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Here, in a corrala on Plaza de Ordoño, we can see

Here, in a corrala on Plaza de Ordoño, we can see two generations of toldos verdes! 💚✨

Madrid's green awnings really are something you could get totally geeky/friki about, and we haven't even begun the conversation about the patterns on the other side! 🌿🌼☘️

Visit my last two posts to read about my love for Madrid's green awnings, and to watch my video made in collaboration with my amazing Madrid Tal Cual team at @madrid_secreto! 🎬💕

💚 𝗧𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗼𝘀 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲

💚 𝗧𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗼𝘀 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝘀: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗱 💚

For two decades, during the 1960s and 70s, nearly half a million homes were built annually to accommodate migrants moving from the countryside to the city. One of the best examples of this migration boom architecture can be found in Barrio de la Concepción, in front of the M-30.

That is precisely where the most populous housing complex in Spain is, forming an urbanization of ten blocks that resembles a beehive if seen from above. Here, there are around 20,000 people spread over 8,000 households, with almost as many green awnings stretched out to intercept the sunlight, like leaves in a jungle of giant trees.

But who decided that our awnings should be the colour of leaves? The residents, of course. The people who came from the countryside to the city. Perhaps the color reminded them of the natural landscapes that they exchanged for the bright lights of Madrid. Or, maybe it's because Madrileñes really likes the colour green.

Green is said to symbolise health, wealth, and new beginnings. It is, in my opinion, the perfect colour to represent the millions of Spanish immigrants who began arriving in the capital half a century ago.

In half a century, the toldo verde has become an iconic feature of Madrid and is the flag that flies with optimism on almost every balcony in the city.

Read the full article over on @madrid_secreto, and visit my last post to watch the video! 🎬

🎬 Madrid Tal Cual | Toldos Verdes 🎥 In my l

🎬 Madrid Tal Cual | Toldos Verdes

🎥 In my latest short film made in collaboration with @madrid_secreto, I share my love for the iconic Toldo Verde!

🌇 This is the story of Madrid's inconic green awnings, found in abundance on 1960s and 1970s residential buildings across Madrid!

💚 Thank you to the Facebook group Amigos del Toldo Verde for the inspiration ✨

Bar Benjamín 🍻✨

Bar Benjamín 🍻✨

Villagers of Piornal say that el Jarramplas is a m

Villagers of Piornal say that el Jarramplas is a mysterious and devil-like character who, for years, would roam the streets steeling cattle. To stop this thief, locals would pelt them with turnips used to feed the animals. Even though this evil cattle burglar is a person of the past, their legacy has become a long-standing tradition in the village.

Every year on 19 and 20 January, the villagers of Piornal come together, turnips in-hand, to reinact this event with one brave neighbour dressed up as the Jarramplas. This year was particularly special because, for the first time since this tradition began, a woman played the Jarramplas!

Maria Hernando had been waiting all her life to be the spirit of the Jarramplas, and here she is, as fierce as she is legendary, in a village that knows how to throw a party (and a turnip) ✊🏾🥔👹💜

📸 By @_isabel_infantes

A view of the snowy mountains from the streets of

A view of the snowy mountains from the streets of Carabanchel 🏔️

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