HOTEL TAPA TOUR in MADRID - The gastronomic route of 2021: Shall we go for tapas?
The summer season is finally coming to an end for the Spanish tourism sector, hotels, restaurants and others are preparing to make the most of the last doses of summer, and it still makes you want to go out and have a good time with these events with these events before the autumn season begins. Madrid's businesses dedicated to this sector are no exception and as every year, since 2016, will be held a new edition of Hotel a new edition of Hotel Tapa Tour, which has also been held in the city of Barcelona. But what exactly does it consist of? So far this year, Spain is showing better numbers than last year's unfortunate than last year's unfortunate year, although, unfortunately, it seems impossible to recover or at least to come at least get a little closer to the numbers of 2019: only in the month of July 2021 Spain received more than 4.4 million tourists, that makes 100,000 tourists more than last year. The tapa for the SpaniardThe Spanish tapa has a long history, but not only that, for Spaniards, far from being a traditional dish, it means much more than that, the tapa is the national culture brought to the kitchen. You can find from simple olives to a good dish of pinchos (various foods mounted on a slice of bread), but never without losing the main idea, which is simplicity and speed, these dishes will always be small and usually to be shared in a group, since the idea is to try a little bit of everything. The origin of the tapa as we know it today comes from the Civil War, given the scarcity of food, there was no other way to eat, others say that it was a courtesy in the bars, and by the way they incited clients to consumption by the amount of salt it contained. One way or another, what is clear is that behind these reasons there are several antecedents, for example: During the Middle Ages it is said that Alfonso X el Sabio (the Wise) fell ill and as a medical solution he was prescribed a sip or two of wine, to accompany the wine, he ate small amounts of food, Once he recovered, he ordered that a ration of food should be served whenever wine was ordered, as he did during his illness, as it was said to cover up his defects by making it more difficult to get drunk. Los Reyes Católicos (Catholic Monarchs) also did that in order to reduce the effects of alcohol: during their reign, bar patrons could not ask for alcohol before lifting the tapa. Later it would be adopted the custom of putting a slice of something on top of the glass to keep out dust, sand or flies in summer. Thanks to the influence of historical figures such as Fernando II or Felipe II, this this custom became popular in the bars. In the Golden Age the French "étape" was called in Spain tapa, recognized as the place of provisioning of the soldiers, following this, tapear would be the action of provisioning, montar tapa to prepare and to plan the provisioning, and ir a tapa to go to a provisioning point. This, added to the fact that the previous custom of placing a slice of something on top of a glass as a cover (tapa), made it increasingly common to accompany smaller foods with the principal dish. In the 19th century, the farmers, in order to better support the day in the fields, took something to accompany the wine, and so on the tapas were gaining in quality, and began to be more elaborated including other types of food, not only small slices but also olives, anchovies and sardines, which were placed on top of wooden lids. Finally in the twentieth century the popular custom of covering the wine glass was still maintained, but in other places such as Almería it was not only done to prevent something from getting into the glass, but also to preserve the aroma of the wine, for customers to chat happily and for commercial reasons. Nowadays, the tapa has become an essential item in bars, and in a way, this may explain the social and leisure character that we Spaniards, give to going out to restaurants and bars with family and friends, in fact, thanks to this meaning that we give it, this type of events exist, since necessarily the meaning of "tapear" comes from accompanying social interaction with some food. Depending on the area of the Spanish territory you can find several tapas: HOTEL TAPA TOUR 2021This 2021 from September 16 to 26 you have a date at the most emblematic hotels in Madrid, do not be scared by the price, because the organization of the event has ensured that going out for tapas is not so expensive. The Aragonese entrepreneur Nona Rubio together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Madrid City Council, the Madrid Hotel Business Association (AEHM) and ACYRE Madrid, had the initiative to create this event with the aim of vindicating haute cuisine and promoting Spanish cuisine as well as national food. All tour participants will present a tapa from the hotel's own restaurant (8 euros with wine), with which they participated in the second edition of the National Contest "Tapa Alimentos de España", and where you could vote via Instagram for the tapa you liked the most. The tapa that obtained the most likes on Instagram will be one of the nine finalists who will compete in the Grand Final for the winning spot, so if you want to know what was the result you can see it right here. On the other hand, within the menu you will be able to order a croquette from each place accompanied by beer, wine or soft drink, all for only 6 euros per hotel. "Huge recipes, on small plates, in exceptional hotels. This is Hotel Tapa Tour." You can go through the tour on your own or advised by the official guide of the event by subscribing to their blog, in my opinion for a better experience I sincerely recommend you to take a look at it at least. You will see more clearly what´s on the menu, social media profile, the location and schedule, because as expected each hotel opens at different times. In addition, they are organized up to 8 routes from Plaza de España to Chamartín, 2 restaurants per route, which would cost 28 euros for a whole route, sounds good right? From September 13 this route will be available. And that's all for today, I hope this post has been useful for you, if you want you can leave a comment with your suggestions for future posts.
