The El Carmen Neighborhood

This area has become very fashionable lately. It's an ideal place to have a glass of wine before dinner or before going out for the night. There are some really affordable places to have a bite to eat and a glass of wine for only 2 euros. Any of the bars are good, but my favorite is La Competencia where they give you a slice of fresh-baked pizza with each glass of wine you order. The only downside to going out here is that it gets fulls of people and there often times isn't a place to sit down!

Maybe not everyone can feel cozy in this place from excessive "pijerío" . It is a continuous parade of gentlemen ridge combed with chest and varnished matrons in excess. I didn´t like it there. that´s it.