Madrid Kids-friendly

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Gemma García — No Comments ↓

We love kids! In the morning, we propose to visit the ‘Essential Old Madrid’, the 16th-17th century Town, centered around the Plaza Mayor and the Royal Palace.This is a compact area and easy to walk. We like to include activities to keep the kids excited and entertained. Kids also love “Chocolate con Churros” a sweet, creamy, and very tasty snack! Your kids are sure to end up with a delicious chocolate mustache that they will enjoy cleaning up! Madrid offers the best chocolate sauce accompanied by strips of fried dough. In the afternoon, we propose to guide you through…

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Exclusive Michelin-star dinners in Madrid

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Gemma García — No Comments ↓

A Michelin Star is to a chef what an Oscar is to an actor. In Madrid we have twelve restaurants with Michelin Stars. Madrid Cool and Culture will take you through our five favorites: 1. Santi Santamaría’s Santceloni restaurant, with two Michelin Stars, is located at 57 Castellana Walk. It offers Spanish gastronomic dishes, but gives each one a new air. With high quality as its maxim, Santamaria respects the product and its temporality. Chef, Óscar Velasco, bets on the freshness and the taste of each product. This is an experience. Splurge and enjoy! 2. With Ferran Adrià as gastronomic…

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5 Top places to take a break

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Gemma García — No Comments ↓

After a long day touring around the myriad streets, shops and museums of Madrid a bit of relaxation is in order – especially when tourist sites are busier than usual and festive shopping can be frenetic. So do as the locals do, and indulge in a bit of pampering at one of these four spas and a Nail place— each uniquely Madrilians in their own way– that cater to both men and women and all tastes and budget. MEDINA MAYRIT C/ Atocha ,14 The shining star of Madrid’s current health and relaxation infatuation is the Medina Mayrit hammam. An instant…

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Local Wine Tasting

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Gemma García — No Comments ↓

Go head to head in this delicious tasting of three emblematic wines from my vibrant and diverse wine country. Spain ranks number three as a global wine-producing nation, and has a wealth of indigenous grapes and millennia of winemaking tradition. Bursting with a universe of complex flavors! Big and bold to crisp and refreshing! Learn about the regions, styles, regulations and innovative imagination of these great regions! This walk-around tasting will open with a toss, a Spanish Cava, move to a delicious crisp white with and crescendo with Spanish Tintos * Accompanied by different cheeses and Iberic delights*, this tasting…

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5 of the Coolest Hotel Pools in Madrid

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Gemma García — No Comments ↓

Summer is almost upon us which means that it’s time to start cataloguing all of Madrid City’s pools and rating our chances of getting into each one. Gone are the days of building rooftops only being used for television antennas. Many hotels in Madrid have decided to convert these spaces into paradises for guests. Unfortunately, the places on this list of Madrid City’s swankiest hotel pools are, for the most, part, not open to the public (although a couple are). But they can be enjoyed by travelers with a few hundred dollars per night to blow on lodging. If you…