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The MOST EXPECTED event for READERS in 2021 MADRID - The BOOK FAIR opens its doors + 3 EXTRA
After a difficult and somewhat bittersweet year for many writers, another edition of the most eagerly awaited festival all year long by readers or literature lovers, I am indeed talking about our beloved Madrid Book Fair, which attracted more than 2,300,000 visitors from all over the world in 2019 and raised approximately 10 million euros with a total of 550,000 copies sold. The success of this fair is and was resounding and already many people are wondering when the next edition will be held: the wait has not been long, and immediately since February 2, it is known that the 2021 Book Fair will begin on September 10 (Friday) and will end on September 26 (Sunday). However, we have heard a lot about the Book Fair, but no one has ever explained it as such, specifically, what is the book fair? Or rather, what is done at the book fair? What are its origins? What is the Book Fair?The Madrid Book Fair is an event held since 1933 to promote reading, literary culture and of course, the activity of entrepreneurs or institutions dedicated to literary publishing. These celebrations, before the health crisis, held at the end of May, beginning of June, currently revolve around three main activities: a) Book displays: Lately it is the main attraction of this event, writers of all ages and from different professions come to sign their books for a limited time. So if you are thinking of going this year and want to find out the schedules and dates of the book signings, you can find them in the second section: Madrid Book Fair 2021. b) Book signings: Lately it is the main attraction of this event, writers of all ages and from different professions come to sign their books for a limited time. So if you are thinking of going this year and want to find out the schedules and dates of the book signings, you can find them in the second section: Madrid Book Fair 2021. c) Workshops or other activities: Unfortunately this year it doesn't seem to be that there will be many workshops or conferences given the health situation, but you can always find out the latest news on the hashtags #FLMadrid21 , #80aniversario , #laferiadelreencuentro or on the official accounts of the Book Fair: Likewise, if you want to contact them you can visit from here their contact page on their official website or write to them at the following e-mail address [email protected] . Now, as I said before, the origin of the Madrid Book Fair dates back to 1933 in Paseo de Recoletos, a group of Madrid booksellers gathered there to sell their goods. From then on it was held until 1936, when it became official, but that same year, with the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, it was not celebrated again until 1944. Finally, to this day, the success that this fair had little by little caused that in many areas of Spain commemorative events of the same type were held, in places like Barcelona or Seville. Some curious facts are: 1.- From 1944 onwards, the organizer of the event became the Spanish National Book Institute (INLE in spanish). 2.- The Madrid Book Fair has been held every year since 1944, except in 1950 and 1954, when it was suspended. 3 .- In 1967 the Book Fair moves to where it is currently held, El Retiro Park. 4 .- In 1979 the fair is moved to the Palacio de Cristal de Casa Campo, but given its failure, the next year it was moved back to El Retiro. 5.- The last edition organized by the Spanish National Book Institute was in 1981, and the next year it would be organized by an inter-industry commission of booksellers, publishers and distributors. 6.- The 76th edition (2017) was full of emotions: the kings of Spain inaugurated the fair, the youtuber Luna Dangelis had the longest queue at the fair with her book with her book “Crea tus sueños” (Create your dreams), and the writer Blue Jeans had a resounding success with his book Algo tan sencillo como estar contigo (Something as simple as being with you). 7.- This 80th edition will be marked by Colombia as Guest of Honor and by the hope of reconstruction from the crisis with the slogans. #laculturaenpie and #poyaatulibreria . MADRID Book Fair 2021 So, this edition is no less than the previous one and will be held with all the necessary measures against the coronavirus, to take a look at the health recommendations drawn up by the same organization click here. The location will be the same as in other years in Plaza de la Independencia (number 7), so the space is optimal for events of this is optimal for events of this style. There are three ways to go to the Madrid Book Fair (Retiro):
