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Until 26 July you can see the exhibition 'Gran Sur: arte contemporáneo chileno en la Colección Engel' at Sala Alcalá 31. For the first time in our country, it is possible to see the largest exhibition of works by Chilean artists from the late 20th and early 21st centuries. In addition, since a few days ago, guided visits are available, sign up now!
Last week began a new edition of the famous dramatized route 'Letras y Espadas'. A unique occasion to meet again with the most brilliant writers of the Golden Age, in one of the most authentic neighborhoods of the capital. Get now your ticket!
After weeks of confinement, we feel like getting together with the people we love to enjoy the summer evenings as it deserves. As it could not be otherwise, with the arrival of the new normality, now you will also be able to do it in the nightlife venues of the region, which little by little are recovering their activity, but adapting to the new safety regulations. Live the night with us!
The Royal Botanical Garden invites us to enjoy a pleasant musical evening on Friday nights with 'Los Paseos Musicales'. A perfect opportunity to discover works from different periods by Johann Sebastian Bach, Camille Saint-Saëns, or François Devienne among others. And you, are you going to miss it?
The summer has finally arrived, and with it the expected new normality, which guarantees that we can make plans and resume our lives. Last week the theme parks of the region opened their doors, a different and fun alternative for all tastes, where surely you will enjoy a vibrant day. Where do you want to start?
A workshop for the senses and a photographic exhibition is the plan that we present you to learn more about the life of the great Cervantes and his masterpiece 'Don Quixote'. To do this we are going to the town of Alcalá de Henares in Madrid, where the writer's home museum is located. Do you want to join us?
Until 10th July, don't miss the festival 'Fuera de Red, atardeceres en los jardines de Hortaleza', a real summer proposal, with which we will enjoy chamber music in the open air, by the hand of the Fundación Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid. If you prefer it, you will be able to see it online.
One more year, comes the Theatre and Music Festival 'La Antigua Mina' to Zarzalejo. From 11th July to 30th August the curtain will rise, offering the public a brilliant musical and theatrical programme, including concerts and plays by well-known authors, as well as various comedies and monologues that were very well received in previous editions. We hope to see you there!
Last month of May, and with great measures that are being adapted to the different phases, to guarantee the safety of the attendees, the CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo of the Region of Madrid opened its doors, which is gradually recovering its activity. We are now invited to discover its exhibitions or take part in its visits. Below we will reveal you the details!
Buitrago del Lozoya is gradually returning to its normal activity, and therefore, over the coming weeks, it invites us to learn about its history through various guided visits and the exhibition 'Dos Milenios de artillería' (Two Millennia of Artillery). We'll tell you how to take part in it. We are waiting for you!
If you like to be in touch with nature, this week we propose you to know closely the Sierra de Guadarrama through different routes guided by qualified personnel, with which besides being witnesses of the beauty of the environment, we will also learn its characteristics and even some curiosities. What are you waiting to discover it?
Little by little we return to the long awaited normality and enjoy art in its purest form. Last week the open spaces of Matadero Madrid opened their doors, as well as their restaurant and bicycle rental service, and from this week we can also enjoy their exhibitions. We are waiting for you!
From 25 June to 31 October a new edition of PHotoESPAÑA will take place, which will undoubtedly be one of the most special due to the world situation generated by the coronavirus health crisis. From here we tell you a preview of the program, in which galleries from all over Spain will participate and will host major exhibitions. Stay tuned!
The fifth municipality in the Region of Madrid with the most catalogued assets of Cultural Interest and Heritage (BIC) is Talamanca de Jarama. This week we traveled to get to know its interesting cultural, historical-artistic and even natural heritage. If you haven't decided what to do next weekend, don't think twice and discover with us this town of Madrid.
The Region of Madrid hosts three treasures that are included in the UNESCO World Heritage list, we are talking about San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Aranjuez and Alcala de Henares. After several weeks without moving freely through the region, we begin this exciting route that will surely not leave you indifferent.
Exploring the Royal Botanical Gardens is an experience that captivates the senses at any time of year, but even more so in spring, with the beauty and variety of its colours. After several weeks closed to the public, and thanks to the gradual return to normality, last May 25th it opened its doors to walk around as we wanted, respecting, of course, health measures that allow us to do so in total safety.
During the confinement, different exhibitions could be seen online, now, after the improvement of the situation the museums of the Region of Madrid, and they invite you to see them in situ. This is the case of Alcalá 31 with 'Gran Sur', the Sala Canal de Isabel II with its tribute to 'David Delfín', and the Sala de Arte Joven with Off/On. Don't miss the opportunity to see them!
If there is one thing we have learned during these months of confinement, it is to value open spaces even more, where we can be reunited with our loved ones. Moreover, with the arrival of the good weather, you will want to enjoy an evening on the beautiful terraces that Madrid hosts at street level or on a rooftop. Although there are many more, we encourage you to discover a small selection, which is your favourite?
