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Mountain biking lovers, always eager to discover new areas to explore, are in luck as this week we suggest six routes to get to know the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in depth. Any season is good, but autumn always dazzles us with its variety of colours. Take your bike and ride with us through the Region of Madrid!
This week we surprise you with the visit to two curious museums that house different 'jewels' that are part of the history of the region. On the one hand, the EMT Madrid Museum located in the capital, and on the other, the 'Paquito Fernández Ochoa' Ski Museum, in the town of Cercedilla. Will you join us?
With the aim of keeping active the traditional festival 'Septiembre Coral' that takes place every year around this time at the Castle of Manzanares El Real, do not miss the next September 22 the concert performed by VokalArs.
The 'Jardín de las Delicias' festival will take place on 22 September, an innovative proposal designed for the senses. Thanks to a themed environment, with different artistic representations, attendees will live a unique experience, accompanied by live music from the best national artists. Are you going to miss it?
Ifema will host a new edition of 'Heroes Comic Con' from 21st to 23rd September. A meeting point for comic lovers, with a programme for all audiences, that will surprise attendees with workshops, talks, author signatures, actors, concerts, competitions, exhibitions and much more. Don't miss it!
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the declaration of Alcalá de Henares as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, the town hosts until January 2019 the exhibition 'Alcalá de Henares. 20 Years World Heritage', a look at the trajectory of the municipality, and its future projection.
We propose you a plan for the whole family, with which you can enjoy the experience of being outdoors, a few kilometres from the capital and surrounded by friendly animals: donkeys. Participate actively in the proposed activities, to learn more about how they behave, their care and much more. Will you join us?
Don't miss the exhibition 'MAD about Hollywood' hosted by the Sala El Águila until 14 October, which will allow you to discover the trace left in our region by classic Hollywood film actors, who worked and lived here during the 50s and 60s.
Autumn and spring are the best time of year to visit and explore some of the most beautiful corners of the Region of Madrid. As a family, with friends or as you decide, this week we propose various routes that will take you to enjoy spectacular natural areas, which at this time, shine even brighter, thanks to the indescribable colour palette that offer.
Throughout the summer, Madrid City Council has offered us the possibility of participating in a wide range of free environmental activities such as visits to municipal environmental facilities, exhibitions, conferences, storytelling and much more. If you are interested, don't miss the ones that will take place during the month of September.
The Symphonic Hall of the 'Auditorio Nacional de Música' offers us the opportunity to vibrate with an interesting programme. During the month of September and with the help of the Spanish National Orchestra and Choir (OCNE), it presents three symphonic cycles that we recommend you to attend. Discover here all the information!
Enjoy a pleasant stroll through El Escorial and San Lorenzo de El Escorial in a 100% electric vehicle. Whether you live there or if you have decided to visit these towns, we propose you to visit them on board of 'Tuk-Tuk Escorial', with capacity for six people, a different, original and fun way of sightseeing!
In the heart of the Sierra de Guadarrama, and more specifically in the Regional Park of the Cuenca Alta del Manzanares, is the town of Hoyo de Manzanares in Madrid. An ideal place to travel with your family, in group, or whatever you decide, thanks to the routes proposed by its City Council. Do you want to know more? Read on to find detailed information...
On 2 September, a new edition of the 'COMA'18' Contemporary Music Festival will begin, bringing together Madrid composers of very different ages and aesthetics. Don't get lost in the Teatros del Canal, its newest proposals.
The history of Chinchón told by the notable characters who inhabited it, their adventures, their favourite places, the situations that happened, all this we will find, if we have the opportunity to go to this beautiful town of the Region of Madrid, located in the southeast of the capital, in the so-called region of Las Vegas.
In summer we go to the snow or ice-skating. These two proposals are possible in our region, since it has two functional facilities, perfectly acclimatized and equipped, in which it is possible to practice the so-called winter sports, and that allows us to fight in an active and healthy way, the high summer temperatures.
This unique exhibition, which runs until the end of September, is the result of the research work of the Amberia project. In it, we can find the findings that nature has been able to preserve through the ages, and that science presents to us through the different fieldwork, its cataloguing and subsequent documented studies.
The inestimable natural and ecological value of Miraflores, a town located in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, and the Cuenca Alta del Manzanares Park, declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, give it a strategic value for the enjoyment of active tourism in all its forms.
The culture within the reach of all and the sky ceiling, so we can enjoy a unique museum, outdoors, which has established as an innovative project and benchmark of avant-garde sculpture in the town of Leganés. A magnificent opportunity to discover unique proposals, with the stamp of some of the most famous contemporary artists of this genre.
The fantasy and splendour of Japanese art, represented by its demons (Yōkais), can be discovered in this unique exhibition, presented by the Japan Foundation and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Spain.
The influence that Cardinal Cisneros had in transforming the town of Alcalá is the basis of the World Heritage city we know now. We can discover it through this route, which will take you to visit the corners that this entrepreneurial and relevant character, who has left so much mark.
