Hiking, trekking, skiing and any plan that comes up outside the city. The few times we don’t talk about Madrid, we do it here.
There are places worth visiting to remember what once existed there. Not far from Madrid (it’s less than a two-hour drive away), you’ll find one of these places steeped in history and set in a beautiful n...
Madrid is beginning to prepare for the astronomical event of the summer. The City Council will distribute free, certified viewing glasses from July 17 through August 12 so that Madrid residents can safely...
Day trips near Madrid are one of the most popular options for getting out of the city in the summer if you don’t have vacation time. If you also want to add a dip to the mix, the Pozo de las Paredes—a spo...
We have to go back to 1979 to pinpoint the date when the Cueva del Camino was discovered in the Madrid municipality of Pinilla del Valle—just about 80 km from the capital—the first of the seven sites at C...
Just over an hour’s drive from Madrid, the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, in Segovia, is one of the most famous architectural complexes in Spain’s National Heritage. For many, this 18th-centu...
There’s no such thing as a bad time. No month of the year is a bad choice for escaping just a few kilometers from the capital to explore Madrid’s most beautiful villages. In winter, the excuse is to see...
In the Community of Madrid, the scarcity of authorized swimming areas means that every summer spots like the San Juan Reservoir become overcrowded, and alternatives such as the one offered by the Alberche...
Less than two hours from Madrid, Trillo is one of those towns that seem to have all the perfect ingredients for a getaway: waterfalls winding their way between the houses, a historic center that retains t...
With the echoes of Gorillaz, The XX, and Massive Attack still resonating in Parque da Cidade, Primavera Sound Porto is already looking ahead to 2027. For residents of Madrid, this festival is the perfect...
Less than an hour from Madrid, there’s a place where summer means shade, coolness, and the silence of the forest: the Bosque de la Herrería, at the foot of the Monastery of El Escorial. It is a vast, free...