The Madrid Book Fair is open from Monday to Friday from 10.30 am to 2.00 pm and from 5.00 pm to 9.00 pm, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays they open in the morning from 10.30 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. and in the afternoon from 5.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. except on the 25th and 26th, which are open from 10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m uninterruptedly. Who is signing today at the Madrid Book Fair? You can find the schedule and dates of the book signings by clicking here. clicking here, each author has his or her own day and time, so you should keep an eye out in case there is any change in the date or time or in case the signings are cancelled. Following the event, the promotional poster for the 2021 Book Fair was created by Madrid-based illustrator Andrea Reyes. Done in watercolor, the author wants to pay tribute to the history of the Book Fair, facing a “past of tradition, a present of action and a future of hope [...]", symbolically represented by a nostalgic adult woman, a young girl writer and a little boy with a long future that imposes itself before him in the form of a bird that holds out a pencil to "write his story [...]". In my modest opinion, I think that the illustration undoubtedly represents the values of the fair, it is unbeatable, there couldn't be a better poster than this one to represent the event, on the other hand, the author invites us to discover the rest of the details hidden in the illustration. Other book fairs in the COMMUNITY OF MADRIDa) Book Fair in Tres Cantos:Another event that is a meeting point for readers and writers, However, broadly speaking, and unlike the Madrid Book Fair, this one focuses more on conferences offered by intellectuals from the world of literature. Although if you just want to stroll around to discover more books, you are welcome. Unfortunately, this year it could not be held in person, but it is usually held at the same time as the Madrid Book Fair: late May, early June. How to get to Tres Cantos? To go to Tres Cantos you can choose cercanías or bus:
b) Book Fair in Vallecas:With "more than 400 author signings and fifty activities", this is how this year's Vallecas Book Fair is described, visitors from all parts of Madrid attended this event, was undoubtedly a resounding success for this event. Normally they are held like the other fairs, at the end of May, beginning of June, in the case of this year 2021 was held from May 14 to May 30. How to get to Puente de Vallecas? There are three ways to go to Vallecas by metro, bus and cercanías:
c) Book Fair in Fuenlabrada:When it comes to choosing a book fair in Madrid you have a fourth fair that is also a good option, in this case it is celebrated by the City Council of Fuenlabrada, and something to highlight compared to the other fairs are the Literary Cafés and the program Encounter with Authors, in which they discuss topics that encompass the literary world, always from the hand of magnificent authors as this year (from May 17 to 21) with Elvira Lindo or Joan Manuel Gisbert among others, although normally these events can be held on separate dates, depending on the year. How to get to Fuenlabrada? In this case you have more ways than in other places to go to Fuenlabrada:
Móstoles El Soto - Atocha - Fuenlabrada - Humanes . And that's all for today, I hope this post has been useful for you, if you want you can leave a comment with your suggestions for future posts.
Thank you very much for all your support and have a nice day ^^ MAD BEACH CLUB 2021 - The SUMMER FESTIVAL with a VOLEIBOL and BEACH atmosphere in MADRID ☀
Many people in Madrid will not be able to leave the community this summer, either for work reasons, health measures or simply do not have the means to make a getaway to the beach and are left with the desire to enjoy this heat. If this is your situation, don't worry! Because from June 25 to September 15 another edition of the popular summer festival Mad Beach Club will be held. A place where you can visit for the first time in the capital a beach club: volleyball courts, live music and of course a beach atmosphere, is what sets this festival apart from others. If you want to see more about Madrid or some other plans to do, you can click on the Turismo category. What to do at MAD BEACH CLUB?The possibilities at this highly anticipated festival are so endless that it can even be overwhelming to think about it all, so let's go through them one by one in detail: a) Playing Beach Volleyball:If we talk about summer and beach, surely the first thing that comes to mind is the existence of this sport. Mad Beach Club has facilities specialized in this wonderful activity as its main attraction: the volleyball courts are open from Monday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m, general admission costs 5 euros per person and there is also an academy to teach the basics to youngsters from 9 to 17 years old (2003-2011). With the presence of experts Xavi Bosma and Rafa Pascual, volleyball mornings are sure to be unforgettable. To check prices and schedule I leave the official link here. b) Educational workshops and children's area:In addition to volleyball classes, there are also environmental workshops, recycling and knowledge, the initiative has the sportswoman Theresa Zabell through his company ECOMAR. On the other hand, there is an area dedicated to children's leisure, and if volleyball is not your thing, you can always try other sports such as rugby or tennis. c) Giant Noria: The last novelty of the festival is a big Ferris wheel that they have implemented on one side of the open campus, it is an ideal place if you want to contemplate the beautiful views that Madrid offers us and I tell you that if you were looking for a good place to take pictures, at night it is incredible, it's worth a lot to go up at least one time. d) Food stands:After hitting the ball so much and spending so much energy we deserve a good meal, Mad Beach Club offers us to start a good restaurant or "chiringuito" in the most beach style, to discover its dishes do not hesitate to visit it. The food trucks are open during the hours of shows and concerts from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m, hamburgers, sushi, every kind of street food you can imagine is available at night. e) Live shows:If all this has not convinced you, the following activities will surely convince you to choose this experience. In the last area that remains to be named, the stage area, they have the following program:
