Cuando el sol empieza a asomar por las calles de esta ciudad, los habitantes y visitantes empiezan a ocupar los asientos de las populares terrazas de verano, y es que ¿hay un plan en el caluroso verano madrileño más apetecible que el de disfrutar con tus amigos de un tinto de verano, un granizado o una caña fresquita en una de las terrazas de Madrid? Te invitamos a conocer las mejores y más populares terrazas de la temporada estival:
El Mercado de San Antón: C/ de Augusto Figueroa 24. La...
We are going to tell you a secret: do you want to visit places that are not usually in the tourist books? Do you want to eat dishes that only madrileños eat? Do you want to go shopping in a magic garden? Then read the next entry but shhhhhh, do not tell anyone!
El Capricho Park: Placed in Barajas district this park is out of the beaten track but it is one of the most beautiful and attractive places in Madrid. This park dates back to the XVIII century when the Duke of Osuna bought this...
Para aquellos que vais a disfrutar de la Semana Santa en nuestra ciudad tenéis un amplio abanico de actividades para elegir: procesiones, conciertos, exposiciones, deporte… Aquà os dejamos unas cuantas sugerencias:
Conciertos: el ayuntamiento organiza conciertos de música gratuitos. En estos conciertos podréis oÃr desde el réquiem de Verdi hasta las tradicionales saetas flamencas tan populares en las procesiones del sur de España.
Para los que queréis vivir la Semana Santa...
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How to celebrate in Madrid:
The traditional opening speech in Plaza de la Villa, Saturday the 9thof February at 18.00, marks the beginning of the 2013’s Spanish Festival. This grand festival will fill the city of Madrid with a joyful mood, party and fantasy. Just as previous years the festival contains events such as: The Big Parade, where fancy dressed professionals take the streets of Madrid, the Masquerade Dance, which is a program specifically dedicated to children, and much,...
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If you are interested in movies, learning spanish and want to enjoy the beautiful panorama of Madrid, we have the perfect option for you. In the following list you can find five great, Spanish movies with scenes set in the heart of Spain; Madrid.
1.  Abre los ojos is about a very handsome man who finds the love of his life, but suffers an accident and needs to have his face rebuilt by surgery after it is severely disfigured. The Madrileñan actress Penelope Cruz and Eduardo Noriega play the...
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Madrid, just like New York, never sleeps. It has everything: stunning architecture, nightlife, scenery, celebrations, weather, flamenco, great food and wines. Most of all, Madrid is steeped in history. One week will not be enough time to see everything but that will just give you more reasons to want to keep coming back.
To make it easier for you to discover some specifics for the Madrileñan winter, we have put together a small list of things you might want to try out while spending the winter...
¡Las navidades ya han llegado a Madrid! Y como siempre aparecen las luces, los mercadillos y las colas de gente intentando comprar un décimo de loterÃa a última hora. Y es que es asà como arrancamos las navidades, con el Sorteo de Navidad, donde muchos madrileños depositan su suerte. Madrid es la comunidad que más gasta en loterÃa ese dÃa. Los niños del popular colegio de San Ildefonso de Madrid, con más de 400 años de historia, son los encargados de sacar los números de la...
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It’s almost June, the weather is getting better and every one is preparing for the upcoming festival season. If you haven’t decided yet where to spend your summer, have a look at our list of the most famous music festivals in Spain for summer 2012! You just have to book tickets and get ready with your friends for a summer full of sun, music and people that all want the same thing: great concerts in an even greater surrounding!
Primavera Sound
Held for the first time in 2001, the...
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February is a special month, where we see the winter’s wind fade away and look forward to the approaching spring. It is also the month in which we celebrate Valentines Day and in honour of this…we have decided that at Babylon Idiomas, February is El Mes de Amor or The Month of Love!
Now you can take advantage of our Month of Love by joining us on our facebook pages and particpating in our games and quizzes (which will all be themed around L.O.V.E and Spanish of course). You can...
Throughout the year, especially in the spring and summer there are dozens of music festivals all over Spain that are definitely worth a visit if you are a festival fan. We have put together a small selection of the most famous festivals held in Spain especially for our Babylon Idiomas students. Maybe it can inspire you to plan your trip to one of the Spanish cities and if you like you could even combine with a Babylon Idiomas course in one of our schools in Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Seville...
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Common (& very funny) mistakes when learning Spanish (pt2)
TERRAZAS DE VERANO EN MADRID
Common (& very funny) mistakes when learning Spanish (pt1)
Madrid’s Secrets – Secretos de Madrid
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