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The Curious Origins Of The Word “Siesta”

March 10, 2024March 10, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan spain history, spanish culture

No word so encompases the imagination about Spain & the Spanish than”siesta”. In fact in any word association about the

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Why Madrid? How Madrid Became Capital Of Spain

January 17, 2023January 16, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan madrid history, spain history

Why and how Madrid became the capital of Spain dates back to the reign of King Filipe II, 1556 –

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A Journey Back In Time To Medieval Sigüenza

April 18, 2022January 8, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan Art & Culture, spain history, visit madrid, visit spain, What's on Madrid

A journey through time as well as through the Castilian countryside awaits for intrepid travellers who hop on the Medieval

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Madrid´s Flamenco Tablaos Are Back “Burning The Blood”

June 9, 2021May 9, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan flamenco, spain history, visit madrid, visit spain, What's on Madrid

It maybe far from it´s Andalucian roots but Madrid can boast to be the capital of flamenco. An evening at

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The Way Of St James’s – A Spanish Pilgrimage

June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain history, visit spain

The Camino de Santiago, better known in English, as The Way Of St James or St James Way ( Santiago

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Ceuta & Melilla Stand Off – Spain´s North African Legacy

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain history, spain news, spain politics

Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez,  has vowed to “restore order” as thousands of Moroccans arrived in Ceuta – provoking an

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Fascist Civil War Victory Dagger Given To Franco Sold For €35,000

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain history, spain news, spanish civil war

A ceremonial dagger given by Mussolini’s foreign minister to General Franco to commemorate his victory in the Spanish Civil War

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