Special Madrid
Letras: bohemian and literary Madrid
From its very origins in 16th century, the “Barrio de las Letras” (literally, “Neighborhood of Letters”) was associated with theater and related activities. Golden Age writers fixed their residences around the theaters where they expected to achieve success and passed...
1 day in Madrid evoking Jewish Heritage
If you want to learn about Sepharad and Jewish Heritage in Spain, then Toledo, Segovia and Córdoba are Chapter 1, but Madrid reveals Chapter 2. Jewish heritage in Madrid consists of historical references: names and places that appear in documents, and are, in most...
1 day in Madrid with Washington Irving
Washington Irving (1783-1859), the author of « The legend of Sleepy Hollow » and « Knickerbocker’s History of New York» is best known in Spain for his « Tales of the Alhambra ». Few people know, though, that he was the American ambassador in Madrid from 1842...
1 day in Madrid with John Singer Sargent
Category: 1 day programs
Experience: Special Madrid
Place: Museo Sorolla | Museo Thyssen | Prado Museum
1 day in Madrid with Hemingway and Orson Welles
Hemingway’s love for Pamplona is a widely known fact; but after that town, Madrid was the place in Spain he visited more often from 1923 to 1960. Orson Welles was also a regular visitor of Spain, from 1933 until 1967. What Hemingway and Welles witnessed here is...
Bourbons power: around the Royal Palace
Madrid Original ® suggests a 2 hours walked guided tour through Bourbons Madrid (1700-1833) around the Royal Palace. From the Count-Duke’s Barracks to Saint Francis the Great, most Bourbons monuments in the area will be examined, including the Cathedral of La...FB
Madrid Original - Visitas guiadas
Visitas guiadas y paseos guiados privados en Madrid y alrededores con licenciados en historia del arte.
