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.

Bless your favorite pet, visit a mine in the center of Madrid, attend the staggering liquefaction of the blood of saint Pantaleon once a year, meet the only catholic exorcist of Spain, discover how did the king make his medicine using alchemy, the smell of apple that emerges a times a year of Mariana's still intact body of Jesus, who died in the 17th century, visit a gallery of underground art, dine in a parking lot ... Far from the usual crowds and clichés, Madrid still keeps treasures well hidden that it only reveals to the inhabitants and travelers who know how to think outside the box. An indispensable guide for those who thought know Madrid well or for those who wish to discover the other face of the city. New edition - 20 new secret places The guide won the bronze medal at the Independent Publisher Award in the USA