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  "title": "Exploriva Blog — European Travel Writing",
  "home_page_url": "https://avirel.es/exploriva/blog",
  "feed_url": "https://avirel.es/exploriva/blog/feed.json",
  "description": "Trip reports, museum comparisons, hidden gems, and timing rules for European cities. Practical guidance from Exploriva, a free iOS trip planner for Europe.",
  "icon": "https://avirel.es/exploriva/icon.png",
  "favicon": "https://avirel.es/exploriva/favicon.ico",
  "language": "en",
  "authors": [
    {
      "name": "Exploriva editorial team",
      "url": "https://avirel.es/exploriva",
      "avatar": "https://avirel.es/exploriva/logo.png"
    }
  ],
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "https://avirel.es/exploriva/blog/madrid-3-days-no-tourist-traps",
      "url": "https://avirel.es/exploriva/blog/madrid-3-days-no-tourist-traps",
      "title": "Madrid in 3 days, no Plaza Mayor restaurants — what I'd actually do",
      "summary": "A 3-day Madrid itinerary that skips Plaza Mayor tourist traps. Day-by-day plan, where locals eat (Casa Mortero, Bar Santurce), the underrated sunset view (Cerro del Tío Pío), Cava Baja tapas crawl, El Rastro Sunday rhythm.",
      "content_text": "Spent a week in Madrid, made detailed notes that might help anyone planning. The biggest lesson: every restaurant on Plaza Mayor charges roughly 2× for noticeably worse food. The good stuff is four streets in any direction. Day 1 anchored on Reina Sofía at 09:55 opening for Guernica and Prado afternoon for Velázquez and Goya. Day 2 winds Malasaña → Lavapiés → Templo de Debod → Cava Baja tapas crawl. Day 3 is a slow Sunday from El Rastro to Bar Santurce vermouth to Cerro del Tío Pío sunset.",
      "date_published": "2026-05-05T18:00:00+02:00",
      "tags": ["Madrid", "Spain", "Trip Report", "Hidden Gems"],
      "image": "https://avirel.es/exploriva/og.jpg"
    },
    {
      "id": "https://avirel.es/exploriva/blog/louvre-vs-orsay-paris",
      "url": "https://avirel.es/exploriva/blog/louvre-vs-orsay-paris",
      "title": "Louvre vs. Orsay: which Paris museum is actually worth your one day?",
      "summary": "Direct comparison after consecutive-day visits. Why Orsay wins for first-time Paris trips, when the Louvre is the right choice, the wing-selection strategy if you must do the Louvre, and the Mona Lisa rule.",
      "content_text": "I did the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay on consecutive days. The Louvre is a 4-hour expedition with the Mona Lisa behind a 200-deep crowd. The Orsay is 90 minutes that feel like a meditation. For a first Paris trip with one museum day, the Orsay wins on every metric except 'I have to say I've been to the Louvre.' If you do the Louvre, pick one wing — Denon for Italian Renaissance, Sully for Egyptian, Richelieu for Northern European — 2 hours, leave.",
      "date_published": "2026-05-05T18:00:00+02:00",
      "tags": ["Paris", "France", "Museums", "Travel"],
      "image": "https://avirel.es/exploriva/og.jpg"
    },
    {
      "id": "https://avirel.es/exploriva/blog/rome-timing-rules-tourists-miss",
      "url": "https://avirel.es/exploriva/blog/rome-timing-rules-tourists-miss",
      "title": "The Rome timing rules I wish I'd learned on day 1",
      "summary": "The 8:25am Colosseum rule, 09:00 Pantheon rule, 1am Trevi rule, Vatican opening slot, where Romans actually eat carbonara, the 'no menu photos' food rule.",
      "content_text": "Forum + Palatine + Colosseum: 08:25 arrival with a pre-booked combo from coopculture.it. Pantheon: 09:00 timed entry from pantheonroma.com. Trevi: 1am visit. Vatican Museums: 08:00 slot, end at the Sistine Chapel. Galleria Borghese: requires 2-hour timed entry, book a week ahead. Trastevere: dinner 20:00–22:30, leave by midnight. Where Romans actually eat carbonara: Cesare al Casaletto, Flavio al Velavevodetto, Da Enzo al 29, Roscioli — none in the historic center.",
      "date_published": "2026-05-05T18:00:00+02:00",
      "tags": ["Rome", "Italy", "Travel Tips"],
      "image": "https://avirel.es/exploriva/og.jpg"
    },
    {
      "id": "https://avirel.es/exploriva/blog/lisbon-trip-report-hill-warnings",
      "url": "https://avirel.es/exploriva/blog/lisbon-trip-report-hill-warnings",
      "title": "Lisbon trip report: what worked, what didn't, hill warnings included",
      "summary": "Honest 4-day Lisbon report. Why to skip Tram 28, real pastéis de nata ranking, Senhora do Monte sunset, hill rotation rules, Sintra timing trap.",
      "content_text": "Skip Tram 28 in summer (2-hour queue, pickpockets) — Tram 24 covers similar territory. Pastéis: Manteigaria for texture, Belém for the experience. Sunset at Miradouro da Senhora do Monte (the highest viewpoint in central Lisbon). Alfama at 07:00, not 11:00 (cruise ships arrive at 11). Sintra in July without booking is a trap — book Pena Palace 2 weeks ahead or skip in summer. Schedule one flat day mid-trip for calf recovery — Lisbon's seven hills are real.",
      "date_published": "2026-05-05T18:00:00+02:00",
      "tags": ["Lisbon", "Portugal", "Trip Report"],
      "image": "https://avirel.es/exploriva/og.jpg"
    }
  ]
}