Posts with category Madrid Cultura
Discover the castles and fortresses of the Region of Madrid
Madrid never sleeps and the region is looking to offer options for when life is back to normal and day trips out of the city are on the cards again.
So, until this happens, the Ministry of Tourism has proposed a journey back to the Middle Ages by visiting the region’s castles and fortresses until they can be seen in real life, Read full article
The location of the Temple of Debod, called into question
The location of the Temple of Debod has recently been called into question. This Egyptian temple, in Madrid since 1972, sits quietly in Oeste Park and is the perfect setting for watching beautiful sunsets.
Although it has stood in the capital for the past 48 years, it was created back in the 2nd century BC. Read full article
The Gran Teatro Bankia Príncipe Pío opens its doors
A new entertainment centre has opened in the capital, and it has drummed up high expectations. The Gran Teatro Bankia Príncipe Pío was preparing to raise its curtain for the first time in late February.
This theatre is in the old Estación del Norte (“North Station”), a unique 19th century construction designed by the engineers Biarez, Read full article
The Year of the Rat
January ended the way it always does: by welcoming the Chinese New Year.
Along with the several activities, the celebrations ended with the traditional parade in the neighbourhood of Usera, where both the Chinese population and Spaniards who love the Asian Giant’s culture carried out performances and danced to those sounds that until not long ago sounded very distant indeed. Read full article
The future of the Columbus Towers ‘plug’
A new year is upon us, a round year, a year that somehow feels like it’s going to be significant, a definitive year, filled with novelties, transformations and great projects.
If only a few weeks ago NASA presented a drone with which it will travel to Mars in summer to better explore the nature and geology of the Red Planet, Read full article