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Madrid apartments: Autumn festival in Madrid
Madrid becomes a perfect roost for culture vultures in autumn when more than 50 dance, theatre and musical groups from countries throughout Europe, the Middle East and America participate in a programme of opera, ballet, dance, music and theatre at about 40 venues throughout the city. The varied selection at […]
Madrid apartments: The Museo Nacional del Prado shows Renaissance portraiture in Madrid
If you are in Madrid this weekend you must go to the Museo Nacional del Prado to see the exhibition ‘The Renaissence Portrait’. The broad time span covered by this exhibition (1400-1600) and its Europe-wide approach make it the first to provide an overview […]
This is the week to visit Madrid. The city has organized free guided tours, distribution of promotional gifts and audiovisual guides to mark World Tourism Day on Thursday, September 27th. Madrid has been the perfect site for the World Tourism Organization’s headquarters (UNWTO) since 1976, as tourism is one of the city’s major industries, and […]
Travelling with children in Madrid? No problem. Here are some tips for a fun trip!
Start with nature and science at the Zoo-Aquarium located at Casa de Campo, and continue with ‘bio-fun’ at the Faunia Theme Park , a biodiversity theme park made up of 8 of the worlds eco-systems and 3,500 animals. Keep some of […]
Madrid’s Plaza de Toros de las Ventas bullring is the venue for MTV Day on 21 June - a whole day of international bands and artists broadcast live and direct on MTV España. There will also be some of the best bands in Spanish rock and pop such as La Oreja de Van Gogh, Alex […]
Not to be outdone, Madrid launches its own sardine themed carnival this month starting with fancy dress competitions in various parts of the city, and culminating on Ash Wednesday with the Entierro de La Sardina (Burial of the Sardine). This bizarre ritual signifies the burying of the fat (the sardine used to be a pig) […]
Madrid’s answer to Madame Tussauds, the Cera waxwork museum is one of Madrid’smost visited attractions and is a great day out for adults and kids alike. The museum mainly features historical figures plus famous Spanish and International personalities and also includes a Horror Train, a Virtual Reality Simulator and a Multivision 3D show about the […]
The IMAX cinema is in the Méndez Alvaro area of Madrid and offers one IMAX (600 m2 screen), one Omnimax (900 m2 dome screen) and Imax 3D film projections. There are several different films to choose from throughout the day, although there are more showings on at weekends. More information on specific films is available […]
Madrid Zoo is located in the Casa de Campo and is considered one of the best in Europe. It features an amazing 3000 animals, an aquarium, a performing dolphin show and an aviary. A small farm allows kids close contact with domestic and semi-domestic farm animals and with a range of snack-bars and restaurants to […]
A great place to get away from it all in Madrid is Retiro Park which is known for its boating lake, street theatre, buskers and puppet shows. Some kids are happy just to play football in one of the many open spaces whilst parents can enjoy the cafeterias and the Centro Cultural Casa de Vacas […]
