The Dos de Mayo fiesta is the celebration and commemoration of the day the resistance of the population of Madrid drove the French out,in 1808.It was a bloody affair but many Spaniards are very proud of this fact.If you are in Madrid this weekend,keep in mind that Monday is a holiday in Madrid so shops
The other day when an Italian friend told me that El Corte Ingles was promoting a discount to foreigners I was quite curious,so yesterday I went to El Corte Ingles to investigate.I went right to the heart of the city centre,Sol,to inform myself.The promotion is held at the El Corte Ingles store whose first floor
This Saturday April 30 at noon, Adolfo Gutiérrez Arenas, will be playing several of Bach’s suites as part of the Juan March Foundation’s Bach cycle. This cellist has participated in many European festivals, including the Schleswig Holstein Festival, Munich Hochschule, Bulgaria Hall, Holland Music Sessions, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Thy Music Festival (Denmark), Academie Ravel Festival (France),
This Thursday, April 28 at 22:30 you can participate free in a jam session. It will be a night when improvisation and percussion are the stars. Musicians of all sorts are joining this initiative. All that is needed to participate is to bring your own instrument and play along with the other musicians that get
This Wednesday, 27th of April, is book day in Madrid. Book day is celebrated usually on the 23rd of April. This date happens to also coincide with the birthdays of two of the greatest writers of all time, William Shakespeare and Cervantes. In fact The International Book Day is celebrated in their honour. This year
