María Fernández | Madrid Secreto

"Son de Vigo e non o nego". With a degree in Journalism and Audiovisual Communication (Carlos III de Madrid), I spent 10 years piloting the Condé Nast Traveler website. I continued the journey making stops at Cinemanía, Cabify, PRISA... to end up landing at Madrid Secreto.

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From a ball pit with trampolines to experiments with “Doctor Splat”: the crazy lab in Carabanchel starting at 15 euros

Tickets on sale for Chaos Lab, the place to learn about science through games and fun experiments. Kids have so much energy and a knack for having fun that even in a cosmopolitan city like Madrid, ther...

9 galleries and 20 works never before exhibited: the Monastery of El Escorial, set to reopen its renovated Museum of Painting

A few days ago, National Heritage began the countdown to the reopening of a renovated museum: the Museum of Painting at the Monastery of El Escorial, which houses the complex’s art collection. The museum,...

Sports Things to do

The promising young talents of motorsports will compete at Jarama this August: everything you need to know about the Spanish F4 Championship

The drivers who will shape the future of Formula 1® will compete in Madrid: tickets for EPIC Racing Weekend. Before filling the grids at Formula 1® Grand Prix races, drivers like Charles Leclerc, Georg...

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After remaining hidden from the public for more than 400 years, El Escorial’s “secret garden” opens for the first time: here’s a look at the spectacular 1.7 million euro restoration of the Patio de los Evangelistas

Believe it or not, the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial still holds a few secrets after more than four centuries of history. This is evidenced by the recent opening of a space that, until now...

Sports Things to do

After 45 years, Formula 1® returns to Madrid: what you need to know about the MADRING Circuit, the track with the longest banked curve in the championship

After 45 years, Madrid is once again part of the Formula 1® World Championship calendar: the 2026 FORMULA 1 TAG HEUER SPANISH GRAND PRIX, one of the world’s most prestigious sporting events, will take...

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The largest palace in Western Europe is in Madrid, and you can visit it: a monument with more than 3,000 rooms and works by Velázquez and Goya

All roads in Madrid lead to the Royal Palace (or at least they should). Getting there is one of the most beautiful walks in the city, whether through the pedestrianized Plaza de España to the Sabatini Gar...

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The exhibition about “a galaxy far, far away” that’s bidding farewell to Madrid this summer: it’s at Espacio Delicias and is one of the largest private collections of the saga

People of Madrid, it’s time to choose: the Dark Side? Or the Light Side of the Force? You can settle the question at the ultimate exhibition for fans of the iconic saga, butonly for a very limited time: t...

Music Things to do

Orestes Gómez joins Katy Perry, The Offspring, and Amaia on the Río Babel 2026 lineup

Río Babel is an unstoppable force that has spent eight years bridging two music scenes separated by a vast expanse: the Atlantic. It was born as a river and a bridge between the music made in the Americas...

Escapes Music

Rock in Rio Lisbon is sold out for the first weekend, but you can still get day passes to see Rod Stewart, Cyndi Lauper, or 21 Savage

Rock in Rio has been bringing the talent of music’s biggest names to the stage for years. Who remembers Amy Winehouse at the 2008 Madrid edition? Iconic. Next summer it’s Portugal’s turn: the Rock in Rio...

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Los Delinqüentes will give a second concert in Madrid 26 years later, and tickets are already on sale

What a beautiful tribute to Er Migue. And what a beautiful reunion with their audience, after fifteen years of hiatus and silence. Los Delinqüentes are returning in 2026 to celebrate the anniversary of on...