The bins of Metro are transformed into free “bookstores”
From old telephone booths to garbage cans: any support seems to be susceptible to becoming a bookstore. And that is the fate that awaits the old garbage cans of the Madrid Metro…...
Festivities of San Isidro 2024: all the free concerts and activities
It has been noticeable in the air for days: in Madrid there are already desire for meadow. We are looking forward to the Festivities of San Isidro 2024. The May long weekend seems to be the ideal time to dust off…...
Madrid Marathon: Streets closed and bus lines affected this Sunday
For those who, as Isaac Rosa wrote this past Saturday in one column of El País, know what running is, this Sunday will probably be marked on their calendars: it will be when the 46th edition of the Madrid Marathon will&...
A free exhibition with more than 300 Playmobil figures recreates the May 2nd uprising
The historical recreation which will take place in the streets of the city from May 1 to 5 will not be the only one to be held in the capital on the occasion of the May 2 Festivities: the Madrid History…...
22 must-see exhibitions to see in Madrid in April
Exhibitions in Madrid, a city full of art and innovation, are one of the central pillars of its extensive cultural offerings. From recognized museums to independent art galleries, as well as other less conventional exhi...
San Antonio de los Alemanes: Madrid’s ‘Sistine Chapel’ where concerts are also held
If from the Royal Collegiate Basilica of San Isidoro de León is said to be the Sistine Chapel of the Romanesque, from the church of San Antonio de los Alemanes at Malasaña…...
Where to have breakfast in Madrid: 20 coffee shops for a good start to the day
Coffee in the morning is a ritual, but going out for breakfast in Madrid is a pleasure and sometimes a whim that becomes necessary when you start to replace the late night by getting up early to meet. In Madrid there is...
How to visit the not so well known (and free) rooftop of the Reina Sofia?
The Reina Sofia is not only a museum with essential works worth visiting and where, now that it is 100 years since the birth of Chillida, it is a good time to visit the…...
Where to eat the best croquettes in Madrid (homemade and gourmet)
We know that the best croquettes in Madrid are those of your mother or, failing that, those of your grandmother. But when the tubers show their plastic bottoms, when the distance is insurmountable or when the monkey pee...
7 sculptures by Chillida and ‘El Peine del Viento’ that you didn’t know is in Madrid
This is an important year as far as cultural events are concerned, because only in January there are two of great importance: the 150th anniversary of the birth of the architect Antonio Palacios and the 100th anniversar...