A dew-drop on the grid-iron plain: Laurie Lee in Madrid
Laurie Lee’s first visit to Madrid in 1935 captures a city that has changed in many ways, but retains an atmosphere he may well have recognised today.
Laurie Lee’s first visit to Madrid in 1935 captures a city that has changed in many ways, but retains an atmosphere he may well have recognised today.
The fishy tradition of Madrid’s Burial of the Sardine Procession.
What links the Puerta de Alcalá in Madrid and the Puerta de Madrid in Alcalá?
Find out why there is a park dedicated to Berlin in a Madrid suburb.
The annual re-enactment of Madrid citizens’ defence against the French invasion of 1808.
What links a medieval castle in a small Spanish town and a modern housing estate in Madrid? It’s Eugenia de Montijo; the last Empress of France.
A re-enactment of life in Iron Age and Roman Spain, in the Madrid suburb of Carabanchel that has a long and interesting history.
The celebration of Madrid’s patron Saint, San Isidro and the rare opportunity to see his preserved body.
The life of Madrid’s patron saint San Isidro and the statue of him on the Toledo Bridge.
Introduction to the history blog Confused Heap of Facts.