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Neverland returns to Madrid's Teatro Alcázar until June 30th with "Peter the Musical" after touring the world.
Chicago, one of Broadway's most famous and exciting musicals, lands at the Teatro Apolo in Madrid.
"Pretty Woman The Musical", an adaptation of the hit movie brought to Broadway by its authors, JF Lawton and Garry Marshall, arrives at the Teatro EDP Gran Vía in Madrid.
Through the magic of music, masterful dance and theatrical drama, this work, which has premiered its second season at IFEMA, tells the intriguing story of Malinche, an enigmatic and emblematic figure who left an indelible mark on the history of Mexico.
This season, Madrid is witness to one of the darkest and most enigmatic love stories ever told by the musical "The Phantom of the Opera", which can be enjoyed now on at the UMusic Hotel Teatro Albéniz in the capital.
The Royal Shakespeare Company's multi-award-winning musical based on the novel Matilda by Roald Dahl, is premiering a new season at the Teatro Alcalá in Madrid.
X-Madrid is the shopping and leisure space designed to reinvent the shopping and leisure experience: more technological, more urban, more extreme, more authentic. A place that puts upside down the way of interacting with consumers who are looking for new alternatives and experiences.
Located in Alcorcón, with nearly 47,000 square metres and three floors dedicated to fashion, sports, restaurants and the best experiential leisure, it has been designed to respond to all those who are looking to rediscover their passions and surprise themselves through a global offer that is out of the ordinary.
From a shop dedicated exclusively to the world of Harry Potter (Callejón Madriagón), to an infinite surf wave to learn and practice (Honna Surf Hub), to two climbing walls, one of them 15 metres high (Climbat); a centre to practice and learn all the indoor and outdoor freestyle disciplines (Ongravity); the largest diving and apnea centre in the country with two swimming pools, one of which is 20 metres deep and unique in Spain (Marepolis); an endless number of experiences await you at X-Madrid. Are you going to try them all?
Since its inauguration in 1984, the Strawberry Train has been offering its visitors, on spring and autumn weekends, a journey through time and space, recalling the route of the first railway in the region of Madrid, built in 1851 on the orders of Isabel II to connect the capital with the Royal Palace of Aranjuez.
The Strawberry Train is a unique cultural and leisure experience, with a journey on a historic train made up of carriages with a century of history, and a magnificent day in Aranjuez, a city declared a World Heritage Cultural Landscape by UNESCO, where you can enjoy its many attractions.
In the heart of the mountains of Madrid, in the Fuenfría Valley, located in the Recreational Area of Las Berceas, in the Dehesas de Cercedilla, you will find one of the largest adventure parks in Europe and the largest in Spain.
There you will find 114 games in the trees and 33 zip lines, divided into 7 adventure circuits: Kids, Explorer, Jungle, Adventure, Canopy, Sport and X-Trem; 5 Initiation circuits and the spectacular Monkey Jump, a 12-metre high jump into the void. There is also an area just for companies with Team Building dynamics (Amazonia Team Factory), unique in Spain. A day of adventure in which you can do the circuits as many times as you want, in a maximum of three hours. Children from 6 years old.
This is the second largest adventure park in Madrid and one of the 5 largest in Spain. It is located in Pelayos de la Presa (Sierra Oeste), next to the San Juan reservoir.
There you will find 99 games in the trees and 25 zip lines, for adults and children, divided into 6 adventure circuits: MiniKids, Kids, Explorer, Jungle, Adventure and Sport. There are also 3 initiation circuits, as well as a 255m SUPER-TYROLEOLINE, the longest in Spain between trees.
A great novelty is the MiniKids circuit for children from 4 to 6 years old. It is an enclosed area with games in the trees and zip lines for the little ones, and works as a nursery, so that adults can enjoy the adventure while the little ones enjoy the adventure at their own pace.
Don't wait any longer and start enjoying!
