Category Archives: MADRID & CENTRAL

Spain’s big, royal, grand city! The Scoop on Madrid travel and Spanish dishes. Here you’ll find local info on Madrid attractions plus information on travel to villages around Madrid. Toledo and more!

A Bed For Every Budget: Where To Stay In Madrid

Lauren Aloise from Madrid, is in the know regarding cool places to stay in Madrid...
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How’s Spain Doing?

How’s Spain doing in the crisis? One local viewpoint from Madrid.....
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No Car Needed (no. 11): Madrid To Segovia

Those Roman dudes got around and left their huge aquaduct in Segovia...
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The Soapbox Scoop (no. 4): Aggression And Violence In Crisis Time (Or, People Are Jerks)

What the ^$%& is going on in Barcelona and Spain these days? Have people completely lost the plot? Spain shows its ugly side....
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Free Days for Madrid’s Prado Museum

Save some euros at certain times and on specific days throughout the year at the Prado...
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An Unsettling Tradition: Impressions of My First Bullfight

Some say it's art, others say it's just plain cruel. Shawn from Madrid offers a view on bullfighting....
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11 Restaurants Rules You Need To Know-Customs In Spain

For restaurants, customs in Spain are different. Here are eleven restaurant rules to make travel easier...
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Expensive Coffee, Vertigo And A Fugitive Frog

A frog as a hot topic for another beautiful city in Spain? Robin Graham, our guest writer from Tarifa thinks...
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Chasing Bargains – Where Are The Best Flea Markets In Spain?

Your Scoopettes, Regina and I love a good flea market. We get up early...
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Top 10 Hoods In Madrid

How do you know where to go when you hit a big city? Our local expert in Madrid, Lauren...
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Flying The Bird to Atocha Station In Madrid

The Catholic Church wends its way even into Madrid travel as the station is named after Our Lady...
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Madrid Transportation Works – Why All The Cars?

Madrid Transportation Works - here's how to use it...
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Photo Scoop (no. 14): Wild San Juan Festival

Bonfires blaze all night on plazas and beaches. Devils run with long poles spewing fire...
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The Scoop: Events in Spain – June, 2012

The Scoop: Festival Events In Spain
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A Scoopometer 10! PhotoEspaña – Madrid Travel

Over 280 artists from 44 countries will shine at PhotoEspaña in Madrid...
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