If anyone feels like having a pleasant evening with candlelight and intimate ambiance, try 1917 Blinis & Vodkas. They have a good assortment of smoked fish (salmon, tuna, herring, etc) on top of freshly baked blinis and a choice of 30 different kinds of vodka from Estonia, Russia, Poland, France, Argentina, etc. And the location is perfect: next to the Teatro Real (Madrid's Opera House).

Calle de la Independencia 1, 911 429 800, Opera metro station, bar1917.com

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Many people know Spain as a tourist destination.
Many people know Spanish wines. But nearly nobody enjoys wine tourism in Spain.

There are lots of wine regions and marvellous wineries to visit. The areas where wineries are located usually offer excellent food and at budget prices. The offer is enormous.

I suggest to have a look at www.turismodevino.com or www.winetourismspain.com

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A sky resort mainly, but there are some mountains you can climb and other trails you can follow.

A local told us you can follow a trail from Puerto de Navacerrada back down to the town of Cercedilla which takes about three hours.

Absoutely amazing views on top of the mountains of Madrid and Castilla y Leon. Makes for an amazing day out.

Take the train from Nuevos Ministerios, Atocha or Charmartin to Cercedilla where you change to take the train up the hill to Puerto de Navacerrada. Takes about two hours in total from Charmartin.

From there, follow other hikers up the hill and the various trail signs.

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Restaurant serving dishes from the País Vasco
(Basque) region of northern Spain.

Brilliant food, and that's why I am taken here by my hosts in Madrid who seek a change from the usual.
The most popular delicacies are patatas con bacalao, cocochas de merluza y centollo, zortziko de almejas, solomillo dantxari -al vapor, bacalao al pil-pil, con aceite de oliva virgen y pimiento, and tarta fina de manzana.

You could avoid these and try the more innovative dishes. I appreciated the excellent use of seasonal products and dishes such as 'pil pil' and their cod croquetas.

Ventura Rodríguez 8, 28008 Madrid
Tel: 915 423 524
www.dantxari.com

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