Church of San Martín
They say that weddings here are curious, you enter through La Luna -through the square- and you exit through Desengaño -through the street-, so the saying must be attributable to someone who doesn't believe much in marriage.
Enrique Tierno Galván Park
For those of us who like cycling, the park is well connected by bike path to Madrid Río and the Parque Lineal del Manzanares, which allows us to expand the possibilities of cycling for many kilometers.
The Ritz Hotel, 105 years of history
The Belle Epoque style palace was designed in 1908 by the French architect Charles Frédéric Mewes and built under the direction of the Spaniard Luis de Landecho between 1908 and 1910.
Palace of Don Miguel Maura Gamazo
The building responds to the taste of the time with two entrances, one for the gentlemen and the other for the service and an entrance for carriages. The mansion has had various uses; private home, religious institution, headquarters of the Red Cross and the successive adaptations distorted its initial design.
UNIBIKE 2015, the great call of the bicycle industry in Spain
Very important was the creation of the area of cycle tourism, a demand of the sector and one of the attractions of the fair, where visitors were able to meet the proposed bicycle routes in Extremadura, Madrid, Basque Country, Galicia, Catalonia, Andalusia and elsewhere. Also very relevant was the participation of many companies that showed their tourism product supply and cycling tourism products.
UNIBIKE 2015, the bicycle and bicycle tourism fair
Very important has been the creation of the Bicycle Tourism area, a demand from the sector and one of the attractions of the fair, where visitors have been able to learn about the proposals for bicycle routes in Extremadura, Madrid, Euskadi, Galicia, Catalonia, Andalusia. and other regions. Very relevant has been the participation of many companies in the sector that showed their offer and bicycle tourism product.
The Palace of El Pardo
A good opportunity to visit El Pardo to enjoy the Palace and other places such as the Casita del Príncipe or the Royal Chapel of the Palace. It is especially recommended to visit El Pardo by bike. To do this, we can take a bike route from Madrid Río to El Pardo following the Manzanares River.
Baroque cover of the Monte de Piedad
On February 12, 1713, Philip V formalized the founding of the institution, and granted it some houses in the Plaza de las Descalzas to install its offices, which opened to the public on May 1, 1724. Of the complex, what stood out most was the attached chapel, for whose access, Pedro de Ribera made the beautiful baroque doorway that we enjoy today, in 1733.
The shield of León Street
The origin of the name of Calle del León is uncertain. The most widespread version says that a neighbor of the street kept a lion in a cage and charged two maravedis to see it.
Church of the Virgen de la Paloma and San Pedro el Real
In the middle of summer, on August 15, the festival of the Virgen de la Paloma is celebrated. The Virgin is carried in a procession by a fire truck. Apparently the origin of this tradition dates back to the Civil War.
El Olivar de Castillejo, a centuries-old olive grove in Madrid
The relentless passage of time and the growth of the city have reduced the olive grove to two estates: The Castillejo Olive Grove estate, our protagonist today, with just over one hectare, houses the houses of José Castillejo and Juan López Suárez, a small pool and the agricultural garden in which, together with the century-old olive trees, other younger ones and almond trees, pomegranates, quinces, strawberry trees, rock roses, brooms, rosemary, oleanders and lilacs.