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Santiago Bernabéu stadium is home to the Real Madrid Football Club. It also houses the soccer club's trophy collection, the Real Madrid Museum. Its visit also allows a guided tour of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium to see the dressing rooms, the facilities and the perimeter of the field itself.
Address: Av. de Concha Espina, 1, 28036 Madrid. Travel the easiest by Metro, you just need to get off at Santiago Bernabéu Station.
Cívitas Metropolitano is Atlético de Madrid Football Club main headquarters. As its neighbour team, Real Madrid, Atlético’s main stadium also hosts a club museum, Territorio Atleti. Inaugurated in 2020, it has 1400 m2 dedicated to the history of the local football club.
Address: Av. de Luis Aragonés, 4, Madrid. Easiest way to reach the stadium is travelling by Metro to Estadio Metropolitano Station (Line 7)
In the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, at the gates of La Pedriza, stands the Castle of Manzanares El Real, the best preserved castle in the region of Madrid. Located in a place steeped in history, heritage and culture, it was declared a historic-artistic monument in 1931.
The history of this castle dates back to the Reconquest, when the area was in conflict and the lords of Segovia and Madrid fought. After the mediation of Alfonso X, it passed into the hands of the Crown and was called "El Real de Manzanares". At the end of the 14th century, Real de Manzanares passed into the hands of Mendoza, who enjoyed its maximum splendour for the next two centuries.
The theatrical visits to the Castle of Manzanares aim to bring us closer to the Spanish Renaissance period, through characters belonging to one of the most influential families of the time, the Mendoza family. During the plot we will discover the history, architecture, uses and customs of the different rooms of the castle.
The National Museum of Natural Sciences, located in Madrid, is one of the most important natural science research institutes in Spain. Its fields range from climate change and biodiversity to palaeobiology.
The Chamberí district is home to one of the oldest natural history museums in Europe and the most important in Spain. Since its foundation in 1771 by King Charles III with the acquisition of the collection of the enlightened Pedro Franco Dávila, and the creation in 1776 of the Royal Cabinet of Natural History, which allowed the institution to increase its holdings, it has held scientific and didactic collections that have supported research and the dissemination of natural sciences.
Many of its collections are permanent, such as 'Minerals, fossils and human evolution', 'Biodiversity' or 'The Royal Cabinet'; others are temporary and aim to bring the sciences closer to the younger public. Discover the history of the most lively science in the heart of Madrid.
The Madrid Planetarium was inaugurated in 1986 and soon became a major reference in the spreading of astronomy, science and educational research. It is located inside the Tierno Galván park and recently, during 2016 and 2017, it underwent a thorough renovation of both technology and its facilities.
Always with the aim of contributing to the dissemination of astronomy and science in general, both among schoolchildren and among the public of any age and condition, it has a varied offer of audiovisual projections, exhibitions and activities in the field of scientific spreading (workshops, courses, conferences, public observations...).
Come to the Planetarium to discover a universe of constantly renewed projections. Come and gaze upon the stars!
Are you ready for an even greater and more fascinating adventure? Don't miss the Museum of Illusions, where a visual, sensory and educational experience awaits you. A range of new unexplored illusions will leave you completely intrigued.
The museum is a space of tours for all ages. From the youngest children to adults, a world of illusions awaits in its rooms to surprise everyone. The tricks and illusions have a playful and spectacular purpose, but also an educational one. Everyone will learn through the most sophisticated illusionism.
Your senses will betray you -you will be simply fascinated. Dare and join this sensory journey that will make you doubt whether you are in reality or in a parallel world where everything is magical. A unique space for new experiences and enjoyment with the family, not to be missed.
The Madrid Wax Museum, one of the most attractive family museums in the city, is located in the central Plaza de Colón. It opened its doors in 1972 and, since then, it has been surprising its public with impressive recreations of well-known personalities and faces.
Sportsmen, singers, actors or politicians; the museum houses figures of celebrities from all over the world. Rafa Nadal or Marc Márquez; on the other hand, Cleopatra or Napoleon- everything is possible in the Wax Museum! What's more, the recreation of atmospheres, settings and decorations adds an immersive value that will make you feel like you're standing in front of your idols.
