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Discover the Malasaña district in Madrid along with it’s history. You can even drink at the bar Almodóver used to go to!

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The Thyssen Bornemisza Museum is dedicating an exhibition to the central period of Matisse’s career (1917 and 1941) which can be seen from June 9th til September 20th 2009.

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June has arrived at last and with it many great things come to mind: the summer, the hot temperatures, the holidays we are waiting for and one of the Spanish festivals with the largest number of followers in the country – the Gay Pride Festival, where thousands of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender and their friends [...]

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Madrid is getting ready to celebrate this year’s Veranos de la Villa festival and it will take place from June 25th to August 23rd in the Avenida Puerta del Angel, on the Casa de Campo trade fair grounds.

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Summer is coming to Madrid and what better way to spend the day than to visit one of its many parks. Strolling around, eating ice cream and looking for a shady spot are just a few of the things you can do in the Retiro Park in Madrid.

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For the fifth year running Madrid will be hosting Cultura Urbana 09 or The Urban Culture Hip Hop International Festival 2009. An unbelievable lineup includes Dizzie Rascal, Common and XZIBIT.

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The Prado Museum in Madrid Spain pays tribute to one of Spain’s finest painters: Joaquín Sorolla. From May 26th to September 6th people in Madrid have the chance to see some of the most beautiful paintings by Sorolla.

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Madrid has become an important capital of cinema. Proof of this is the great cast of stars, movies and Spanish festivals of international recognition such as Pedro Almodóvar, Penélope Cruz and the Goya Awards to name but a few. From 1st May to 10th May the eleventh edition of the International Documentary Festival of Madrid [...]

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The most important festival of Madrid begins on May 15th. It is the day of celebrations of the beloved patron San Isidro. This day the Madrileños (people from Madrid) have the ingrained habit of going to the San Isidro church near the Manzanares River and to drink the miraculous water of the San Isidro fountain.
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The Museo Del Prado is one of the most interesting and attractive museums in the city of Madrid. It is one of the most important art galleries in the world, in which we can find the works of many famous artists: Italians, Spanish and Flemish such as: Botticelli, Caravaggio, Francisco Goya, Rembrant [...]

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