How to get to MAD BEACH CLUB?Mad Beach Club is located in Puerta del Angel/Casa Campo, so it is perfectly communicated by subway and bus. To go by bus, you can go via bus stops 31, 33, 36, 36, 39 or 65. On the other hand, if you go by subway, you will have to go to line 10 and get off at Lago, you can access by line 1, line 9, line 6, line 8, line 7, line 4, line 5, line 2, line 3 or line 12. Or by line 6 to get off at Puerta del Angel, you can also access by line 1, line 9, line 2, line 4, line 5, line 7, line 8, line 10 or line 3. I would like also to comment on the sale and purchase of Mad Beach Club tickets, this year there has been some confusion on this issue: the general ticket of 5 euros, which gives you access to the facilities, is bought in person at the box office. While the ticket for concerts and others, must be booked online through the Weego app, its price varies depending on the performance. Contact MAD BEACH CLUBUnfortunately Mad Beach Club does not provide any contact phone number or email address, so if you have any other questions about this event you will have to communicate with them through with them through Weego in the joint chat that they have or in direct message with their official Instagram account. The positive thing is that they are very fast and dedicated to always provide you with an unforgettable experience. And that's all for today, I hope this post has been useful for you, if you want you can leave a comment with your suggestions for future posts.
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In honor of the fact that during this month of July several activities have been held in Madrid in commemoration of the LGTB pride, I have decided to dedicate the first entry of the Eventos category to these wonderful festivities known as MADO, whose main attraction is the demonstration always held on the first Saturday of July and that in normal terms attracts more than 250,000 tourists from all over the world. A party dedicated not only for people of the LGTB community, but to the entire population regardless of age, sex or origin; under the principle of: "Pride, as an example of coexistence" However, many of us have wondered what exactly are the origins of this party that is becoming increasingly popular, not only in Spain, but also in the rest of the world. If you want to see more about Madrid or some other plans to do, you can click on the Eventos category. Why do we celebrate Gay Pride? To answer this question, we will have to go back to the famous Stonewall riots that you have probably heard about them before, however to understand it better, we must first know its background. During the first half of the twentieth century the struggle of the LGBT community was already being noticed from the creation of literary works, films, etc; to speeches in favor of the rights of homosexuals with figures such as Emma Goldman, a very important figure whose actions were always controversial issues in the United States. In spite of this, these movements did not take root in the society of the time and although it is true that little by little political advances were being made in favor of homosexuals, fascist ideas soon took center stage in the world at that time. Because of the decisions of political figures, they began to deprive homosexuals of their fundamental rights, even ending up imprisoning approximately 100,000 people in the Russian Gulags and Nazi concentration camps. “If love does not know how to give and take without restrictions, it is After the Second World War a fervent desire for a "return to the pre-war social order" grew among the multitude. The United States did not lag behind and decided to establish a tight control by limiting communists, anarchists or homosexuals, among others, who were considered dangerous if they wanted to continue to maintain social security. So much so that in 1952 it was added by the American Psychiatric Association as a sociopathological personality disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) until 1973. *[I pause here to attach a link to the website of the American Psychiatric Association about the people within the LGTB collective who decided to face the treatments to cure homosexuality, it is a very interesting virtual movie that I recommend you to watch ^^]* The origin of gay pride more commonly referred to as LGBT pride, takes place in Greenwich Village, specifically at the Stonewall Inn. In the early years of the movement, many people and private businesses of the collective had settled in this New York city after the Second World War. Many of these businesses were forbidden, but given the great demand they were uncontrollable. The Stonewall Inn was one of the only places in New York where effeminate men and masculine women could go. Owned by three members of the Italian Mafia, once a week a policeman would come to collect the gayola (called in spanish), an envelope of money used as a bribe, since the establishment had no liquor license, no running water, and no emergency exit.Stonewall clients were greeted by a bouncer who checked through a peephole to see if they were over 18, and to prevent undercover police from entering they had to