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Christmas in Madrid with Children

Nancy Guzman

Christmas is one of the most beautiful times of the year, it is even more so for kids who like to experience the magic of a time that the lights, music and pleasant family gathering. For those who like to travel by taking advantage of year-end parties, we will tell you that Madrid has great entertainment for the whole family this Christmas. Just to take an evening stroll through the center of town is a nice motivation and encouragement , because during this holiday lighting streets fills us with joyful evocation, makes everything even more beautiful and cozy, ideal for walking with kids . The beautifully lit avenues are the Gran Vía, Goya Street and Ortega y Gasset. No one can miss the Christmas market in the Plaza Mayor, which begins in November and lasts until January 7, 2013. This is the most famous Christmas market in the city and you can find everything there to decorate, plus clothes at reasonable prices, some items you can buy for gifts and toys for children. It is very busy during these months and it starts around 10:00 and closes around 23:00 hours. It can be reached by metro stations Opera or Sol. The kids will have fun at the same rate as adults do. Right there you can find the Bakery House where you can hire a tour of the city, either on bicycles or walking. It has a wide range of possible paths that are free for children under 7 years, they will find this an adventurous activity. In any case, Madrid is full of Christmas markets, where you can...

DCODE Festival 2012

emejota

On September 14 and 15, Dcode Festival returns to the campus of the Complutense University (Madrid) to delight music lovers with its second edition. The festival promises to be one of the year’s best musical events, thanks to the excellent line-up that has brought together, among others, The Killers, Sigur Rós, The Kooks and Kings of Convenience. Here’s the complete line-up for DCODE Festival 2012: DCode Festival 2012 – Friday, September 14 Sigur Rós Justice Kingss Of Convenience Deus The Shoes Triangulo de Amor Bizarro Dorian Niños Mutantes Napoleón Solo Dinero Le Traste Joan S Luna DJ Ochoymedio DJs DCode Festival 2012 – Saturday, September 15 The Killers The Kooks Supersubmarina Django Django Lüger The Right Ons EME DJ Cápsula Fira Fem Syberia Kill The Hipster Ochoymedio DJs Tickets for DCODE Festival can be purchased for individual days (€55 + fees) or for the entire festival (€90 + fees). The fact that starting September 1 new regulations require VAT to increase from 8% to 21% will certainly affect the festival, not only in terms of artists’ fees, but also concerning a possible rise in ticket prices. Dcode tickets can be purchased at El Corte Inglés as well as through Ticketmaster and LiveNation. And the stages atComplutenseUniversityinMadridwill once again be the setting, where some 25,000 spectators enjoyed concerts by artists such as Eels, Sum 41, Lori Meyers, Havalina or Kasabian as part of the 2011 edition. The facilities, in particular, will be C Art C and the sports complex called Cantarranas, both located within the University Complutense of Madrid. And there are many public...

Shopping in the Golden Mile of Madrid

Diana Rodríguez Pretel

On par with Fifth Avenue in New York or London´s Oxford Street, the Golden Mile of Madrid is one of the most chic and luxury areas of the capital and boasts dozens of stores with the leading brands and an elegant ambient. That’s the Salamanca district, in particular the pentagon of the Golden Mile formed by Serrano, Jorge Juan, Juan Bravo, Ortega y Gasset and Principe de Vergara streets. The most important companies in the world are concentrated in this place where fashion is a lifestyle. This is a high class neighborhood, a shopping area that attracts customers from all over the world, tourists and the curious. It is pilgrimage site for lovers of fashion. The heart of Madrid’s Salamanca district is one of the few places that has remained immune to the crisis, where luxury still reigns and its customers are not on the receiving end of the bad economic news in Spain. Its exclusivity has been spared from the recession and that means the Golden Mile is full everyday with sporadic visitors and regular customers. The backbone of the Golden Mile is the street Ortega y Gasset which features world-class companies, including the most expensive, and especially jewelry stores, and shops for fashion and accessories, for which they pay something like 1,900 euros per square meter a year. It is the most expensive commercial area in Spain to start a business. One of the most expensive and extensive shopping streets in the world is the Fifth Avenue in New York, which is over 12 kilometers long. Its square meter price is around 11,500 euros, and you can...

