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The Sierra de Guadarrama was one of the most active and stable fronts during the Civil War. That is why, from 1937 to 1939, numerous bunkers were built along it, being the ones located in Los Molinos one of the best preserved. We encourage you to visit 10 of them, on a route in the middle of nature, which combines outdoor activities with history. Put on your boots and come to Los Molinos.
This week we propose you a visit to the Museum of the Real Coliseo Carlos III, in San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Declared an Asset of Cultural Interest in 1995, it is the oldest covered theatre museum in Spain that still exists, a unique building in which a great artistic and musical life takes place. A cultural day in a space, located in a city declared a World Heritage Site, that you cannot miss.
The Museo del Traje is hosting a unique exhibition until 1 March. It is a journey through the history of the birth of the fashion press in Spain; more than 100 related objects on display, from the end of the 18th century to the end of the 19th century, including clothing, publications and figures from different collections and museums.
Surely you know the Sierra de Guadarrama, or maybe you don't. If you do not know it, below you will find a route, which will allow you to know a unique corner in each of the 13 villages that are part of the route. If you know it, we are sure you will be surprised. This route, which was chosen as the Route of the Year 2018 by users of the Turinea portal, will allow you to discover not only the natural value of the area, but also archaeological sites, museums, castles or simply the charm of the mountain villages.
Until May 31st don't miss 'Game On. The History of the Videogame 1972-2020', the largest international exhibition on the history and culture of the videogame, which, thanks to the Fundación Canal de Isabel II, invites you to travel through six decades of history. A spectacular exhibition project in a unique space, which you should not miss!
The 'festival' agenda begins with Inverfest, the Madrid's winter festival that, from January 9th to February 14th, invites us to discover an intense line-up of artistic proposals, which will take place in different areas of the city. Artists like Noa, Estrella Morente, Christina Rosenvinge, Ketama or India Martínez, are just a brief sample of what you will find. Do not miss it!
Last October, began a new season of 'El Real Junior', a cultural programme that aims to bring the best stories to family and children's audiences, combining well-known titles with new proposals. The event will take place at the 'Teatro Real' until June. Don't miss it!
The Madrid town of Manzanares El Real host the emblematic castle of the Mendoza family, one of the best preserved in the region. With the aim of making its history better known, don't miss the different activities on offer until June, which include themed visits, theatre performances and family workshops. We are waiting for you!
For the second consecutive year, you will be able to enjoy a real delicacy thanks to a new edition of the 'Ruta del Garbanzo Madrileño', which until January 26 will tour the restaurants of different towns in the region. Below you will find all the details. Enjoy your meal!
Don't miss 'Clicks! Exposición de mundos Playmobil', which is being held at the Gaviria Palace until 1 March. This is an exhibition that will allow visitors to see more than 3000 figures distributed in ten models, which will transport the visitors to different worlds of this legendary toy.
On the 97th anniversary of the discovery of the tomb of one of the best-known Egyptian pharaohs, 'Tutankhamón: La tumba y sus tesoros' arrives in Madrid. A unique exhibition, which can be seen in Espacio 5.1, located in IFEMA - Feria de Madrid, that lovers of archaeology and Ancient Egypt can not miss. You have time until April 19!
In the southeast is located the region of Las Vegas, an area irrigated by numerous rivers, which surprises us with corners of great architectural, cultural and environmental richness. To get to know it a little better, we propose three unique walks for everyone, in the towns of Perales de Tajuña, Valdelaguna and Villarejo de Salvanés. Wear comfortable clothes, because... we start now!
The Reina Sofía Museum is hosting the exhibition 'Ceija Stojka. This has happened', which pays tribute to this Austrian-Romani artist, whose work reflects the porrajmos, persecution and genocide of the Roma people in Nazi Germany of which she was a victim.
With the low temperatures of recent weeks, the Region of Madrid has witnessed the first snows, which for another year, covers the peaks of the mountains in white, giving us beautiful images worthy of being captured with our camera. If you like to enjoy outdoor activities even in winter, and you love skiing, this article is for you. Let's get started!
Until 16 February, you can see the exhibition 'El Roto. One Cannot Watch', hosted by the Cloister of the Jerónimos. It is a collection of drawings, made by Andrés Rábago, made specifically to be shown at the Prado Museum, and with the aim of showing with humour the persistence of human stupidity.
Join us for a day outdoors, which will take you to discover a beautiful corner located in Madrid's privileged town of Rascafría. We are talking about the 'Finnish forest', a little piece of Scandinavian beauty that you will find without leaving the region, in a route that you can do it with your family, as it is suitable for all audiences. Would you like to join us?
Until 12 April 2020, the Palacio de Gaviria is hosting the exhibition 'Brueghel: The Fascinating World of Flemish Art', organised by Arthemisia España. This is a unique opportunity to discover the work of this Dutch dynasty, which marked a turning point in the history of European art between the 16th and 17th centuries.
