An hour and a half’s drive from Madrid, atop a crag overlooking the walled town of Pedraza (Segovia), stands a 13th-century medieval castlethat today has owners as recognizable as they are unexpected:...
From August 4 to 16, 2026, downtown Madrid will host its three most iconic festivals: the San Cayetano, San Lorenzo, and Virgen de la Paloma festivals. Fourteen days of live music, processions, workshops,...
The Madrid City Council has decided to relax the protocol that, over the past few summers, left thousands of people without their main green refuge in the midst of a heat wave. El Retiro and the other...
Just over 50 minutes by car from Madrid, right on the border with Guadalajara but still within the Community of Madrid, there is a village with fewer than 1,000 residents that turns purple in the summ...
Southeastern Madrid isn’t the only place experiencing growth through large-scale urban developments; Brunete, a municipality in the western part of the Community of Madrid that currently has a population...
The symbolic centerpiece of the new Ventas Park will not be a bench or a sculpture, but rather a monumental fountain that will rank among the tallest in Madrid. The City Council, through the Department of...
On August 12, 2026, the Iberian Peninsula will experience something that hasn’t happened in over a century: a total solar eclipse visible from Spain. In the province of Valladolid, in the heart of the Rib...
Brunch in Madrid made a tentative appearance on restaurant menus, but it soon won over the hearts of those who hate getting up early, breakfast enthusiasts, and those who always want to be on the cutting...
On the seventh floor of the Four Seasons Hotel Madrid, on the rooftop overlooking Calle Sevilla, the most luxurious brunch —and one of the most expensive in the capital—is served every Sunday. Dani Brasse...
In addition to this summer’s major events and festivals, there’s a unique astronomical opportunity. The Madrid City Council has launched a massive distribution of certified viewing glasses so that anyone...