La Elvira is currently a ghost town. It was abandoned in the 50’s and 60’s, once the iron ore mines were closed. Extracting the mineral had become very
This house is interesting because it is one of the best examples of the “neo-basque” style in Madrid. It was built by Basque architecht Manuel María Smith Ybarra,
This building was built in a clear neo-basque style, which was very common in the Basque Country in the first half of the 20th Century. Architect Julio Sáenz