Whether you’re into sports, arts, food or a bit of all three, Eventos madrid noviembre 2024 has an event for everyone. Discover everything from traditional religious parades to cutting-edge festivals and one of Europe’s biggest pride parades.
The city’s parks are also popular. Enjoy a picnic or just stroll through El Retiro Park, where you can row boats on the lake and visit the Crystal Palace.
Wax Museum
Get up close and personal with celebrity, sports stars, and historical figures at this popular wax museum. Guests are encouraged to take photos with the figures, and can learn about the six-month process that goes into creating them.
The Wax Museum has been delighting visitors since it opened in 1972. Marvel at the grandeur of the Roman Empire, pay homage to the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, and rub shoulders with legendary explorer Christopher Columbus. Discover the world’s most famous politicians, athletes, singers, and artists. Marvel at the lifelike recreations of fictional characters from movies and stories.
Pre-booking your tickets allows you to skip the line at the ticket box office and head straight into the gallery. This is particularly helpful if you’re visiting with kids, as the queue can be quite long. The ticket includes a Terror Train ride and simulator ride, as well as entrance to the Museum’s two floors of exhibitions. Wax figures are accompanied by detailed, realistic environments and costumes.
Estacion de Chamberi
Estacion de Chamberi, popularly known as “The Ghost Station”, was one of the original stations on Madrid’s first metro line. Despite being closed in the 1960s, it has been eerily preserved since then, and is now a free museum called Anden 0 (Platform Zero).
This amazing space is a great place to learn about the history of the Metro in Madrid, from its origins at the Pacifico Engine Shed to the old Chamberi platform. The walls are covered in classic subway tiles, and you can even see the old advertisement mosaics down on the platforms!
Although trains still rumble through the museum, they are separated from the exhibit area by a glass barrier. It is a short walk from Bilbao or Iglesia on the Metro’s line 1, and tickets are available online. The museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm, and weekends and holidays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Gran Via
Known as the avenue that never sleeps, Gran Via imparted glamour to the city’s previously labyrinthine maze of common backstreets and alleyways. Its construction in the 19th century allowed Madrid to adopt new architectural trends originating in the United States.
Its eye-catching buildings include Neoclassical State Buildings, Modernist palaces with wrought iron balconies and gates, and residential homes with a mix of urban and foreign influences. In the midst of it all stands the Metropolis building, with its black dome presided over by the statue of Winged Victory.
The avenue also hosts some of the best places to dance in Madrid. Clubs like Lula and Kapital are especially popular among the local youth. Other notable sights include the Calle de Alcala and the Plaza de Espana. The latter is where the famous Three Kings Parade stages its annual procession with hooded penitents to the piercing wail of saeta (love song to the Virgin or Christ). Virgen de la Paloma festivities also staged on August 15 turn the La Latina quarter into a crowded riot of street bunting, drinking stalls, and kids’ events.
Biblioteca Nacional
Spain is internationally reputed as a major gastronomic power to reckon with and Madrid attests to this fact, being home to multiple food markets and establishments that serve traditional Spanish cuisine in a soul warming atmosphere.
Situated on the Recoletos avenue, to one side of Plaza de Colon square, is the majestic neoclassical Biblioteca Nacional, the National Library of Spain. It has a huge collection of printed books and manuscripts.
It was founded by King Philip V in 1712 as the Palace Public Library and was later elevated to national status. The library acts as the national repository for all publications published in Spain and has a huge archive of books, manuscripts and other materials. Moreover, it also collects Spanish websites in accordance with the general legal deposit law. Its collections can be accessed by researchers at the Library. Moreover, it also provides access to its bibliographic records through the online catalogue. Besides, it is the head of the Spanish library system and provides guidance and support to its institutions and users.
