Beyond the asphalt, Madrid also has parks, gardens, places to play sports and places to gaze at the stars.
For many, after the time change, the year seems to go downhill; the days are getting colder, and it gets dark at six in the evening... But the time change and the shift in weather have a silver lining: Ha...
Faced with the feeling that Madrid has only one side to it, along with the routine of nightlife and constant screen time, Richie and Marta have launched The Altara, a community designed to help people m...
Two decades ago, thousands of cars on the M-30 drove through what is now Madrid Río. After the highway was buried underground and the park was created, that space once dominated by traffic has become a re...
It’s raining in Madrid this week. We’re referring, of course, to the Draconids meteor shower, which will be visible throughout the Northern Hemisphere between October 6 and 10 (that is, between Tuesday an...
The Manzanares River as it flows through Madrid Río—where the asphalt of the M30 highway once ran decades ago—has been transformed into one of the city’s premier spots for wildlife observation. The rest...
September doesn’t have to mean getting back into the routine. Especially not in Madrid, where there’s always a new event to check out. And every now and then, one of those events comes along that turns an...
It is more than a decade old, spans 263,000 m², and is one of the capital’s most unique green spaces. However, the Parque de las Comunidades, located in the Puente de Vallecas district—near Mercamadrid—is...
For anyone who witnessed the historic total solar eclipse on August 12—and for astronomy enthusiasts in particular—the summer of 2026 will be remembered as one of the most special in recent years. This cl...
Forest rangers have stepped up monitoring of visitor activities in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park. Surveillance efforts are focused on protected areas within the park, such as the pools at La Pedri...
When we think of Madrid, the capital, it’s very likely that the first thing that comes to mind isn’t exactly the richness of its local wildlife (the Bear and Strawberry Tree statue doesn’t count). However...