàpies.
Lope de Vega lived there for a quarter of a century, until his death in 1635. There he wrote some of his best-known works. And it was there that he suffered some of his greatest losses. Within those walls, his son Carlos Félix died when he was only seven years old. The house was the final home of Juana, who died in childbirth with Feliciana, the writer's last legitimate daughter. Marta de Nevares, another of Lope's great loves, also spent her last days there, blind and demented ("Resuelta en polvo ya, más siempre hermosa").
Lope de Vega was a Spanish playwright, poet, novelist and marine. He was one of the key figures in the Spanish Golden Age of Baroque literature. His reputation in the world of Spanish literature is second only to that of Cervantes, while the sheer volume of his literary output is unequalled, making him one of the most prolific authors in the history of literature. He was nicknamed "The Phoenix of Wits" and "Monster of Nature" (in Spanish: Fénix de los Ingenios, Monstruo de la Naturaleza) by Cervantes because of his prolific nature.
Lope de Vega renewed the Spanish theatre at a time when it was starting to become a mass cultural phenomenon. He defined its key characteristics, and along with Pedro Calderón de la Barca and Tirso de Molina, took Spanish Baroque theatre to its greatest heights. Because of the insight, depth and ease of his plays, he is regarded as one of the greatest dramatists in Western literature, his plays still being produced worldwide. He was also one of the best lyric poets in the Spanish language, and author of several novels. Although not well known in the English-speaking world, his plays were presented in England as late as the 1660s, when diarist Samuel Pepys recorded having attended some adaptations and translations of them, although he omits mentioning the author.
Some 3,000 sonnets, 3 novels, 4 novellas, 9 epic poems, and about 500 plays are attributed to him. Although he has been criticised for putting quantity ahead of quality, nevertheless at least 80 of his plays are considered masterpieces. He was a friend of the writer Francisco de Quevedo and an arch-enemy of the dramatist Juan Ruiz de Alarcón. The volume of his lifework made him envied by not only contemporary authors such as Cervantes and Luis de Góngora, but also by many others: for instance, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once wished he had been able to produce such a vast and colourful oeuvre.
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Casa Museo Lope de Vega
11 Calle de CervantesLope de Vega lived there for a quarter of a century, until his death in 1635. There he wrote some of his best-known works. And it was there that he suffered some of his greatest losses. Within those walls, his son Carlos Félix died when he was only seven years old. The house was the final home of Juana, who died in childbirth with Feliciana, the writer's last legitimate daughter. Marta de Nevares, another of Lope's great loves, also spent her last days there, blind and demented ("Resuelta en polvo ya, más siempre hermosa").
Lope de Vega was a Spanish playwright, poet, novelist and marine. He was one of the key figures in the Spanish Golden Age of Baroque literature. His reputation in the world of Spanish literature is second only to that of Cervantes, while the sheer volume of his literary output is unequalled, making him one of the most prolific authors in the history of literature. He was nicknamed "The Phoenix of Wits" and "Monster of Nature" (in Spanish: Fénix de los Ingenios, Monstruo de la Naturaleza) by Cervantes because of his prolific nature.
Lope de Vega renewed the Spanish theatre at a time when it was starting to become a mass cultural phenomenon. He defined its key characteristics, and along with Pedro Calderón de la Barca and Tirso de Molina, took Spanish Baroque theatre to its greatest heights. Because of the insight, depth and ease of his plays, he is regarded as one of the greatest dramatists in Western literature, his plays still being produced worldwide. He was also one of the best lyric poets in the Spanish language, and author of several novels. Although not well known in the English-speaking world, his plays were presented in England as late as the 1660s, when diarist Samuel Pepys recorded having attended some adaptations and translations of them, although he omits mentioning the author.
Some 3,000 sonnets, 3 novels, 4 novellas, 9 epic poems, and about 500 plays are attributed to him. Although he has been criticised for putting quantity ahead of quality, nevertheless at least 80 of his plays are considered masterpieces. He was a friend of the writer Francisco de Quevedo and an arch-enemy of the dramatist Juan Ruiz de Alarcón. The volume of his lifework made him envied by not only contemporary authors such as Cervantes and Luis de Góngora, but also by many others: for instance, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once wished he had been able to produce such a vast and colourful oeuvre.
The Chocolatería San Ginés is a café at Pasadizo de San Ginés, 5, in central Madrid, in a passageway close to San Ginés church, west of the Puerta del Sol. It has served principally chocolate con churros (hot chocolate and churros) since 1894. Coffee and cakes are also available.
The interior is decorated with mirrors and green wood panels, with green velvet seats and marble tables. The hot chocolate is served in Spanish style - thick, dark and strong - and the churros - deep fried batter, similar to a light, crispy, linear doughnut, cut to length by the staff - are served hot and freshly cooked, ready for dunking.
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Chocolatería San Ginés cioccolata calda e churros
5 Pasadizo de San GinésThe Chocolatería San Ginés is a café at Pasadizo de San Ginés, 5, in central Madrid, in a passageway close to San Ginés church, west of the Puerta del Sol. It has served principally chocolate con churros (hot chocolate and churros) since 1894. Coffee and cakes are also available.
The interior is decorated with mirrors and green wood panels, with green velvet seats and marble tables. The hot chocolate is served in Spanish style - thick, dark and strong - and the churros - deep fried batter, similar to a light, crispy, linear doughnut, cut to length by the staff - are served hot and freshly cooked, ready for dunking.
This immersive museum based on the most important baroque painting by Diego Velázquez, Las Meninas only take about 1 hour to visit, it's near Puerta del Sol, and other sights such as Plaza Mayor, and is great for the whole family.
Kids enjoy it for all the colors, lights, music and 3D theater.
Museum Velázquez tech
This immersive museum based on the most important baroque painting by Diego Velázquez, Las Meninas only take about 1 hour to visit, it's near Puerta del Sol, and other sights such as Plaza Mayor, and is great for the whole family.
Kids enjoy it for all the colors, lights, music and 3D theater.
Food scene
This is a great restaurant nearby that specializes in food from Murcia, where they have great seafood and PAELLAS!
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El Caldero
15 C. de las HuertasThis is a great restaurant nearby that specializes in food from Murcia, where they have great seafood and PAELLAS!