The most typical ways to see a city usually include riding a bus or joining a troupe of tourists following a guide on foot. In today’s post we are proposing a few cycle routes that will “get you off the bus” and allow you to see the city by bike; the perfect mix of sport and culture. Read full article
Categories: Madrid Diversión, Madrid Turismo
One of the most important parts of a Christmas party is, of course, the food, and that’s true in Madrid and every other city in Spain. Christmas is a time for eating and big family dinners that often result in very full bellies. It is also the perfect time to enjoy desserts, and that’s why there are a whole host of typical festive sweets. Read full article
Categories: Guías Madrid
If you used to visit Madrid during the Christmas holidays when you were a child, you probably treasure a memory of the songs of Cortylandia. At the end of the day, nostalgia is a big part of these celebrations. Why not relive those wonderful years? The show organised by El Corte Inglés every month of December since 1979 awaits one more year on Maestro Victoria Street. Read full article
Categories: Madrid Cultura, Madrid Diversión
There are few things more typical of Madrid than churros, and Madrid’s churros are slowly making a place for themselves in the world of haute cuisine. In fact, Madrid is becoming an increasingly important city in terms of patisserie on an international level – and not just because of the delicious churros and chocolate. Next 25 and 26 November, Read full article
Categories: Madrid Eventos
Diego Rivera is one Mexico’s most notable artists, and if you want to delve into his prolific body of work, you cannot miss the exhibition at Casa de México in Madrid. The art show coincides with Casa de México’s first anniversary in the Spanish capital, and what better way to celebrate this birthday than by attending a retrospective of the work of Mexico’s most universal painter. Read full article
Categories: Madrid Cultura
The magic of painting and portraits by the Italian painter Giovanni Boldini have inspired an exhibition that transmits love, tenderness and beauty. These qualities are brought to life in every stroke of the artist’s brush on the different canvases that will be showcased in this new exhibition in Madrid. Considered one of the best late 19th century portrait painters, Read full article
Categories: Madrid Cultura
No matter whether you live in Madrid or are travelling to the Spanish capital, you cannot miss the incredible range of theatre plays on offer right now, one of the most complete arrays in Europe. The new season has kicked off in September with several surprises and shows that are bound to make an impression. Read full article
Categories: Madrid Diversión
We can now go to the Centro Internacional de Artes Vivas, in Matadero Madrid, to see Cecilio Castrillo’s first one-man exhibition. Beyoncé, Madonna and Marilyn Manson are only some of the artists who have worn Cecilio Castrillo’s designs, a man from Burgos who throughout his career has designed all sorts of masks, corsets and headdresses, Read full article
Categories: Madrid Diversión
The 10th World Ham Congress opened at IFEMA in Madrid yesterday, and will be hosting ham producers and merchants until tomorrow. This is a biannual event that coincides this year with the third annual Meat Attraction, an international meat industry trade fair, highlighting the excellent health of the ham industry, one of the star products in Spanish cuisine.
Madrid and ham
This is the first time the event has been held in the capital of Spain, Read full article
Categories: Madrid Cultura, Madrid Diversión
Just got back from your holiday with a feeling that it was far too short? No worries. We have the ideal solution: a retro getaway break in Madrid. This is a different and original way of getting to know the Spanish capital from a really different point of view on a tour around the best vintage shops in the city and some of its historical bars, Read full article
Categories: Madrid Diversión
