Secret Madrid Guide

Veronica Ramirez Muro

ISBN 10: 2361951851 / ISBN 13: 9782361951856

Published by Jonglez, FR, 2018

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Let Secret Madrid guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar.?Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Madrid guide book and let our local experts show you the well-hidden treasures of this amazing city. Ideal for local inhabitants and curious visitors alike.Have your favourite pet blessed, visit an underground mine in the centre of Madrid, see the astounding liquefaction of the blood of Saint Pantaleon once a year, meet Spain's only Catholic exorcist, find out how the king had his medicine made using alchemy, smell the apple odour that wafts once a year from the still-intact body of Mariana de Jesus who died in the 17th century, visit an underground art gallery, dine in a car park. Madrid is overflowing with extraordinary and little-known places and curiosities. You just have to know where to look.Fully revised and updated, Secret Madrid is an essential guide for those who thought they knew Madrid well, or for those looking to discover the hidden side of the city.

Seller Inventory # LU-9782361951856

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Secret Madrid Guide
• Publisher: Jonglez, FR
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: French
• ISBN 10: 2361951851
• ISBN 13: 9782361951856
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New
• Weight: 350 grams

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Synopsis

Once you get away from the crowds and the usual clichés, Madrid has many hidden treasures just waiting to be found by locals and visitors who are keen to get off the beaten track. A must-have guide for those who thought they knew all about Madrid, or those who would like to discover another side to the city.

Get your pet blessed; visit an underground mine in the centre of Madrid; watch the annual liquefaction of Saint Pantaleon's blood; meet the only Catholic exorcist in Spain; find out how the king made his medicine using alchemy; experience the smell of apples that comes once a year off the well-preserved body of Mariana de Jésus, who died in the 17th century; visit an underground art gallery; have dinner in a car park . . .