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Unibike 2017, the Bicycle Fair, will celebrate its fourth edition from September 21st to 24th. Endorsed by success in previous years, if you are a bicycle lover don't miss the chance to attend this event with the world of cycling, as you can participate in a large number of activities, exhibitions, and more. Find out with us!
The arrival of the Bourbons to the Spanish throne brought with it an intense urban reform in Madrid, inspired by the luxurious Parisian model. Carlos III, was undoubtedly one of the precursors of this change that has left interesting buildings and monuments that today we invite you to explore with this 'route through the Madrid of the eighteenth century'. Let's get started!
The scientific technique used to obtain information on the biology and ecology of birds is known as banding. If you like to be in touch with nature and want to learn more about this activity, come to Sierra Norte, because from the Villa San Roque de la Cabrera Center put at our disposal an intense agenda, in which you will find activities for all audiences. Take your camera, and the binoculars... We begin!
The Oktoberfest arrives in Madrid! This popular German beer festival, which has been held annually in Munich since 1810, will be faithfully reproduced in Madrid at two different locations and on different dates: the Palacio de Vistalegre and the WiZink Center. Toast with your friends while savouring a real Munich beer. Prost!
September is synonymous with art, as in the Region of Madrid welcome the new season with different exhibitions. The Fundación MAPFRE surprises us on this occasion with two very singular samples that you can not miss: 'Zuloaga in Belle Époque Paris, 1889-1914' and 'Nicholas Nixon'. Then we will reveal all the details. Keep reading!
Estampa Contemporary Art Fair, which will be held from 21st to 24th September in Matadero Madrid, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. In order to celebrate it, this edition will offer a wide program with activities to promote contemporary art collecting in our country, as well as gallerism and Spanish art, both at home and abroad.
Our weekly getaway brings us this time to the town of Arroyomolinos in Madrid. A place located on the outskirts of the capital that has lived many events to become as it is. Discover with us its history, practice sport in nature, ski at any time of the year (yes, here it is possible) or vibrate with the final stage of the cycling tour of Spain. Let's go!
One more year, the Castle of Manzanares El Real opens its doors to close the summer and delight us with a cycle of 'Choral Music'. Come to know this locality of Madrid, if you have not done so already, and enjoy the musical proposals that will offer four recognized musical groups every Saturday of the month of September. What are you waiting for?
From 17th October to 21st January 2018 the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum hosts the first monographic exhibition dedicated to the comparison of two great masters of modernity: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) and Pablo Picasso. Discover up to more than a hundred works in this comparative study that will become one of the premieres of the season.
The Region of Madrid has large museums throughout the region, of which we usually know their temporary exhibitions. This week we suggest you to visit some of these great museums to know in depth their permanent collections through visits for all audiences. Join us!
Do you live here or just come to visit us? Our region offers to all who explore it different options to enjoy the culture, nature, adventure and much more. This week we propose you to realize seven unique experiences with which you will disconnect from the daily routine and you will take the force to return to your weekly activity. Let's start!
After the summer break of the month of August, they start again the dramatized visits in the Madrid town of Nuevo Baztán. Set in the 18th century and with Don Juan de Goyeneche as the protagonist, you will know in a different way and enjoy the important historical patrimony for which this villa was declared Cultural, and National Historic-Artistic Monument.
Navacerrada and Cercedilla, two of the best located municipalities in the Sierra de Madrid, tourist references for its impressive natural surroundings, which allow all kinds of variants to enjoy active tourism through routes that draw idyllic landscapes, as well as a cultural offer, activities and gastronomy, for all tastes and ages, and of course with a privileged climate in summer.
The end of August is a marked date in the calendar, since it's the beginning of the festivities in honour of the Santísimo Cristo de los Remedios that take place year after year in San Sebastián de los Reyes. This celebration has been extremely popular for its 'running', which take place every day, during the week of the feasts in honour of the Holy.
That Madrid doesn't have sea, doesn't mean that we cannot enjoy the water, especially when the rigors of the mercury, invite us to refresh. The plan that we propose you is fun, healthy and different, because the Region of Madrid is full of lakes, swamps and rivers to enjoy a day outdoors, by boat.
Madrid can boast a varied and complete musical agenda, from big productions to Broadway style, to colourful Disney factory shows, stories inspired by famous films that have made the leap to the stage, famous television sagas, counted in key rhythm.
This week we suggest you an alternative, original and fun plan. We are going to discover a series of alternative museums, which surely are not part of the traditional or cultural tourist circuits, but that without a doubt, they will not leave you indifferent. Shall we start?
Travelling to the Region of Madrid doesn't have to be expensive. No matter what time of year we are in, our region offers plans that suit all tastes and pockets. This week we suggest 10 plans that you can enjoy for free or for very little money, although there are many more. Complete the list with your favourite plans!
The National Museum of Natural Sciences hosts until 25th November 'Oceans: the exhibition. The last wild territory'. The sample, based on the documentary 'Oceans', will surprise children and adults thanks to the material collected over seven years of seabed filming. Immerse yourself in an extraordinary world and let be amazed by the mysteries of the deep sea.
Within the framework of the 'Festivities of Alcalá de Henares 2017', the complutense city will be filled with music thanks to 'The Concerts of the Wall'. From August 26 to September 24, do not miss this festival that will take place in the 'Huerta del Obispo', the walled enclosure of the Archbishop's Palace. Come to Alcalá!
Along the length and breadth of the Region of Madrid we can enjoy visiting wonderful places that for their beauty are well worth visiting. However, in our region there are other corners perhaps less known, but that no doubt will surprise us. There are many, but below we suggest a short list that you can know for free on your next visit. Let's start!
