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Until August 18, the Fundación Canal surprises us with this singular free exhibition, which will discover the most unknown aspects of the work of this French artist, such as his relationship with engraving and the important role he played in his creative process to articulate his ideas in a black and white language.
The Tomavistas Festival is warming up to celebrate its fifth edition, which will take place on 24 and 25 May. Thirty-five bands will pass through the three stages located in the Enrique Tierno Galván park, which will once again host this eagerly awaited spring musical event that you will be able to attend with your family.
Explore the Region of Madrid through its gastronomy with the recently created initiative 'Madrid Rutas del Queso', which will take you to visit 5 areas of the region. Discover our richness and variety in dairy products and savour the 29 proposals included from different localities. Would you like to?
The Jardiel Poncela and Guirau halls will host various shows that will take us from the roots of flamenco to the most modern airs, thanks to a new edition of 'Flamenco Madrid' that, organised by Fernán Gómez. Centro Cultural de la Villa, celebrates its fifth anniversary and makes it full of novelties. Don't miss it!
The multifaceted Brazilian artist Carlinhos Brown surprises us at the Espacio Fundación Telefónica with a new artistic concern: the painting. Until June 2, you can see for the first time in our country, 14 large-format works made in acrylic on canvas, with direct allusions to Brazil or Carnival, and music. Don't miss it!
The Lázaro Galdiano Museum invites us to discover the Madrid drawings of one of the best disciples of Francisco de Goya through this exhibition, which can be visited until 11 August, and which includes 30 works selected from among the more than three hundred that this institution holds.
Until 27 October, you can learn more about the history of Retiro Park and Paseo del Prado, thanks to the new initiative launched by the Madrid City Council with free-guided visits. A different way, to get to know the city's rich cultural heritage. Get your place now!
This week we propose to know the second largest green space located in the genuine district of Carabanchel: San Isidro Park. We go there to visit its gardens, and of course, its hermitage, dedicated to the patron saint of the city 'San Isidro Labrador'. Let's start!
The National Library of Spain has been hosting the 'Piranesi' exhibition since 7th May, organised to mark the third centenary of the birth of this Italian artist. Until 22 September, we will be able to see the almost three hundred works included in the exhibition, which give a good account of his career and how his work influenced our country.
One more year, the month of May surprises us with a long-awaited gastronomic event, this is a new edition of the 'Gastronomic Days of the Oxtail Stew', a very tasty dish of Spanish cuisine, which 17 restaurants prepare in their own way to surprise all those who decide to taste this dish, at a very special price.
For the fourth consecutive year, during the month of May you will be able to enjoy a new edition of 'Hotel Tapa Tour'. This is a gastronomic initiative with which you will be able to taste traditional recipes of typical dishes like a snack and whose preparation will compete for the prize for the best snack in the territory. You have time until 31 May!
Located in the central area of the Sierra de Guadarrama within the Regional Park of the Cuenca Alta del Manzanares, is located the Fuenfría Valley, a perfect area to walk through its paths, and that will delight lovers of hiking, as they can choose between routes with greater or lesser difficulty, while enjoying the great beauty of the environment. Are you ready?
Until 29 September, the Regional Archaeological Museum is hosting the exhibition '¡Un brindis por el príncipe!. El Vaso Campaniforme en el interior de la Península Ibérica (2500 – 2000 a. C.)'. This exhibition, dedicated to Bell Beaker culture, brings together for the first time in Alcalá de Henares the main trousseaux of the interior of the Iberian Peninsula.
In family, with friends or as you decide, when the good weather arrives, feel like leaving home to make different plans. From the Region of Madrid, we encourage you to get to know different parts of the region, playing sports, be in touch with nature, and even taste a good cocktail while you watch the sunset. Let's start!
We encourage you to visit the Madrid town of Aranjuez if you haven't done it already. A true paradise, less than 50 kilometres from the capital, where you can visit its unique Royal Palace, discover its gardens, which are particularly beautiful at this time of the year, or explore the spectacular Falúa Museum. Will you join us?
If you are a lover of classical music, this week we will surprise you with the programme of the cycle 'Temporada Musical 2019' (2019 Musical Season) by the hand of National Heritage. An appointment with culture, which takes place in the Royal Sites, a unique setting that makes the evening even more special.
Just one hour from the capital, you will be able to enjoy a great quantity of beautiful places very valuable ecologically. If you like to be in touch with nature, we propose you to enjoy different natural spaces with your family. On foot, by bike... it's up to you! All you have to do is put on comfortable clothes and explore an authentic natural environment. Stay with us in the Region of Madrid!
Surely, the little ones of the house have already begun the Easter holidays, ideal dates to enjoy with family in our region. Here are some ideas so that you can make the most of these days, where there will be workshops, contact with nature, shopping or shows. Let's go!
During the month of April, begins a new season of the historic 'Tren de la Fresa' (Strawberry Train), an experience that mixes culture and leisure thanks to a route that will take you to Aranjuez. Discover the days on which the train is running, and the different itineraries scheduled. All aboard!
