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Fruity Christmas Special archive episode

Podcast: The Making of Madrid · Felicity Hughes ⏐ Lonely Planet writer and tour guide

Opublikowano: 2025-12-21

In this fruity festive issue from the archives, I reveal all about the history of the madroño or strawberry tree and explain why it's part of Madrid's iconography. I also delve into why Spanish people eat 12 grapes at New Year along with the bongs from the clock in Sol. This is an archive episode from 2024. For an updated blog post based on the episode, visit the ⁠Making of Madrid⁠, there you can also subscribe to my newsletter and ⁠get a FREE copy of Madrid Beyond the Guidebook⁠. To support the Making of Madrid...