Madrid Activities: General

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• Circulo de Bellas Artes Calle Marqués de Casa Riera 2, +34 91 5225092, metro Banco de España www.circulobellasartes.com. A non-profit cultural center located a short walk from Sol, the CBA offers up a wide variety of events and shows including film, music, art displays, dance, theater and more. Check out their website (in Spanish) for a listing of activities.

• There are a number of free, English language periodicals that you will find in bars and restaurants that are a great source of event information. PopGuide Madrid is Madrid's premier English and German lifestyle magazine and features the best Madrid has to offer and the latest in film, fashion, music and art. www.popguidemadrid.com The InMadrid newspaper www.in-madrid.com/default2.htm comes out once a month and has a number of articles and information about events around town. Aimed at the 20-35-year-old crowd, European Vibe www.europeanvibe.com has listings for concerts, exhibitions, bars, restaurants, parties and other events happening in Madrid as well as articles about living in the city. Check the websites for current distribution points.

• Check out some Flamenco— Visit the Corral de la Moreria www.corraldelamoreria.com. One of the most famous flamenco tablaos in the world. It′s right in the heart of the city, and you can enjoy a full fledged Spanish meal while you watch performances by renowned international flamenco music and dance artists.

• Stroll on El Retiro— Madrid's biggest park near the Prado Museum and by Puerta Alcalá Monument, Madrid of the Hagsburgs (center of Madrid, where you can go out for tapas) and Paseo del Prado (a pedestrian walkway full of fountains and trees near the famous museum).

• Go to the world class zoo. See the Pandas. Pet the Lemurs. Watch the Dolphin show. Enjoy the Bird show .

• Have your portrait drawn in the Plaza Mayor. Generally very good quality and the prices are very reasonable.

• La Transhumancia— A yearly festival (of sorts), in which the center of Madrid is traffic free and instead the streets are filled with shepherds exercising their ancient right to drive sheep and livestock through the city.

• El Mercado de San Miguel— Sets the ambience of a traditional market, with the advantages of the new times. It's located at the San Miguel Plaza, Close to the west corner of Plaza Mayor. It has an Iron and Glass Structure from the XX Century. www.mercadodesanmiguel.es Image:Mercado-san-miguel-2009.jpg

• www.circulobellasartes.com
• www.popguidemadrid.com
• www.in-madrid.com/default2.htm
• www.europeanvibe.com
• www.corraldelamoreria.com
• www.mercadodesanmiguel.es