Not long ago we also visited Brussels, and as we decided to stay in an Apartment, we booked one through ApartmentsApart, and we were greatly surprised. The quality was high, the apartment was beautiful and it was simply great. Later we found out that they also have flats in Madrid, so if anyone look for a great apartment in Madrid, we recommend that you pay a visit to:http://www.apartmentsapart.com

By the way, the summer is coming to Madrid at the moment, so do not forget your sun milk, if not, you might get burned!

Leonard Cohen Madrid

On October the fifth Leonard Cohen will come to Madrid to perform there. This will be an amazing concert for the Leonard Cohen fans in the area, so if you are in Madrid on this date, you should absolutely check it out. Leonard Cohen has earned his place in the hearts of fans all around the world, and though many do not even know it, but he is the writer of the Halluejah song, so well known from the Shrek films. So, if you would like to be there in Madrid on this Leonard Cohen concert, you can buy tickets for the event using the links further down on the page.

If you would rather see Leonard Cohen somewhere else in Europe, maybe in Bergen, Paris or Amsterdam, you can find tickets for those events as well on the links further down.

Leonard Cohen Madrid 2012
October 5th, 2012

Tickets: Seatwave.com – WorldTicketShop

The Cranberries Madrid

On July 10th, one day after the concert with The Cranberries in Barcelona they are in the capital of Spain, Madrid, to perform there. The concert venue for this cool concert event will be the Vista Alegre, and tickets for the concert can be bough using the links further down. If you would rather see The Cranberries in France and Paris, click here.

Do not miss out on this upcoming event with this amazing band from Ireland. The band was in fact dissolved for six years between 2003 and 2009, but then they were united again, and in February 2012 they released their newest album named Roses.

The Cranberries
Palacio Vista Alegre
July 10th, 2012

Tickets: Seatwave.com – WorldTicketShop

London concerts – Paris concerts

Leonardo da Vinci exhibition in Madrid

If you are a fan of the works of Leonardo da Vinci, and would like to get to know the inventor, the painter, the teacher and the person Leonardo himself even better, then the exhibition Da Vinci: The Genius is the place to visit. This exhibition is available between February 12th and May 2nd in 2012, and the exhibition can be seen in the Canal Art Centre, which can easily be reached using public transportation. Take the metro line 1, 9 or 10 to the stop Plaza de Castilla, and you will find yourself there within minutes. The exact address of the Canal Art Centre is Paseo de la Castellana 214.

Da Vinci: The Genius
The official press release
The world of the Italian Renaissance man has been captured a comprehensive exhibition including a 3D film about his life. For the occasion, 19 rooms of Arte Canal have been filled with reconstructions of the places where he worked, pieces by his students and replicas of many of his machines.

The exhibition is divided into three parts: the first focuses on more personal side of Da Vinci, the second takes a look at the painting of his Italian and Spanish students and the third shows the machines that he created.

A number of Spanish and foreign museums have helped recreate spaces and objects to give the public a better understanding of Leonardo da Vinci; this is the case of the reconstruction of his library and study, which includes over 40 original codices and manuscripts and five original drawings by the artist.

The exhibition also finds room for the creations of Da Vinci’s students. Some of the pieces in this section, such as Giampietrino’s ‘The Last Supper’, are being shown for the first time in Spain. Seventy of his machines, many of them interactive, have also been reconstructed to give a full view of all the fields explored by this multifaceted artist.

`Da Vinci: The Genius’ includes a 3D film about his life and work. Coinciding with this exhibition, several workshops and a tasting session of five gourmet dishes created by the chef Sergi Arola have also been lined up.

For more information about Madrid museums or other Madrid activities, go here. If you would rather get wet or go on a river cruise or on a harbour tour, you better visit Prague or Barcelona instead.

Madrid Hotels

If you are coming to Madrid in February, March or maybe the start of April we have some good hotel recommendations for you. These hotels all have great offers on currently, and they are also situated nicely in Madrid, making sure that you can reach the city center easily. Look around and you will for sure find a wide range of price classes and quality as you look through the hotels mentioned on this page.

Five stars
- Hotel Ritz (the very best)
- Silken Puerta America G.L. (cheap, but not very central)

Four stars
- Vincci Capitol
- Gran Versalles (not central, but very cheap)

Three stars
- Regina (super central)
- Best Western Hotel Carlos V

Krakow attractions – London musicals

So this article is just about telling you that currently there is no such thing as Madrid Dungeon, but as soon as something happens and such a place will open, we will be the first to tell you!

Until then, visit Amsterdam Dungeon or London Dungeon instead!

Sacred Stories in the Museo del Prado

The exhibition Sacred Stories has a subtitle named: “Paintings by Spanish Artists in Rome (1852-1864)”. In this exhibition you can see paintings from Spanish painters and see how they felt about Rome in a period when Rome was loosing its status very much as a holy city. This exhibition can be seen in the Prado Museum in Madrid until January 27th, 2013.

Sacred Stories in the Museo del Prado
January 23, 2012 – January 27, 2013

Madrid Museums

Antoni Muntadas

Entre/Between, which is structured around nine blocks or “thematic constellations” – Microspaces, Media landscape, Spheres of power, Public territories, Spectacle Spaces, The construction of fear, Scopes of translation, The archive and Systems of art – attempts to offer a complex, exhaustive and non-linear reading of Muntadas’ artistic activity.

If you think this exhibition in Reina Sofia in Madrid sounds interesting, why not visit the museum? Antoni Muntadas was born ins 1942 in Barcelona.

Antoni Muntadas. Entre/Between
November 23, 2011 – February 26, 2012
Sabatini Building, 4th floor, Protocol room and Nouvel Building, mezzanine
Reina Sofia Museum

Museums in Madrid

Berthe Morisot

Though the exhibition will soon end, you still have a chance (until February 12th) to see this interesting exhibition in the Thyssen-Bornemisza museum. Berthe Morisot was the first female painter to join the ranks of the Impressionists, taking part in the legendary First Impressionist Exhibition of 1874 and in other subsequent ones of the group. More than thirty works from the Musée Marmottan Monet will be shown alongside others from the Thyssen collections.

Berthe Morisot: The woman impressionist
From 15 November 2011 to 12 February 2012
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

Madrid museums