Murillo y Justino de Neve, arte singular recogido por el Museo del Prado

Murillo y Justino de Neve  (del 26 de junio al 30 de septiembre. Museo del Prado): de la colaboración del museo madrileño y la Fundación Focus-Abengoa nace esta muestra sobre las obras tardías del pintor barroco Bartolomé Murillo, fruto de su amistad con el canónigo de la catedral de Sevilla, Justino de Neve.

Santiago Bernabeu´s Stadium Tour

It is the stadium of a great football team, the Real Madrid F.C. and it opens its doors to its fans on a daily basis, with the aim of showing them the corners and scenario in which their idols have played out so many great triumphs. The Tour of the Bernabeu also tells the history of the century football club, and allows visitors to be level with the playing field as well as to enjoy all the other angles that are offered by as many seats, including those of the players themselves.

The Royal Palace and Royal Armoury of Madrid

Home to the Kings of Spain from Carlos III to Alfonso XIII, Madrid's Royal Palace is now open to the public. Though it is no longer the royal family's home, it continues to be their official residence.

Long before Madrid became the capital of Spain, Emir Mohamed I chose Magerit (the city's Arabic name) as the site for a fortress to protect Toledo from the advancing Christians. The building was eventually used by the Kings of Castille until finally becoming what would be known as the Antiguo Alcázar (Old Fortress) in the 14th century.

Real Sitio del Pardo

DÓNDE:

Calle de Manuel Alonso s/n, Madrid

Teléfono: 913 760 452

HORARIO:

10-20h

En otros tiempos vinculado a otros regímenes el Monte de El Pardo es un magnífico paraje para una microescapada. Se extiende al norte de Madrid con casi 16.000 hectáreas de bosque, está ubicado el Palacio de la Zarzuela, residencia de Sus Majestades los Reyes de España. Desde la Edad Media, este monte que aún hoy conserva una gran riqueza ecológica, era utilizado por los reyes castellanos, y a través de los siglos, se desarrolló un pequeño núcleo urbano en el que destacan la Casita del Príncipe y los conventos de las Concepcionistas Franciscanas y el de los Capuchinos, fundado por Felipe III.

via: madridmola.com

Where to watch Original Version films in Madrid.

Eleven rooms, some of them of great tradition, making the capital in the spanish city of reference, in the original theater and cinemas. A total of eleven cinemas offer films in original version, expanding the range of cultural and entertainment activities of Madrid, resulting as a meeting point of many movie lovers. Although the beginnings were difficult, these rooms have managed to win their own audience with the variety and quality of films they play. One of them, the Renoir cinema, celebrating its twentieth anniversary.

Sorrolla´s Madrid Museum

Sorrolla´s Museum focuses in the objects he met in his life. Most representive part of his collection are obviously works, paintings and drawings, which is the most comprehensive and representative collection is preserved. It comes from the donations that his wife and children gave to the Spanish state to create the museum, and it has increased since 1951 with the delivery of all goods by the son of Sorolla, Joaquin Sorolla García. Since 1982 has been increased with acquisitions made by the Spanish goverment to complete the collection.

Leonardo da Vinci codices of Madrid

Leonardo da Vinci is in vogue in Madrid. First was the discovery of La Gioconda in El Prado, painted while he was working in the Louvre, but not sure if the Italian artist's hand intervened or not in this version of the famous painting. And now again, today with the commemoration of the discovery of two manuscripts written by his own hand, it was thoungt to be lost, until the National Library (BNE) thanks to Dr. Jules Piccus, an expert on medieval Spanish literature at the University of Massachusetts, found them by chance looking for medieval Spanish song books.

Gran Via of Madrid how it began.

In the mid 19th century, Madrid's urban planners decided that a new thoroughfare had to be created, connecting the Calle de Alcalá with the Plaza de España. The project required many buildings in the center of the city to be demolished, earning it the name of 'an axe blow on the map'. Decades after the first plans were made, construction still hadn't started and the media ridiculed the project, cynically calling it the 'Gran Vía' or 'Great Road'.

Plaza de Cascorro...su historia

Eloy Gonzalo, llamado El Héroe de Cascorro, (Malaguilla, Guadalajara, España; 1 de diciembre de 1868 – Matanzas, Cuba; 18 de junio de 1897) fue un soldado español distinguido durante la Guerra de Cuba. En homenaje Madrid le dedica una estatua en laplaza de Cascorro desde 1901.

Top 10 Museos Madrid

Here you have a short list with most visited Madrid´s museums, schedule, prices.

Museo del Prado         Museo Reina Sofía

Museo Thyssen           Tour Bernabéu

Caixa Forum             Museo Sorolla

Museo de Ciencias       Fundación Mapfre

Museo de Cera

El príncipe de Asturias preside hoy la entrega del Cervantes a Nicanor Parra

El príncipe de Asturias preside hoy la entrega del Premio Cervantes al poeta chileno Nicanor Parra, quien por su avanzada edad no ha venido a España a recoger el galardón, considerado el Nobel de las letras en castellano, que recibirá su nieto Cristóbal Ugarte.