Discover with us the Region of Madrid through different routes. This week, we are going to the town of Rascafría, to explore an emblematic route of low difficulty, in which, starting from the Monastery of El Paular, we will reach the spectacular Purgatorio Cascade.
In the Sierra Norte of Madrid, within the Lozoya Valley, is located this municipality made up of three towns that give it its name, and which are located very close to each other. Join us to discover this area, sheltered by the nearby mountains of the mountains next to the Atazar reservoir, in a plain that holds many attractions to be visited.
We propose you a plan of guided visits more than interesting for these summer months. The first one to the National Archaeological Museum (MAR), and its temporary and permanent collections, and the second one to the Regional Archive of the Region of Madrid, with the possibility of attending practical classes, aimed at undergraduate and master students, based on the documents that make up the Archive.
Discover with us 'Desert CITY' the first biotechnological nursery in Europe, specialized in cactus and other xerophyte plants installed in San Sebastián de los Reyes. A real oasis, which along with its guided visits, also offers courses and workshops to learn more about sustainable green spaces. Are you in?
Don't miss the third edition of the program 'Archaeologists for a day', an initiative in which children and young people between the ages of 8 and 14 can learn acting techniques at an archaeological site in an unbeatable setting, the Roman site of Complutum. Don't lose your place!
Come to Faunia and enjoy one of the most refreshing plans of the summer, with its 'sea bears bathing' activity. Children and adults alike will have a great time while learning about the characteristics of these mammals. A fun interaction with no shortage of surprises!
Get on board the 'Curiosity', an original boat that will allow you to tour the town of Aranjuez in Madrid thanks to its different tours, which include guided visits and experiences. You'll be able to tour the area like kings used to do in the old days, are you ready?
Alcalá de Henares, Buitrago del Lozoya and Madrid, surprise us with four exhibitions, which will allow us to learn about the history of photography through snapshots related to our most universal work, 'Don Quixote'; the work of Picasso; and the settings of the town and court in the Golden Age. Will you join us?
We offer you a trip in which you will discover a unique natural, cultural and socienomic heritage through two exhibitions, which end in a few days. You will see different ecosystems that you can visit, with postcards and images that you can keep in your retina, valleys, peaks, a walk through the natural environment, which can be summarized in an audiovisual content and exhibition in the visitor centres of La Pedriza and La Fuenfría.
This week we bring you three exhibitions aimed for all audiences that will allow you to get to know the history of dance, Russian avant-garde art, and for those who are nostalgic, the private collection of 'madelman' by José Manuel Cortés. Where? Below you will find all the details.
Now it's possible to explore virtually the natural spaces of the Sierra de Guadarrama without leaving home, thanks to an innovative project to digitize tourist routes that shows the beauty of our Region. Discover with us the 15 routes mapped with Street View Trekker. Let's get started!
The district of Las Letras is a neighbourhood full of art thanks to the great artistic production that took place in the 16th and 17th centuries. It is precisely in this area where great writers, painters, musicians, intellectuals and politicians of the so-called Spanish Golden Age lived and that today we invite you to travel along this literary route. Enjoy this particular trip back in time!
Although it is true that the Madrid town of Aranjuez deserves to be well known, this week we propose you to do it through five routes that will captivate all kinds of people for their variety and versatility to make them, it is the Singular Trees Route, the Truck Garden and the Wine Route, the Myths and Fountains Route, the Water Route and the Royal Days Route.
Torrejón de Ardoz, has a royal house founded in the sixteenth century, now converted into an impressive hotel and restaurant for the celebration of all kinds of events. We are talking about 'La Casa Grande', and this week we turn our gaze to it, because in addition to its usual activities, you can also visit the spectacular 'icon museum' inside it. Surprised? Well... please, read on!
San Lorenzo de El Escorial can boast of being one of the most emblematic destinations in the region. In addition to having its Royal Monastery, considered the eighth wonder of the world, it has a privileged natural environment. If you like being in touch with nature, hiking, or getting to know the area with the help of the bicycle pedal, stay with us and discover the 'pine forest Abantos', 'La Herrería' and the 'Felipe II's chair'.
Yes, you read that right. Our capital city host two interesting crystal palace buildings, which although not always open to the public, have now returned to their origins and it is possible to enjoy a pleasant 'greenhouse' in the 'Crystal Palace of Arganzuela', and on the other hand, in the 'Crystal Palace of the Retiro', a beautiful exhibition space located in one of the most emblematic places in the capital. We invite you to explore them with us!
Lovers of hiking are in luck, as this week we travel to the town of Rascafría, located in the Lozoya Valley, at the foot of the Sierra de Guadarrama, offers us various routes to discover the beauty of this town and its surroundings. Let's go!
Discover Madrid's history in a different and enjoyable way thanks to the Museum of History of Madrid. Its permanent exhibition narrates the city's trajectory from its election as capital of the monarchy by Philip II to the first decades of the 20th century. Join us on this journey into the past!
We propose you a way to travel and explore our region, contributing to respect and improve the natural environment, we are talking about ecotourism. A different way to enjoy leisure time, practicing different activities for all tastes and less than an hour from the capital. Do you want to come with us?
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