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Shopping and Food: Intercultural Spring Market in Madrid
Shopping and Food: Intercultural Spring Market in Madrid
If jostling through the crowds on Gran Via has lost its charm and you are feeling a bit on edge, before you do something drastic, take a “time out”. Just behind this tourist trodden avenue is a little secret, Plaza Luna, a square that has...
Holiday - creative gifts
Last-Minute Creative Gifts!
So are you suffering from a bad case of “buyers block” – you simply can’t think of a thing to buy for the people on your list. With the Christmas deadline hurling toward you, you’re getting nervous, no? Don’t worry Madrid is full of innovative gift solutions at great prices – we’ll get your creative consumer juices flowing. Ikonhaus, for example, is ideal for the fashion-ista in your...
Feature - Julien Charlon on Art, Violence and Activism
Art Activist Julien Charlon - The MAP Interview
Photographer and “collaborative art project organiser” extraordinaire, Julien Charlon, is at it again! After the publication of his successful book of photography last year, Mundolavapiés, he is fiendishly organising an...
art - neighborhood-wide murder mystery
Lavapiés - Site of Massive Murder Mystery Game?
So yesterday I promised we would track down French photographer, Julien Charlon, and we did. As we mentioned we are fans of Julien’s last multi-media book. This project, bound in a bright...
Our Suggestions
Let the (MAP) Force Guide You!
The following will read like a crash course in Madrid culture. No matter what your concerns, questions or proclivities, we think you’ll be able to find something to suit your lifestyle in our medley of suggestions. As you read through the items, if you don't find what you need, check the search box at the right. If you still can't find what you are looking for, go ahead and drop us a line and we’ll try to help you out.
Press on MAP Magazine
MTV Acknowledges MAP Magazine
(Sniff, sniff) "We'd like to thank our writers, our friends and family, but most of all we like to thank the Academy, which doen't really make sense because they don't know we exist, but..."...
From our former site
Calle de Argumosa - The Street of Sidewalk Cafes
Calle de Argumosa The Best Way to “Sunday” So, it's been another strenuous weekend of socializing in Spain’s topsy-turvy capital. After all the activity of the weekend subsides, there's no better place to recuperate and relax than Calle de Argumo...
Madrid Cafés: J & J Books and Coffee in Madrid
J and J Books and Coffee in Madrid
J & J Books and Coffee Espiritu Santo, 47 Metro: Noviciado (but a ten-minute walk from Tribunal, Callao and Banco España) Mon – Thurs 11-midnight, Fri – Sat 11-2, Sun 4 – 10 (Please note: hours may be seasonal) T: 91 521 85 76 www.jandjbooksa...