The charming town of Chinchón gives us the chance to enjoy a different plan during the warm summer nights. Its emblematic places, will host a wide cultural offer until the month of October. Don't miss this initiative that takes place in a privileged environment. Come to Chinchón!
The Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial houses the exhibition 'Navarrete el Mudo: Nuestro Apeles español en El Escorial'. If you are attracted to the Renaissance painting and still don't know this Spanish painter, who worked on creating works of El Escorial for Felipe II, come to the Royal Site before the month of November and enjoy his work in an ideal environment.
This historical village, settled on ledges, from which the end of the Alcarria can be seen, and whose first settlements were on the banks of the Henares River, presents a geographical richness difficult to find with the meadow, the countryside and the paramo. It also has an important legacy historical-ecclesiastical heritage, and among its traditions stands out one in August that we should not miss: the pilgrimage of the Virgin. Here we go!
In the summer and until mid-October, takes place in the Region of Madrid the fifth edition of 'La Despensa de Madrid', a processed food event that during the weekends, from 10:30am to 3pm, will be visited around twenty municipalities of the region. A unique opportunity to visit them and take home some product to fill the pantry. Do you want to join us?
The Sierra del Rincón, declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2005, houses such picturesque towns as La Hiruela. If you are still thinking about what to do during the next few days, we propose you to visit this small town that will captivate you with the beauty of its constructions, the serenity of its landscapes and its tasty gastronomy. Are you ready?
The Cervantes Birthplace Museum offers us the opportunity to get to know 'El alma de Cervantes', through the journey of nine photographers of renowned prestige selected with a common goal: that the famous writer leaves a mark beyond the commemoration of the' IV Centenary of his death'. Don't miss this exhibition that will be available until next month of September.
The Hayedo de Montejo, one of the most unique forests in the region, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 7th July. It's a singular space that was already declared Natural Site of National Interest in 1974, which forms part of a joint candidacy of 'European Beeches'. Discover it with us!
Alongside the already well-known tourist trains of the Region of Madrid, this summer adds the 'Felipe II Train'. An authentic trip to the past aboard of a historical train, which will take you to explore the Real Sitio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial and the Villa of El Escorial, and get a closer look at its patrimonial, cultural and artistic offer. Do you want to join us?
The Prado Museum hosts until 1st October the exhibition 'The challenge of white. Goya and Esteve, portraitists to the Osuna family', which presents the newly acquired 'Portrait of Manuela Isidra Téllez-Girón', future Duchess of Abrantes, painted by Agustín Esteve y Marqués. Along with this work you can see the most significant works of this artist, as well as some portraits of the same family, painted by Francisco de Goya.
The programming of the CaixaForum Madrid cultural centre includes a wide range of proposals, whose ultimate goal is to reach all audiences. This week we present the exhibition made in collaboration with the British Museum 'Agón! Competition in ancient Greece', which, can be visited from 14th July to 15th October. Come and discover first-hand how was the civilization of ancient Greece!
Discover dron's view the history, gastronomy and traditions of Villar del Olmo, a town located in the Region of Las Vegas, thanks to the initiative of its City Council, with which through eight interactive routes, you will have access to more than twenty points of interest. In addition, lovers of hiking and MTB (mountain bike) will enjoy the beautiful exploring these routes with different levels of difficulty. Do you want to sign up?
From 27th June 27 to 8th January, 2018, the Queen Sofía Museum will host the exhibition 'NSK from Kapital to Capital. Neue Slowenische Kunst'. A unique opportunity to know the work of the NSK (Neue Slowenische Kunst) group of artists, who starred an unprecedented moment of cultural outbreak in Yugoslavia in the 1980s.
The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum hosts from 20th June to 24th September, 'Renaissance Venice. The Triumph of Beauty and the Destruction of Painting'. It's an exhibition dedicated to the Venetian art of the sixteenth century, with works by artists such as Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese and Lotto. Discover this period of splendour thanks to the loan of private collections and important galleries!
Take advantage of the good weather to get to know the beauty of the Region of Madrid. With the 'Rutas Verdes' (Green Routes) program, explore the region on foot or by bicycle will become an easy task since you can reach different locations with the routes proposed in the different public transport stations. What? Below, we will tell you!
For the second consecutive year, you will know the town of Miraflores de la Sierra from another perspective. The last month of May a new edition of poetry visits began, which this year under the title 'Aleixandre y las voces cercanas', will allow us to discover the corners and places linked to the Nobel Prize, which so many summers happened in this town of Madrid. Come and see!
Discover Alcalá de Henares through a new route that will take you to places related to Cardinal Cisneros. Founder of the University of this town of Madrid and a figure of utmost importance, he established the bases to be awarded the title of World Heritage City in 1998.
They say that cooking is an art, because through the constant change in the way to prepare the food, it's possible to awaken the senses of those who taste the creations of the chefs. We propose that you discover for yourself tasting the proposals of the gourmet markets, the starred restaurants, the 'tapas' the route and much more. Are you hungry?
What do you think about explore a large part of the Region of Madrid through old railway tracks? Thanks to the 'Vías Verdes' (Greenways) program this is possible, so lovers of outdoor tourism are in luck, since there are itineraries suitable for all audiences that will allow you to relax, enjoying wonderful landscapes, and why not of the historic heritage of the localities through by which they run.
Between 2nd February and 24th September, the 'Palacio de Gaviria' opens its doors to host the exhibition 'Escher'. The exhibition tries to get closer to the figure of this fascinating Dutch artist through some of his masterpieces. Don't miss this essential meeting of Madrid's cultural agenda!
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