Just visited this estanco last month and it was sold during the pandemic by I believe his name is…read moreJesus. He was the older man who is a cigar enthusiast and managed the walk in humidor next door to the estanco. What this meant to the business is that the humidor next door is no longer open. The young lady who was working the day I visited was extremely nice and helpful. This was one of the reasons for four stars plus the store still has a well maintained and stocked cabinet humidor with a good selection of Habanos. I would recommend either Cava Magallanes or Cava Barquillo but if you are in this part of Madrid it is still a good option for cigars.

If the exhibit you see here is your jam, then I'm sure you will really enjoy this space, but I…read morebelieve the review of this place would depend wholly on the content of the exhibit. My husband and I saw a Joan Miró exhibit and they hadn't yet mounted the Belle Epoch show that I saw advertised outside and was most interested in-- couple weeks away yet. so we saw a few rooms of Miró. Much as I try, I just can't really get into his stuff. We were also a bit confused as to how they organized/ arranged the show. Dates were scattered around and it didn't seem immediately apparent to us why it was arranged as it was. Nice spaces, in what I imagine was a former government office building? Be into the show if you go to this one- it's letite, but might just be a gem of a stop for the right content.

argh geez, the popular museum that is across the street had a long long long lineup. ew crowds!!!…read moreAfter taking the Cercanías to get here, there's no way I'm going home now. And there's no way I'm lining up for that. Thankfully Yelp guided me to THIS museum, the Fundación Mapfre. Which is a small little gallery, two floors (main floor and a basement floor). Wonderful staff, the security guard is especially manly and handsome. The time I visited, it featured a photography exhibition by amazing Garry Winogrand, a New York street photographer. Would love to talk more about him, but this exhibition especially found his unpublished work. Developed the films (unpublished, never seen before) and showed them in very nice and elegant frames. Photos can look ordinary but when a gallery can showcase them like art, it makes a big difference. So thank you to Fundación Mapfre for this exhibition. And other exhibitions they do!! All year long. Check out the website to see its past and current events. Did I mention this is free?!? Oh and people actually shish each other if they talk too loud. Fun fun fun.