TOURISM IN MARID-by Mariano Ibañez

TOURISM MADRID

UNKNOWN PLACES FOR THE TURIST

In this blog I want to show you some really good places to visit in Madrid. This are not really famous places, you only know them if you live in this city, but they are great.

1st: La casa de las siete chimeneas.

It is plazed in Plaza del Rey , corner with Calle de las Infantas.

This house is so famous beause of its history:

The story says that the house was built for a young woman called Elena, who had relations with the king Felipe II. Elena married a captain who was sent to the Flandes’ war, where he died. Time after Elena also died for unknown causes and her body disappeared. The legend says that the spirit walks on the roof of the house dressed in a white tunic and holding a candle  each night. So if you walk near the house at night, be careful and look at the roof, because maybe you could see her.

2nd: National library of Madrid:

The biggest library of Spain is situated in Recoletos , near Plaza Colon. It was made in the year 1712 by Felipe V.

Curiosities: You can not enter with books, only the ones you let there. It now has about 23000 books to let. In front of this library , you have some famous places, such as the Archeological museum.

3rd: Restaurant Ojalá

This restaurant is situated in the area of Malasaña (near Gran Via, Sol…), the middle of the city. This are is famous for the modern ambient and hipster people. But if you want to escape for the city ambient, here you have a beach environment here in Ojalá. This is a really interesting and original restaurant, because its floor is made of sand , and the cosy sofas wich are in the floor. I really recomend this place to you because it's different and nice. It is like an oasis in the city.

Hope you enjoyed this, a hug. Mariano Ibañez