If you are looking for a plan to have fun with your family, this week we suggest that you go to Alcalá de Henares, as there is located 7Fun!, a leisure centre that offers different activities to enjoy with the little ones, while at the same time instilling in them the love for sport, healthy living and education. Do you still don't know it?
The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum invites us to discover the role that photography acquired in the contemporary art panorama during the second half of the 19th century as well as its impact on the plastic arts, through the temporary exhibition 'The Impressionists and Photography', which can be seen until 26 January 2020.
With the aim of bringing the public closer, the feat of a group of men led by Fernando de Magallanes 500 years ago, to go on a round-the-world-tour for the first time, the Naval Museum of Madrid, proposes this temporary exhibition with which we will be able to get to know what the world was like at that time, and which can be seen until 19 January 2020.
Surely, on more than one occasion, you have been able to enjoy the works of Francisco de Goya y Lucientes. This week, we surprise you with a route through the capital, visiting those places where the brilliant Spanish painter and engraver left his mark. Below you will find a brief list, so that you can prepare the itinerary at your own pace, and enjoy to the full, knowing the legacy of the painter from Aragon. Let's start!
Until next May, you will be able to enjoy the Círculo de Cámara that will take place in the well-known Círculo de Bellas Artes cultural centre. This is a new initiative, which aims to boost classical music, through the good work of solo artists and international chamber groups. Below you will find the programming!
The MAPFRE Foundation Bárbara de Braganza exhibition hall invites us to get to know the most recent work by the photographer Eamonn Doyle, which after its premiere before arriving in Madrid, at the RHA Gallery in Dublin, has become the largest exhibition of the work of this Irish artist to date. You can see it until 26 January 2020.
The Sierra de Guadarrama hides several places that are undoubtedly worth visiting. An authentic space of biodiversity which we can now explore through ten unique thematic walks of different difficulties. Wear comfortable clothes and footwear, respect nature and don't forget to bring water because... Let's get started!
The City Council of the capital in collaboration with the Region of Madrid combining their efforts so that the candidacy of the Prado-Retiro axis forms part of UNESCO's World Heritage list in the category of 'Landscape of Arts and Sciences'. We encourage you to explore this beautiful area, and even to share the photos you have taken on social networks.
The National Museum of Natural Sciences, the National Archaeological Museum and the Thyssen-Bornemizsa, offer you the possibility of making virtual visits without leaving home, using the computer, the tablet or your mobile device. Take a walk through the history and evolution of our planet, get to know archaeology in detail, and of course make an immersive visit to six magnificent temporary exhibitions.
Fun, spectacle and culture are available to anybody with the initiative of the 'Teatro Bus', you choose the place and when to go. Buses are itinerant stages, in which plays of different styles are performed and in which the public is the true protagonist who interacts with the actors. A close and different way to live the passion of the art of the scene. Get into the theater, we'll start!
The capital city has many ideal places to enjoy unique views of the city. Images to be remembered and immortalized, in historic buildings or representative areas, from which you can see the roofs and the structure of the oldest Madrid and the most modern and cosmopolitan with its skyline, with the contrasting background of the mountains to the north or the vegas of the south of the region.
The town of Nuevo Baztán, is located in the south-east of the Region of Madrid, and was founded in the 18th century by Juan de Goyeneche y Gastón, as an agricultural centre and manufacturer of articles such as fabrics and glass. With an extremely important Historical-Artistic Heritage, it is no less important its natural environment in which to enjoy its rich landscape, species and vegetation, ideal for lovers of hiking.
If you have not yet witnessed the 'Changing of the guard and Solemn Changing', we encourage you to enjoy this show, before the summer break. The Royal Guard, with the aim of recovering the traditions of the Troops of the Royal House, gives us the opportunity to see this parade, which is accompanied by the Music Unit. Below we reveal you all the details...
If you like to be in touch with nature, we are sure that you will already know the National Park of the Sierra de Guadarrama or the Regional Park of the upper basin of Manzanares, among other beautiful areas of the region, but there are others perhaps less transited, which deserve a visit, so this week we go into the Regional Park of the River Guadarrama, will you join us?
Last May, began a new edition of the well-known Cervantes Train. In case you haven't heard of it yet, it's a tourist train that will take you to Alcalá de Henares on a unique journey in which you'll travel with such illustrious passengers as Don Quixote, Sancho Panza, Christopher Columbus, or Isabel the Catholic, among others. Find out for yourself!
Last May began a full cultural program, which under the name of 'El Escorial Escondido', proposes to know the history of this town before the construction of the Monastery, through exhibitions, cinema, gastronomy, workshops, concerts, colloquiums and much more. Let's start!
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?
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!
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?
The Sierra del Rincón, declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2005, hosts such picturesque municipalities as La Hiruela. If you are still thinking about what to do in the next few days, we suggest you visit this town of great beauty, which is currently opting to become 'Capital of Rural Tourism 2019'.
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!
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?
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