In the Madrid town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is located the 'Real Coliseo Carlos III', the oldest covered theatre in Spain of which they are still preserved and the only court functioning theatre. We take this opportunity to encourage you to get to know its history in a different and enjoyable way: the dramatized visits. Will you join us?
The third season of the 'Philip II train' has arrived, a tourist train that will take you to discover the cultural heritage of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Together with the existing travel packages, this year and as a novelty, the town of El Escorial can be visited in the afternoon. Are you up for this adventure?
At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, various cafes in the capital became authentic cultural centres, where writers and artists met to talk about politics, literature or even to seek inspiration for their works. On this occasion, we encourage you to get to know some of them on a unique route through Madrid. Will you join us?
There is still time to relive the magic of the circus thanks to the new Price season, which invites you to get to know and re-experience circus memories and even share them through various national and international shows and the EUCIMA and Saniclown galas. Don't miss it!
The Parque de Atracciones de Madrid celebrates its 50th anniversary, an urban park that since its opening has been the meeting and entertainment centre for all types of public. It currently has more than 30 attractions, a varied gastronomic offer, shops, fun shows and activities for the whole family, which will surely make you spend an unforgettable day.
The Region of Madrid receives an increasing number of tourists who visit us and take advantage of their trip to play golf. If you like it or you are thinking of getting started in this sport, below you will find the different possibilities in the region depending on tastes and levels, where you can improve your 'swing'.
Surely by now you know the most emblematic places in the region, or perhaps the most popular, but this week we want to surprise you with a brief list of perhaps lesser-known corners, but we are sure you will love them. Below we provide you our particular list, will you join us?
Do you fancy a different plan without leaving our region? This week we suggest two tours that will make you discover the secrets of football and bullfighting. Two large stadiums, two monumental bullrings, and a unique experience that you can only live here, in the Region of Madrid...
Explore Madrid in a different way, through the eyes of two important figures: Galdós and Lorca. Using the capital city as a stage, both writers drew the passage of time in the Villa in famous works, which will allow us to know a literary Madrid, while discovering the places through which these illustrious geniuses passed. Let's start!
The Sorolla Museum offers us the opportunity to discover, until 29 September, creations by the artist from Valencia, small in format but large in quality. The ones known by Sorolla as 'notes of colour', 'notes' or 'spots', are now the centre of this exhibition. Don't miss it!
Under the name 'Procesos y Músicas Experimentales' CentroCentro hosts this series of concerts that began last January, in collaboration with the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid. The concerts, free until full capacity is reached, will be followed by an open debate with the public. Don't miss it!
In order to catch the interest of the youngest members of the family in the museums, different galleries in the capital surprise us every season with visits and workshops for families. On this occasion, we go to the Museum of America, to participate in the activity 'Thousands of Inhabitants'. Do you want to know more? Please, read on...
They say that the real pilgrim is one who sets as a starting point the door of his house. If you decided to do the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James), you have your credential, and are firmly convinced to get the 'Compostela', this week we tell you the towns through which run the 'Camino de Madrid' in the direction of Santiago, so you can organize your trip and maximizing your enjoyment.
The Prado Museum celebrates its 'Bicentenary' this year. Within the framework of this event, different activities take place, among which are the exhibition of exceptional works, others that had not visited the Madrid gallery before, and even some recently restored. You will be able to see all of this thanks to the following six exhibitions.
For years the Region of Madrid has begun to highlight the so-called 'wine tourism', thanks in part to the wide variety of landscapes and wineries that we can find without leaving the region, and that since 1990 we have the Designation of Origin 'Wines of Madrid'. Find out with us in the new brochure of 'Enoturismo en Madrid'!
One more year, black music is the star of Madrid until 9 March thanks to a new edition of 'Madrid es Negro' (Madrid is Black). This year, the festival focuses on the figure of the King of Pop, thus paying tribute to one of the greatest artists in music: Michael Jackson. Stay with us to get to know first hand the complete programme!
Although there are still cold days left, it would be a good idea to make different plans in touch with nature. This time we go to Prádena, a town located in the heart of the Sierra del Rincón, where with its breath-taking scenery, is the ideal place for hiking or cycling routes. Let's start!
A new edition of the 'Madtown Days by Jim Beam' festival kicked off on 25 January, which will fill the most emblematic concert halls in the capital with the best music until the month of May. Enjoy the live music and the good work of emerging artists of different musical styles. Discover with us the full line-up!
At the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía, under the auspices of the Instituto Internacional de Música de Cámara, we have the opportunity to listen, until June of this year, the best groups of young talents of chamber quartets, in this genre considered by many to be the essence of music.
The ecomuseum concept is highlighted by the archaeological site of El Beneficio-Miaccum, which is closely connected to the terrain and its morphology (probably stone mining). The result of this archaeological work, leads us to discover a unique Roman Inn, which we can now visit and evoke in it, scenes and stories of the Roman past of our mountain range.
The Prado Museum has decided to re-elaborate the catalogue of Goya's drawings, which will culminate in the exhibition "Solo la voluntad me sobra. Drawings by Goya", which you will be able to enjoy from 19 November 2019 until 16 February 2020.
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