A FAMOUS cafe once popular with Ernest Hemingway and Ava Gardner is to be saved after a rival bid for the use of its terrace was withdrawn.
Cafe Gijon in Madrid was on the brink of being closed down after the town hall granted the license to a firm which bid twice as much to use the space.
But the company withdrew its offer amid economic concerns and uproar over the closure of the 120-year-old cafe, which relies on the iconic terrace for 70 per cent of its income.
It’s a great old place, famous and peaceful together. I’m glad it’s to continue.
I heard McDonalds wanted it.