About Chus

Chus Blázquez is the founder and project coordinator of Rutas Pangea, a Madrid-based cycling travel agency operating since 1993. A pioneer of organized cycle tourism in Spain, he has spent over 30 years designing and leading routes across four continents and more than 50 countries. As a consultant specializing in itinerary design, destination specialization, and tourism product development, he has worked with numerous autonomous communities and regions throughout Spain and collaborated with international destination management companies. He is a regular participant in industry fairs, conferences, workshops, and seminars, both in Spain and abroad, where he speaks about bicycle tourism as an economic activity and a driver of rural development. He is the creator of the podcast Viajando Despacio (Traveling Slowly) and a leading voice in specialized and general media outlets, including Ciclosfera, Cadena SER, Radio Viajera, El País, El Asombrario, and others. Through Rutas Pangea, he promotes initiatives for active tourism, sustainability, and rural culture through cycling.

The Constitutional Court

By |2015-11-24T07:50:42+01:00November 23rd, 2015|365 days in Madrid, BLOG, HIGHLIGHTS|

The building is made up of four interconnected circular bodies, the main and most striking one having 7 floors. The curtain wall stands out, built with anodized aluminum sheet and windows made of extruded aluminum profiles, also anodized in bronze color. Luminosity has always been a constant search at Bonet Castellana.

Church of Saint Peter the Elder

By |2015-11-22T23:15:50+01:0022nd November, 2015|365 days in Madrid, BLOG, HIGHLIGHTS|

Originally the name of the church was “San Pedro el Real”, and so for centuries, until 1891 when it ceased to be a parish in favor of the current Iglesia de la Paloma, which is officially called “San Pedro el Real”. You already know how Madrid residents like to rename everything, we quickly renamed the oldest temple with the name “San Pedro el Viejo”. That is why everyone refers to the temple located on Calle del Nuncio as San Pedro el Viejo.

Parque Santander the golf controversy

By |2015-11-21T19:55:00+01:00November 21st, 2015|365 days in Madrid, BLOG, HIGHLIGHTS|

Santander Park is located on Francisco de Sales Street on the corner of Santander Street, in Chamberí. The park was inaugurated in 2007, it is located on a water tank of the Canal de Isabel II that is only one meter underground.

The Ministry of Time in the Sueca Palace

By |2015-11-20T20:06:07+01:0020th November, 2015|365 days in Madrid, BLOG, HIGHLIGHTS|

But we will not talk about this death either, we are going to focus on another, closer, less known, of someone who left us last year. Also on November 20. We are referring to Pablo Olivares, screenwriter along with his brother Javier of the series Ministry of Time.

THE ROUTE OF THE ALMORAVIDS BY MOUNTAIN BIKE. FROM ANTEQUERA TO TARIFA

By |2019-08-19T17:47:55+02:0020th November, 2015|2015|

From December 26 to January 3. A Christmas mountain bike vacation. A mountain bike route from Antequera to Tarifa crossing Natural Parks, historical places and fantastic landscapes. Spend the end of the year in a different way.

Casa Maravillas, cooked in 3 turns

By |2015-11-18T21:18:48+01:0018th November, 2015|365 days in Madrid, BLOG, HIGHLIGHTS|

At Casa Maravillas they clearly explain the ritual, cooked served in three dumplings. The three times the plate is refilled. The first, the broth, with its noodles. Ideal for this moment of late autumn and winter. The second, chickpeas and potatoes, already a very consistent dish. The third, the meat, the food, the final touch.

Byne Palace, from a looter's house to the councilwoman's house

By |2015-11-17T18:21:35+01:0017th November, 2015|365 days in Madrid, BLOG, HIGHLIGHTS|

The building we are looking at today, located at 3 Don Ramón de la Cruz Street, built expressly to house a House-Museum, is notable for two characters who lived in it, at different times and very different from each other. .