During almost three months, National Heritage has continued working not only to conserve the Palaces, Monasteries and Convents, but also to adapt to its facilities the new access regulations for the prevention of COVID-19 transmission, thus guaranteeing maximum security. With this premise, we invite you to visit the Royal Palace, which opened its doors last June 10th. Let's start!
Little by little we are getting back to normal, and the activities that can be carried out in our region are restarting. We will go to the Sierra Norte, where we will have the opportunity to enjoy the beekeeping workshops and different guided routes with the family. Three, two, one... go!
The Region of Madrid offer the little ones of the house, learn in a different and fun way through virtual pedagogical workshops. With a varied content, adapted to the age of the students, below we reveal you all the details. Be part of it!
The Cervantes Birthplace Museum surprises us with a new initiative, in which, comfortably from home, we can enjoy the adventures of the ingenious knight 'Don Quixote of la Mancha'. The last premiere, will take place on June 13th, don't miss it!
Little by little, the Region of Madrid is recovering its expected normality. This is the case of what is known as the Art Walk, an area of the capital where some of the most important art galleries in the world are located, and which during these days is opening its doors to receive, for the time being, all the people who live in our region, and soon everyone. Will you come?
From Turismo Madrid, we want to give you ideas to enjoy your leisure time, while you explore and know the region in depth. So, and taking advantage of the fact that last week the Garden of the Palace Infante Don Luis opened its doors after this break we have experienced, we are going to the town of Boadilla del Monte. Do you want to go?
With the aim of giving visibility to those municipalities that are committed to rural tourism, as well as sharing experiences and concerns, the website EscapadaRural.com, invites us to participate in a new edition to choose the Capital of Rural Tourism 2020, in which the town of Rascafría has been selected as a finalist. Please, do not stop voting!
Discover the political and social chronicle of the 20th century in Madrid thanks to the more than 500,000 images of the graphic reporter 'Martín Santos Yubero'. It's a true journey through history with just one click, through the website Regional Archives. Will you join us?
After the standstill generated by the COVID-19 crisis, we are gradually returning to normal. From here, we want to contribute to you to take it better and for it we invite you to see the region with other eyes. During the next weeks, you will discover many plans, so we encourage you to stay connected to our website, but below you will find a taste of what you can find...
The Region of Madrid tries to make known the region's heritage, and in its eagerness to make it available to everyone, it has created a website that includes ten of the last Goods of Cultural Interest that have been declared by the regional government since last September 2019.
Since May 25, and after leaving phase 0, you can now enjoy the three-periurban parks in the region, always complying with a series of preventive measures against COVID-19. Take advantage of this to tour the region through its parks!
On May 26, the museums of the Region of Madrid opened their doors. With important safety and hygiene measures it is now possible to visit your favourite art galleries, thus resuming your cultural activity. In the coming days, they will announce their schedule, but now, we will advanced you the protocols to follow.
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 brochure of 'Enoturismo en Madrid'!
While the moment, in which we can go out to the streets with total normality, comes, we invite you to discover the guide 'Living Tradition Madrid', so that you can start planning how you are going to travel through the thousand of corners that our region offers, and that you will have the opportunity to know through its traditions.
If last week we were travelling to San Lorenzo de El Escorial, this time we are going to visit another town in Madrid whose Cultural Landscape has been a World Heritage Site since 2001, to visit its Royal Palace. We are talking about Aranjuez, will you join us?
If you are already thinking about your first getaway after more than 60 days of confinement, the Sierra Norte offers you the calm and security you need to make the most of it. Don't think twice about it, and come to the most natural and rural tourist area in the Region of Madrid.
Discover our region through its fountains. This week, and in anticipation that little by little we will be back to normal, we propose you to explore the region through these constructions among which you will be able to see the best known, the most original and even the most touristy ones.
Taking advantage that during the next days, little by little we will recover a certain normality with the arrival of the so awaited 'phase 1', we propose you to discover the rich cultural and natural patrimony of the region through its gardens and parks. It's a pleasant walk that will take us to know the different times, tastes and tendencies.
The Region of Madrid, from the situation generated by the appearance of the coronavirus COVID-19, surprises us with a pioneering initiative in the region, based on the use of Big Data online. This is a tourism intelligence project in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, which seeks to improve the experience of its visitors. Below we reveal you the keys!
Tabacalera Promoción del Arte, proposes you in an easy and intuitive way, to visit from home the different exhibitions that have passed through its rooms or those that are still exposed, but that at the moment it is impossible to visit. Enjoy the culture with us!
The renowned sculptor from Valencia Mariano Benlliure, left his mark on the capital through different monuments. Now you have the opportunity to get to know his work up close thanks to four cultural tours of the capital, which we present to you today so that you can take them when we return to our longed-for normality. Let's get started!
In our effort to make the current period of confinement more bearable, because of the coronavirus, we encourage you to participate in different virtual activities, which will take place in the exhibition halls of the region, and which will include workshops, meetings, videos, virtual tours and even the free download of catalogues. Don't miss it!
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