Madrid

Madrid

Flamenco
1. Rhythms of happiness and joy.
  1. In sevillanas and rumbas (dance)
  2. Genre an expressiveness that moves all the spectators
2. Every day of the week,
  1. The city offers a wide range of shows
    1. In theaters
      1. To small recitals and dance recitals in tablaos or halls
3. Tablaos (flamenco bars) continue the tradition
  1. Offering an opportunity to see flamenco
    1. Every night while enjoying a good meal or a drink.
The Flavours of Madrid
1. Madrid is known for its confectionery.
  1. The local cooking is a mixture of Sephardic and Mozarabic traditions, hence the widespread use of almonds and honey.
    1. Wafers and bartolillos (puff pastries filled with cream) are extremely popular.
      1. Some experts even claim that millefeuille was born in the Spanish capital.
2. Some of the sweets are cooked and traditionally eaten in religious festivals:
  1. torrijas (French toast)
  2. bones of saints
  3. buñuelos de viento
  4. Panecillos de San Antón
    1. churros
      1. Sweet treats
  5. Rosquillas de San Isidro
Madrid Carnival
1. The carnival is one of the most animated celebrations.
  1. For five days, the parks and squares of the city are populated by the most striking and original costumes.
  2. The carnival begins with a ceremony headed by a celebrity from the social and cultural life of Madrid.
    1. Then the parade comes.
2. Dances and chirigotas.
  1. The carnival is also celebrated with a great dance and a costume contest.
  2. The Plaza de la Villa becomes the epicenter of the Krewes Festival
    1. a celebration with street musicians and groups that perform satirical songs
  3. Concerts, theme parties in different places and countless activities for children.
3. The burial of the sardine.
  1. The celebrations of the carnival end with the burial of the sardine, a tradition captured by Goya in one of his paintings.
    1. An impressive bonfire closes the ceremony, as if clearing all evils and negative thoughts
History
1. At the beginning of the 1980s, the Malasaña district witnessed the birth of the movida madrileña.
  1. The story began on February 9, 1980 in the afternoon, when the auditorium of the School of Roads of Madrid
    1. Was the host of the concert in tribute to Canito, drummer of Tos and The Secrets, who died in a traffic accident on the eve New year.
      1. Today, you can still follow the steps of the move. It was the democratic transition that took place after Franco's dictatorship, and people were eager to try everything.
2. Throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Madrid was the capital of a great empire.
  1. However, the buildings and landmarks did not really reflect the position of the city.
  2. The churches and palaces were built in a simple style that had little in common with ostentatious cuts in other parts of Europe.
  3. From that period, you can still see in the Madrid of the Austrias (Habsburg, Madrid), narrow and winding streets, mansions of severity not decorated and convents hidden behind high walls.
    1. Between the Cuesta de la Vega and the Plaza Mayor, the heart of the city, you will find traces of the ancient capital.
    2. On the western border, where the Royal Palace is located, was the Alcázar.
      1. This huge building, from which the world was ruled, was left in ruins after it was engulfed by a terrible fire in 1734.

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