Celebration of 100 Years of Gran Via

The interesting thing about Spain is the fact that in most cities of his country you will find similarly named squares(plazas) as well as streets.The same applies to Gran Via in Madrid and other cities of Spain.Gran Via literally means the Big Street and apart from having had many 15 minutes of fame in movies ike Matt Damon’s last offering of the Bourne Identity,it has enjoyed a glorious eventful 100 years. Continue reading

Eating Madrid-With Special Appearance by Ecological Foods

The fifth edition of Eating Madrid is being inagurated tomorrow.Eating Madrid is an outdoor gastronomical fair held at Plaza de Santa Cruz till this Sunday 11th of April from 11am till 10pm.The gourmet food on display will include Continue reading

Humour Galore at the International Stand-Up Festival

It comes as no suprise that we need more and more to escape from all the bad news around us daily.What better way than social commentary,chuckles and laughs?For a second year round the “Fundación Progreso y Cultura”or Foundation of Progress and culture is organising the  Festival Internacional de Monólogos (International Festival of Stand Up Comedy) called  COMICOIDES 2010. Continue reading