look like transgender people, transvestites, or effeminate men or masculine women. In the event that a police officer broke in, the discotheque lights were turned on to warn clients. Prior to the Stonewall riots police checks increased in the area and two more businesses had already been shut down: Checkerboard and Tele-star. On June 28th International LGBT Pride Day is celebrated in honor of the Stonewall riots, at 1.20 a.m, four policemen dressed as civilians managed to enter the place to check its legality, seeing that it was illegal they called through the bar's pay phone for reinforcements. Once Detective Charles Smythe and Deputy Inspector Seymour Pine arrived, they announced their presence by shouting, the lights came on and the police blocked the doors: bewilderment, suffering and anger, that's how that early morning can be described as. “Things happened so fast you kind of got caught not knowing. All of a sudden The straw that broke the camel's back was the arrest of a woman, who beaten with a truncheon after complaining that her handcuffs were too tight, encouraged the crowd accumulated outside the door of the bar to fight for their rights by looking them in the face and asking: "Why don't you do something?" The people without prior organization and totally improvised, began overturning police vans, freeing detainees and forcing the withdrawal of all the police officers who had been assembled there that night. From then on the riots did not stop and even tourists, onlookers and police provocateurs joined the cause. Although the gay pride march is the official celebration that commemorates these events, it is also true that at that time there was a growing group of the collective who did not agree with what happened, ashamed of the behavior adopted that morning and the days after. LGTB: What means? We have already discovered the origins of the collective, but actually: what does the LGBT+ movement actually mean The meaning of LGTB or LGBT has its origin in the nineties, when the four groups that make up its acronym: In recent years there has been a desire to include within the acronym to include more groups of the collective: However, with more or less acronyms, the movement includes all those people who had to fight for their rights because of their orientation and who are still fighting for it today. MADO´21 Unfortunately due to the health situation, the mythical gay pride parade could not take place this 2021 either, as well as other activities: the Grand Final of Mr. Gay Pride Spain, postponed to October 2021, or the international conference on human rights of Madrid Summit 2021, postponed to next year 2022, but also replaced by an alternative webinar via Zoom held on Friday, July 2. However, despite the fact that it was not held as usual, the joy, culture and fun characteristic of these festivities were assured. MADO'21 started on Friday, June 25 and ended on Sunday, July 4. If you are passionate about culture like me, I recommend you to go next year to these festivities, a cultural feast where respect and love for oneself and others governs. How to get to Chueca? We start the day traveling in our reliable metro of Madrid to get from line 5 to Chueca, you can take this line from practically all the others, except line 8, line 11 and line 12, which you will have to access from another line. Once you get out, you will find yourself in Plaza de Chueca where mostly there are restaurants, so now you know, in Chueca you will never be hungry, later I will recommend you some restaurants in the area, because there is so much to choose from that you never know 🤪 What to do during Pride Week in Madrid? Nowadays with the health restrictions the ways to enjoy the festivities have changed a lot, activities have had to be canceled and this year there have not been as many performances as expected from other years. However, this is not an obstacle for our festivities, we have had to reinvent the event and all have been go right: events have been retransmitted online, several indoor shows have been planned with limited capacity during the months of June and July, if you click here you can still consult the agenda But if you're still not sure what to do, I've prepared an easy and cheap planning for you to do in Chueca, that you will like for sure and you can always do it next year. 10 a.m Breakfast: 11 a.m. Visit plaza de Pedro Cerolo: during the pride it is the most important square where this year the proclamation was held. 12 p.m Sign up for the Free Tour of Chueca and Malasaña: it lasts 2 hours, what better way to visit the city accompanied by a professional in the field? 2 p.m Lunch Time!:
4 p.m Walk Calle Hortaleza to Gran Vía: one of the attractions of Chueca is its streets, and during Pride week there is also a reference to culture, the streets are nicely decorated and you might be interested in a store or two. 6 p.m Snack: 7 p.m Access one of the events on the agenda: concerts, theater... there are many activities to do and they are usually in the afternoon/evening. 9 p.m Last meal of the day: And that's all for today, I hope this post has been useful for you, if you want you can leave a comment with your suggestions for future posts. Thank you very much for all your support and have a nice day <3 Dedicated to a little person who did not deserve to live what he lived,
Samuel Luiz, rest in peace. For less deaths, aggressions and harassment, and more respect. |
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