All Saints' Day and Day of the Dead: traditions in Spain and Madrid
What is celebrated on November 1st and 2nd, how All Saints' Day is celebrated in each Spanish region, the Mexican Day of the Dead, and what to do in Madrid on those days.
The Mona Lisa of the Prado: the twin madrid of la Gioconda
The Prado Museum houses the oldest copy of the Mona Lisa, painted in Leonardo's workshop at the same time as the original. Here are seven differences and where to see it.
Water, water goes!: the usual dirty of old Madrid
"Water's coming!" was the cry that warned before the chamber pots were emptied out the window. The story of hygiene in old Madrid and the reforms that ended it.
8 secrets of Madrid that almost nobody knows about
Eight little-known secrets of Madrid: the 400-column crypt of the Almudena, the bunker of El Capricho, the almond trees of the Quinta de los Molinos and more.
Madrid in numbers: records and data that surprised
Madrid in figures: population, museums, architectural records, the oldest restaurant in the world and other facts that explain the city.
