Vacation rentals in Centro

In the cosy confines of our elegant shop you will try 3 glasses of Spanish wine that will help you understand the variety and style of wines available in Spain. With terrible jokes, and a non-pretentious and irreverent style, we will tell you about the different regions, interesting facts and stats, what to look out for and also how wine forms an integral part of the culture here. If you are keen to know about the world of Spanish wine and are touring the centre of Madrid during the day, why not stop by for an educational aperitif at Madrid & Darracott! Other things to note Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any allergy or food intolerance.

I offer you a real local tapas crawling journey. Over 3 hours we’ll be visiting 5 spots, including a market cuisine restaurant, a well-kwown ice-cold beer bar for locals, a new slow food tavern, and a one-century old bodega in a high quality and non-touristy tapas area, wich we madrileños love. You'll be able to see people from Madrid going out for real tapas. And you'll feel like one of us. All the included spots are family-owned bussines, and I'm lucky to know the owners (Manuel, Jesús, David, José y Paco) since many years ago. I grew up in this fantastic district called Chamberí and I have been trying their many bars and dishes thoughout my life, so I know them... in detail! There's a lot of food on our tour (12-15 tapas servings), we recommend you to make a light lunch! Other things to note Number 1 Airbnb experience in Madrid ANY DOUBT, please, contact us! Gratuities always graciously accepted :)) You can also try our BRUNCH TOUR https://abnb.me/HRmQoeUx4hb

First we'll grab a cup of coffee and have a chat about your interests. That way I can customize the tour specifically for you. The tour will last around 2.5 hours and during that time we'll see and discuss more than thirty works ranging from the "must-see" pieces, a few hidden gems, a few really strange works, and the works I feel you will enjoy based on your background/interests. The tour will really focus on the stories and symbolism behind the work and the untold scandals and personal histories of the artists who created them with particular focus on the more underrepresented queer and female artists. We'll take time to discuss the experience and struggles of women artists like Maria Blanchard, Sonia Delaunay, and Ángeles Santos in a typically male dominated art-world. We'll go into detail about Dalí and his intimate relationship with the famous poet Federico García Lorca and how their partnership gave rise to some of the most famous paintings and poetry in Spanish history. We'll spend a significant portion of the tour discussing Picasso's Guernica and how the rise of Fascism changed the course of what we now call "modern art". Other things to note Photos are allowed in most areas of the museum. Lockers are available for your bags and belongings.

Have you ever imagined drinking the same wine that is immortalised in some of the world's most important paintings? In our experience we combine art and wine as you have never imagined. We will meet at the Prado Museum, where we will enjoy the most famous painters such as Raphael, Tiziano, Tintoretto, Ribera, Velázquez, Murillo, Goya... This overwhelming museum needs many hours to be seen, but accompanied by our expert Iker, you will have a smooth and exciting experience, which will make you connect with art like never before. After the visit, of about two hours, a taxi will be waiting for us to take us to our cosy and elegant wine bar, just a few meters from the Plaza Mayor in Madrid, where we will have a private and exclusive wine tasting of 4 Spanish wines from different wine regions that are linked to 4 works of art that you have seen in the museum previously. Other things to keep in mind - Don't forget to bring comfortable shoes. - Remember that we will be consuming alcohol and therefore this experience is not permitted for those under the age of 18. However, minors are welcome to come and enjoy refreshments. - Please inform us well in advance of any allergies.

We will visit some very well known sites and also hidden gems. I try to go deeper in the history of Madrid to highlight the singularities, triumphs and failures that define the Spanish heritage, character, art, literature and culture. My goal is to explain what these historical sites mean and tell us about the city and the Spain of today. From the Islamic times and the early “Christian” Madrid, to the capital of an empire and then the struggles of the “Romantic Madrid” of the XVIII and XIX centuries that ended with the tragedy of the Civil War and the Franco regime. It’s a story with a happy ending with the arrival of democracy and fredom! I hope that at the end of the tour you will get to see some meaningful places, appreciate the personality of the city and its inhabitants and also have an overview on how Madrid and Spain became as it is, with its wonders and shadows. Other things to note Comfortable shoes and some water during the summer!