Toledo

Just 70 km south of Madrid; known as the city of the three cultures for having been populated for many centuries by Christians, Jews and Arabs, Toledo has a history that goes as far as back as the Bronze Age.

Atocha Railway Station

Madrid Atocha (also named Madrid Puerta de Atocha) is the largest railway station in Madrid. It is the primary station serving commuter trains (Cercanías), intercity and regional trains from the South, and the AVE high speed trains from Barcelona, Zaragoza, Sevilla and Valencia. These train services are run by the Spanish national rail company, Renfe.

At this site, Madrid's first railway station was

Tapas

"Tapa" means lid

What are tapas?

Cortes & Don Quixote

Centro (downtown Madrid) is one of the 21 districts of the city and Cortes is one of its 6 neighborhoods.  Also known as Las Letras, this was the area in which four of the greatest spanish authors used to live: Miguel de Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Francisco de Quevedo and Tirso de Molina.

If you are staying at our Costanilla's flat, just walk left towards Atocha Street, then right 20 meters and you'll find a building with an amazing story behind its walls: it is the place where Miguel de Cervantes's novel Don Quixote was printed in 1604.

Calle Atocha 87, imprenta del Quijote

Don Quixote , as well as the Bible, is one of the most

"Placas" of Madrid

One of the things I most enjoy during my walks on the streets of Madrid are

The beginning of this project.

48 hours: that's the time it took me to adore Madrid.

During March 2010 my husband and I travelled for three weeks visiting family in Louisiana, USA, with a two days stopover in Madrid. On our way back home