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Everyone agrees that sunsets are one of the day’s most beautiful and romantic moments, something unique to enjoy with your partner, to take a great photograph and upload it to your Instagram account or to paint a memorable painting.

In Madrid, you can enjoy one of the world’s most amazing sunsets. Where? Write down the list of places below:

Moncloa Lighthouse

One of the places in the city which best embodies the expression “From Madrid to the sky”. Read full article

Madrid’s history is strongly attached to its famous festivities, known as verbenas in Spanish. We are lucky that the three most famous festivals which take place in the Spanish capital are in the month of August. The first one is San Cayetano (August 2-8) in the Rastro/Embajadores area; the second one is San Lorenzo (August 9-11) in Lavapiés and then the most important and popular one, Read full article

Summer has arrived late in Madrid but the heat has come along strongly. What better way to deal with it than with one of the best activities you can enjoy in the Spanish capital during summer: Veranos de la Villa (Summers of the Village), a festival which will take place during July and August, turning the city into one big party for all ages. Read full article

Madrid is also synonymous with culture. The Spanish capital has some of the world’s best art museums and in this post we tell you about fantastic exhibitions you can see in the city in the upcoming months. They will not let you down.

Rubens. Painter of sketches

This exhibition shows 73 of the close to 500 sketches that Rubens painted during his artistic career. Read full article

Aranjuez, an old royal retreat, is located just 40 minutes away from Madrid. The golden age for Aranjuez was in the Eighteenth century with the Bourbon family. A huge lover of French palaces, King Philip IV  decided to use Aranjuez as his home during spring until the arrival of summer and its royal legacy is today its main attraction. Read full article

With the arrival of the good weather, we all want to go out on the street and enjoy the sunshine and there is no better place to do it than in one of the wonderful parks you can find in the Spanish capital. Would you like to know more about them? Carry on reading.

Parque Europa

Over 56 acres in size, Read full article

If there is a month that all locals in Madrid look forward to, it’s the month of May. Also, the 2nd, which is the Madrid Community Day, is when the San Isidro Labrador Festival takes place, the city’s patron saint. This year you can enjoy the festival from May 12-15.

Do you know about the origin of this festival? Read full article

It’s February already and the weather is getting a little bit crazy to be honest. Now it’s windy, now it’s sunny… The one thing it can agree on is that it’s cold. If you don’t like sitting on your sofa all day with a blanket and a cup of hot chocolate, check out these guided tours of Madrid which we recommend below. Read full article

Masks, brass bands and costumes aplenty… It’s February and if this month is good for anything it’s because Carnival has arrived in Madrid!

The last new moon of winter kicks off this party of light and colour, whose stars this year will be the districts of Puente de Vallecas and Retiro because this year the Carnival parade of Vallecas will cross the M-30 motorway and join the party in Retiro! Read full article

In Madrid, art exhibitions and events come out of nowhere and in great numbers during the month of November. Painting and film are the most common topics, but the spectrum is broad. If you don’t believe us, check out the different plans to enjoy Madrid in November that we recommend below.

Picasso and Toulouse-Lautrec at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
If a Picasso exhibition by itself is already a notable event, Read full article