The museum has a total of 450 figures, some with a long tradition in the museum, others recently added to its collection. Come and visit the always intriguing Madrid Wax Museum!
The permanent exhibition of the Navy Museum, through its rooms, offers a journey through Spanish naval history, from the end of the Middle Ages to the present day, and shows the contribution of the Navy to the social, cultural, economic, military and scientific progress of Spain and the world.
Visitors can learn about the different types of ships and shipbuilding systems developed throughout history, the scientific advances in navigation and its related sciences, such as cartography and astronomy, the weapons and equipment used for life on board, the Spanish discoveries and expeditions during the Modern Age and the evolution of the Navy itself over its eight centuries of history.
Interspersed in this historical itinerary, a series of monographic spaces develop in depth specific aspects related to the rich and heterogeneous collections of the museum. By the end of the tour, the visitor is expected not only to have enjoyed and learnt, but also to be convinced that he or she belongs to a secular nation with a Navy with centuries of history.
A real sweets museum that offers an immersive experience through taste, delicious! Discover this innovative concept that breaks with the traditional contemplative way of enjoying a gallery.
At SweetSpace Museum, the sense of taste displaces all others to immerse you like never before in a great collection of experiences. Do you dare to try? Innovative experiences and lots of fun in a tour of themed rooms with interactive exhibits to stimulate all the senses. An interactive tasting adventure.
OThe ABC de Serrano shopping centre hosts this unique and sweet proposal where the protagonist is the sense of taste. Through different experiences, the little ones will have fun with interactive exhibitions that seek to stimulate all the senses, inspiring imagination and creativity.
A very special museum with the collaboration of different artists such as Agatha Ruiz De La Prada, Okuda San Miguel or Antonyo Marest, among others. Don't miss it!
Atlantis Aquarium Madrid is an aquarium with more than 2,300,000 litres of water and 10,000 marine animals from all over the planet, distributed in 20 ecosystems or real tanks.
It is a new concept in educational and participatory leisure. It is open every day of the year and is located within the large family leisure centre, C.C. intu Xanadú.
Its aim is to raise awareness of the importance of sustainable development and learning about aquatic ecosystems and thus promote their conservation and that of the entire planet.
To meet its educational and awareness-raising objectives, Atlantis has a space of more than 6,000 square metres (including the technical area) to reproduce various habitats and keep the animals in unbeatable conditions.
Are you going to miss it?
Located in the lungs of the city, the Madrid Zoo was inaugurated on 23 June 1972 in the surroundings of the Casa de Campo. It currently has around 1,300 specimens of 333 species in a 22-hectare area distributed by continents with specimens of great value. Examples are the Costa gorilla, the white and Indian rhinoceros, the Bornean orangutan, the giant panda, the Iberian lynx, the giant otters of the Amazon and the imperial eagle.
The educational activities of dolphins, sea lions, birds of prey and exotic birds are part of a tour in which the twin panda bears You You and Jiu Jiu, Land of gorillas or the Bornean orangutan family, as well as the group of Asian elephants or unique species such as koalas, takins or tapirs are a must. Also visit the aquarium, where you can see sharks of various species, sea turtles or its coral farm, a pioneer in Spain since 1995.
Workshops for the whole family, children's camps at Easter, summer and Christmas or monographic courses for students throughout the school year are other attractions of this zoological institution that is part of the history of the city of Madrid. Come to the Zoo!
Now the whole family can live a unique and wild experience at Safari Madrid! Few kilometers from Madrid, in the town of Aldea Fresno, you will find this authentic safari that allows you to unravel the magic of the animal kingdom.
The enclosure is divided into sections and is home to a wide variety of animal species. Watch the flight of impressive birds, visit the reptile area to learn all about these animals; mammals, carnivores and herbivores, from different habitats, are waiting for you, roaming around this enclosure- have your camera ready!
Come to Safari Madrid and experience first-hand the thrill of spotting so many animals.