Xavixavir's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Xavixavir

Born in Madrid, Spain. I teach English. FC Barcelona supporter. I write songs. Former half marathon runner turned avid power-walker.

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Monument to Cristina 'La Veneno' Ortiz

A plaque in Madrid’s West Park marks the launch of a queer icon’s unlikely media career.

Andrew Coletti

Added by Andrew Coletti

London, England

The Mousetrap at St. Martin's Theatre

The world's longest continuously running show has played at this small West End theater since 1974.

aspungen

Added by aspungen

Planeta Arganzuela Mural

A neighborhood represented by an apparent geocentric and flat-earth model of the Solar System is hidden in the subway of Madrid.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Mexico City, Mexico

Librería Porrúa's Sor Juana Book Mosaic

This mosaic made out of books represents one of Colonial Mexico's most important literary figures.

linkogecko

Added by linkogecko

Albacete, Spain

Albacete Cutlery Museum

Housed in a stunning Victorian building, this museum has the largest exhibition of knives, blades, penknives, and scissors in Spain.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Mexico City, Mexico

Cablebús Line 1

This scenic cable car ride glides 100 feet above Mexico City.

carlenefowlkes

Added by carlenefowlkes

Mexico City, Mexico

República de Guatemala 28

A trompe l'oeil mural remembers the original colonial building that once stood here.

linkogecko

Added by linkogecko

London, England

Tongue & Brisket

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.

Diana Hubbell

Added by Diana Hubbell

London, England

The Meeting Place

This sculpture encompasses the emotion of rail travel.

Added by chapizzle

Obelisk of Arganzuela

Built to celebrate the glory of a new queen, this forgotten monument has moved around Madrid three times, reflecting 200 years of political whims and city redevelopment.

Clare Starkie

Added by Clare Starkie

London, England

Wellington Arch

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

Snowdrop68

Added by Snowdrop68

Montalbo, Spain

Montalbo’s Air Raid Shelter

The lasting remains of an airfield used during the Spanish Civil War.

oscarchamorro

Added by oscarchamorro

Bristol, England

Nipper, the Listening Dog

A miniature replica of the canine that became the logo for a large recording company.

SEANETTA

Added by SEANETTA

Farmacia Juanse

A window into a long-lost world, these colorful tiles advertise a long-defunct range of purgative teas, harmless smokables, and diarrhea cures.

hughesfelicity

Added by hughesfelicity

Secret Nun Cookies at Monasterio del Corpus Christi

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

Added by Pgnpixi

Perro Paco

A statue commemorating a beloved stray dog who was adopted by the entire neighborhood where he lived.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Canterbury, England

Geoffrey Chaucer Statue

Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.

Gavin

Bristol, England

Empty Plinth of the Colston Statue

After protestors toppled a statue of a 17th-century slave trader, the pedestal where it once stood remains unoccupied.

Added by willfaulkner

Dueling Lane

In addition to escorting prospective couples to and from ballrooms, this lane was also a place for gentlemen to settle scores.

SEANETTA

Added by SEANETTA

Manchester, England

'Journey'

This bronze sculpture represents the helpless, hapless, and the damned who have passed through Piccadilly station since it opened in 1842

Valencia, Spain

La Estrecha House

With a facade that measures just 107 centimeters, this five-story building is one of the skinniest in Europe.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

London, England

The Fortnum & Mason Clock

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

Snowdrop68

Added by Snowdrop68

London, England

Giants of St. Dunstan-in-the-West

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

Added by morganjplain

Liverpool, England

Toilets at the Philharmonic Dining Rooms

These rose marble urinals are the most luxurious loos in Liverpool.

Added by notdan