Palacio de Gaviria

Manuel Gaviria, a prominent Spanish banker in the 19th century, hired an Italian architect to create this Renaissance-style palace. Gaviria famous as one of the paramours of Queen Isabel II, outfitted his palace with the ornate jumble of neoclassical and baroque styles that later became known as Isabelino.

In 1993 the building was opened to the public. Ten high-ceilinged rooms function as richly decorated, multipurpose areas for guests.

The palace - known now as El Palacio Gaviria or Palacio de Gaviria - is very close to Joy Eslava and it is one of the hot spots of the night in Madrid. A really different place to party. The bad news is that you have to pay to get in although if you can meet any of the PR that offer discount tickets on the street you can get a good deal (the ticket includes a drink). 

On Thursday night Palacio Gaviria celebrates an international night.

Web Site:

www.palaciogaviria.com

Address:

Arenal 9, Madrid

Open hours:

Monday to Friday from 9pm to 3am
Saturday and Sunday from 9pm to 5am.

Price:

Cover 8€-15€ ($10-$19), including 1st drink

Café de Chinitas (flamenco show)

Café de Chinitas is a restaurant and the most exclusive and popular flamenco show in Madrid. It´s placed in the centre of the city. Since it's opening, its stage has hosted lots of famous Spanish flamenco artists and has received important guests, such us His Majesty the King of Spain, Lady Diana, Bill Clinton, etc.

Cafe de Chinitas offers a different show every month. You can dine there before the show: Dinner and show from 70 euros, drink and show 32 euros. 

Contact information

Address: Calle Torija, 7.
Phone number: +34 91 559 51 35
Email: chinitas@chinitas.com

Transportation

Underground stations: Santo Domingo.
Bus routes: 1, 2, 202, 44, 74, 147, 133, 25 and 39.

Hours

Open: Monday to Saturday: from 21,30 to 1,30 .
Closed: Sundays.

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Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas

The Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas is the most famous bullring in Madrid and in the World.

It´s placed in the neighborhood (barrio) of La Guindalera, in the district of Salamanca. It was inaugurated on 1931. It has a seating capacity of 25,000. Its style is Mudéjar (Moorish) with pottery incrustations.

Bullfights are held every day during the San Isidro Fiesta, and every Sunday or holiday during the season. Bullfights start at 6 or 7pm and last for two-three hours. The price of the seats depends upon how close they are to the "arena" and their location: under the sun or in the shade (the latter being more expensive).

Transportation

Metro: Las Ventas station, lines 2 and 5.

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Monty Python´s best sketches (Teatro Alfil)

Teatro Alfil, Madrid
Author : Monty Python
Director : Santiago Sánchez y Joseph O´Curneen
Actors: Carles Castillo, Antonio de la Fuente, Fernando Gil, Richard Collins-Moore, Diego Molero y Sandro Cordero.
Production : Yllana y L´Om Imprebís
Language: Spanish

Santiago Bernabeu Stadium

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The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium is the home of Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. Work on the grounds started on October 27, 1944. Originally called Estadio Chamartín after Real Madrid's previous stadium, it was inaugurated in December 1947. It´s centrally situated on the main avenue that goes across Madrid, Avenida de la Castellana. It´s very easy to go to the stadium since there is a subway line that has a station right in fron of the stadium.

Real Madrid officially adopted the present name, "Estadio Santiago Bernabéu", on January 4, 1955 in honor of the club president Santiago Bernabéu. The stadium has been officially sanctioned by UEFA as Elite or 5 Star on its 60th year of its existence.

We vivedly recomend to take the Stadium tour. You can visit the pitch and the locker room where all the stars get ready for the games. And don´t miss the trophies room!

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Cine Ideal

Spaniards aren´t used to see movies in their original version. That´s why our English sucks ;)All the movies on TV or in the theatres are usually dubbed. One of the advantages of a city like Madrid is that you can find a bunch of theatres were you can enjoy movies in English an the selection of movies in other languages is wide as well.

Perhaps the most known cinema for non dubbed movies is Cine Ideal. It´s located in the begining of Barrio de las Letras, five minutes from Puerta del Sol. The crowd is quite international and you might want to go early because is usually packed. It shows all the last blockbusters and independent films.You can check the showtimes of Cine Ideal here.

Enjoy the movie!