The Royal Palace, El Pardo or Aranjuez. Madrid is also known as a “Court” or “Villa”, and the reason is in its many royal houses. Not all of them have really been royal residences, but there are part of the royal “air” we can still breathe in the city.
Show, art, guitars and the particular sound of the broken flamenco voices, “el quejío”. Flamenco lovers can find in Madrid a perfect city to enjoy this centenary art, originally from Andalucía, and highly appreciated by foreigners. Here is a small guide of the most famous flamenco venues in Madrid.
San Lorenzo del Escorial, Aranjuez and Alcalá de Henares have a lot o of things in common: moreover than being very famous- and visited- Madrid cities, they are Unesco Heritage declared enclaves; now, they are also united because they are part of the denomination “Legacy Cities” from Madrid.
Efetur is living a celebration. We are about to deliver our 1st Efetur Tourism Awards. Five prizes recognizing and enhancing the efforts made by the tourist sector companies, entities and professionals.
In order to enjoy some our land´s highest trails, travellers must confront vertigo head on. Between the steep crags and cliffs of destinations like Huesca or Granada, unique moments can be found.
There is more to Gran Canaria than just sun and beaches. The island offers its residents and the thousands of tourists who visit its 1,560 square kilometres every year with a plethora of leisure and entertainment activities to choose from.
It’s one of the finest restaurants on Earth and it will move to Madrid for just four weeks. The three Michelin starred Alinea in Chicago is called to atract many European diners and journalist from all over the world with an unique gastronomic experience.
With perfect wind and waves, and an almost year-round good climate, Gran Canaria´s 256 km coastline is a water sports paradise, attracting more than 40,000 sailing and surfing fans every year.
In the last few years, the gay community has made Maspalomas, in southern Gran Canaria, one of its top holiday destinations. For most of the year, it´s the most popular gay holiday location in Europe, bringing more than half a million tourists and 600 million euro to the island.
When the month of February approaches, daily routines are set aside all over the island of Gran Canaria for a few days as the celebrations get underway for carnival, the party where everyone is welcome, almost everything is allowed and for three weeks worries are replaced with costumes, glitter and fun.
Gran Canaria offers many year round celebrations and attractions but it is after the night of San Juan and the arrival of the summer season when the island really comes alive and experiences its most important celebration, in honour of its patron saint.
According to historical accounts, Christopher Columbus prayed in Vegueta, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, before setting sail for the Americas.
Ancient accounts of the conquest of the Canary Islands testify that the people who inhabited the islands before the arrival of the Castilians had a perfect understanding of calendars and used them to organise their religious rituals, festivals and the right times to sow their seeds and carry out their harvest.
When a visitor first discovers the Canary Islands it is hard to resist the temptation of potatoes with mojo sauce, an unassuming dish that manages to express both the identity of traditional Canarian cooking and the excellence of the region’s products.
Laurel forests, cliffs and dunes make up 45% of Gran Canaria’s territory. It is an island with 33 nature areas to discover the local species, which in the past seduced European naturalists. It is also an place to go hiking or to enjoy the variety of greens, golds and browns of the landscape.
It’s been over a decade since Princes of Asturias got married. In these ten years, there have taken together many official trips. Those places have built their particular photo album and international memories.
Cultural, business, culinary or ecologic. Nomad traditions and a look towards the future. Kazakhstan has landed this week at Fitur 2014, the International Tourism Fair in Spain.
Madrid’s touristic attractions can satisfy any kind of expectation. Unique art exhibition rooms, grastronomy, sports, shopping and even nature define Madrid’s polyhedral leisure calendar.
Madrid is the driving force of business tourism in Spain, with its exhibition centre, Ifema, as its main source of energy. Two million people travel every year to Madrid for this reason.
Madrid is a tourist destination offering lots of activities: culture, shopping, sports, nature… But there are things you can only do in this region. Here is our list: ten “musts” for your next trip.
