Easter Processions and other Madrid, Spain Local Custom Tips

Young Nazarena

Though not as fervent catholic as the myth states, religious traditions had strong roots in Spain, particularly during Easter. During Semana Santa, the processions took by assault the streets of every mayor city or village of the country, and Madrid is not an exception.
Please, check my “Easter in Madrid” travelogue, for further info about this religious celebration.

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Local Festivities: 2 de Mayo

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Updated by agarcia

on Apr 23, 2004

Concert in Plaza del 2 de Mayo

May the 2nd is Community of Madrid local festivity, commemorating the beginning of the Resistance against the Napoleonic invasion of 1808 (blah blah blah, boring historical fact). The real live fact is that it makes a wonderful long weekend holiday at the beginning of May, which is the very best month to visit Madrid, imho.

During that weekend, there are plenty of cultural activities in the city. Among my favorites, I'll put the free concerts at Plaza del 2 de Mayo (Malasa?a district). Live music, tasty and grassy food, plenty of beer... My kind of place! :-D

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Other Contact: Plaza 2 de Mayo. Tribunal Metro

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Culture: Feria del Libro (Books Fair)

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Updated by agarcia

on Jun 12, 2003

Mario Vargas Llosa

La Feria del Libro is one of the most important cultural events of the year in Madrid, an as the event takes place in my familiar and nearby Retiro park, I could not resist the temptation of visiting the fair several times during the couple of weeks that it usually last.

Here you could buy books with an interesting discount, enjoy the general ambience or simply admire the way in wich famous writers fatten up his/her egos by receiving the adulation of his/her public. Trust me; it’s an indispensable visit!

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Entertainement: Summer terraces

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Updated by agarcia

on Dec 12, 2003

Delic terrace

Many, many centuries ago, before the humankind could even think about Air Conditioning systems, the witty Spaniard people found the perfect method for fighting the summer heat: terraces. Well, actually terraces and cold beer is the solution. You just sit in your favorite one, with your friends or relatives and you enjoy your evening/night in that extension of your home that the street is during summer.

As you may appreciate on the picture, we start at a very early age with our terraces explorations. But don’t worry... this young gentleman wasn’t drinking anything else than milk. ;-)

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Culture: PHotoEspaña

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Updated by agarcia

on Jul 14, 2003

Exposition at Botanical Garden

If you are into photography and you are in Madrid during the summer, a visit to the many photographic exhibitions of PHotoEspaña is a must. The festival takes place between June and July and is, by far, the biggest photographic festival of the country. Indeed, the offer is so huge that I find almost impossible to attend all the expositions I’m interested in. :-p

I particularly enjoyed this year a collection of “vintage” B/W pictures of Spain in the late 50’s, hosted in the Reina Sofia museum. I totally recommend a visit!!

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Other Contact: From mid June to mid July

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Local Festivities: Verbena Days

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Written by agarcia

on Aug 26, 2003

Don Hilarion