PLAZA TIRSO DE MOLINA, Plaza Tirso De Molina

Hi, I'm Ed, your personal guide. Together with MyWoWo, I'd like to welcome you to one of the wonders of the world.

Today I'll take through Plaza Tirso de Molina, which is one of the most attractive points of Madrid!

This square was once called Plaza del Progreso: it marks the northern limit of the "Lavapiés" district, and pays tribute to one of the greatest Spanish poets and playwrights who lived between the 1500s and 1600s. His real name was Gabriel Téllez, and he was a monk in the monastery that once existed here, but the fact that he was a religious man didn't stop Tirso de Molina from inventing one of the most famous characters of erotic literature of all time: Don Juan.

The square was renovated at the beginning of the new millennium, and now with its original urban furnishings, curved street lamps, fountains, and especially its curious kiosks comprising an animated flower market, the square seems to have finally overcome the degradation of previous years and found the splendor of yesteryear. In fact, up to the 1800s this triangular square with its historical coffee shops was a meeting point for writers and artists....