Best menu restaurants in Madrid

Mónica Boixeda

Cornucopia Cornucopia Restaurant and Bar is a very popular place in Madrid. Open to the public since 1992, its facilities are full of art and good taste, which align perfectly with the variety of its dishes, wines and desserts that are spread across various menus. It is perfectly adapted to all your food and drink needs and budgets, with daily menus for € 11.50 from Monday to Saturday, from 13´00 to 16´30 hours (except holidays). It also offers express menus, cheaper prices less food, but never less quality. For € 8.90 you can choose a dish, even for the vegetarians. There are also: night menus, brunch menus or menus for groups. You´ll find this place in the Navas de Tolosa street number 9, in the Callao area. Artemisa This vegetarian restaurant was opened in 1990; it is located in Ventura de la Vega street number 4 (Huertas area) and Tres cruces Street number 4 (Gran Via area). At Artemisa you will be able to taste delicious and healthy dishes:. The daily menu is not exclusively vegetarian and can be tested for the modest sum of 11.90 €, or € 9.90 for those who want to take away, definitely a good choice for the good weather in the capital. Come for lunch from 13.30 to 16.00 and for dinner from 21.00 to 24.00. La finca de Susana This is a spectacular place to taste the best Mediterranean cuisine with creative and magical dishes at very affordable prices, and best of all, it is located downtown Madrid. A significant aspect to highlight in this restaurant is the fact that...

Dinner for Schmucks in Madrid

salermico

The Rialto Theatre of Madrid will host the hit comedy “Dinner for Schmucks ”. From the 4th of July till the 5th of August, you will be able to attend this show, which is undoubtedly one of the most interesting comic performances of the year. Ninety minutes in which you won’t be able to stop laughing. Francis Veber, who also was responsible for his film version, wrote the original French work. The critics were agreed in giving the ” Dinner for Schmucks ” the award of successful show. Proof of this is that it started to be performed in other venues around the world and the film industry of the United States decided to shoot it again in 2010 to bring it to the big screen. In Spain, the version has been renewed under the legendary production of Josema Yuste. As he confessed in one of his interviews, Yuste was captivated by Veber film from the moment he saw it. Finally, after several months of preparation, he could be surrounded by a large group of actors and comic artist, accompanying him on this new adventure. The three actors who star in the Spanish version are: Josema Yuste, Agustín Jiménez, “Felisuco” and Juan Solo. They have extensive experience in the entertainment world and, particularly, in humor pieces. “Dinner for Schmucks ” tells the story of a group of friends who meet every Tuesday for dinner together. Each of them has to bring a new guest every night, but not just any; it should be a simple person to whom the hosts could laugh at. After dinner and once the...

Edward Hopper’s exhibition arrives at Thyssen Museum in Madrid

Diana Rodríguez Pretel

On the 12th of June 2012 the works of the American painter, will be the protagonists at Thyssen Museum in the Spanish capital. This is the first really important exhibition devoted to the artist at European level and it is also, a unique opportunity to enjoy his most famous and daring paintings. With this exhibit, visitors to the Thyssen will tour Hopper´s life since the moment he traveled for the first time to Paris in 1907, discovering and falling in love with European painting until the end of his days. 70 works by this artist in total, 40 of them created and during his older age as: “House by the Railroad ” or “Gas”, both part of the permanent collection of the MOMA Museum in New York. Edward Hopper was inspired by the film industry for many years, but after the 50’s, it was the other way around and ended up inspiring even the Hitchcock films. The painting “House by the Railroad”, for example, inspired the film “Psycho”. Also, he was able to inspire several American poets that mentioned his works in their compositions. Edward Hopper was not interested in avant-garde like Matisse or Picasso. He was inspired by artists such as Albert Marquet, Félix Valloton and Walter Sickert” as you will be able to appreciate in this exhibition. He was an almost lyrical painter. However, he didn’t sell any painting before he was 43, so the curators of the exhibition have decided to divide his work into two, and make a comparison of his beginnings to his final success. Let´s get to know the life of Hopper. He...