Madrid

22 July 2016

Longest Water Slide in Europe in Madrid This Sunday Only

Madrid is always a fun and interesting place to visit whatever time of year, but for this Sunday only it could well possibly be the coolest and most exciting European destination, as the longest...

Madrid buses in London to attract business

20 July 2016

Madrid Campaigns in London to Bring the City to Spain’s Capital

The president of the Region of Madrid, Cristina Cifuentes, has started a campaign to try to convert Spain’s capital into the new European City. This week, two red double-decker buses with the slogan...

30 June 2016

Bowie Tribute Concerts in Madrid and Barcelona This Weekend

Two massive concerts that will pay tribute to recently deceased rock legend David Bowie will take place in Madrid and Barcelona over the weekend. Around 20 Spanish indie and rock artists are all set...

22 June 2016

Thyssen Museum Exhibits New Collection from Caravaggio Until September

The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid has just inaugurated a new exhibition that features a total of 53 paintings by Italian master Caravaggio plus a number of northern European painters influenced...

20 June 2016

Amazon to Leave HQ on Outskirts of Madrid and Relocate to the Centre

Online retail giant Amazon has been happily settled in Pozuelo de Alarcón, 10km west of the Moncloa district of Madrid, for quite a number of years now. But now the technological experts are ready...

09 June 2016

Primark Wants to Be Twice as Big in Spain

Despite the fact that Primark has become the largest fashion store in Spain, outselling national global brands such as Mango and Zara, financial director of the Irish company, John Bason, has stated...

08 June 2016

San Sebastián Street Houses Most Expensive Property in Spain

Most people are aware that the most expensive properties in Spain are found in the largest cities. But perhaps not everyone knows that the properties with the highest value per square metre are found...

02 May 2016

Chinese Businessman Pays for 2,500 Employees to Holiday in Spain in May

It’s always great as an employee when our boss shows his or her appreciation for all our hard work throughout the year with an extra bonus at Christmas or a gift. For this reason, the 2,500 staff...

Investment into Spanish real estate goes up

25 April 2016

Investment into Spanish Real Estate Increases 20% in First Quarter

At the beginning of the year, many property experts had their doubts about what would happen to the real-estate sector in 2016. After a record twelve months for investment the previous year, the...

22 April 2016

Primark Becomes Spain’s Most Important Fashion Store Overtaking Zara and H&M

As we all know, Primark, the low-cost fashion store from Ireland, arrived in Spain a good few years ago; in 2005 to be precise. In this short space of time it began to gain incredible popularity, so...

21 April 2016

Free Guided Visits to Cervantes Tomb in Madrid Until December

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, considered by many as Spain’s greatest writer of all time is buried in the San Ildefonso church of the Trinitarias Descalzas (Barefoot Trinitarians) convent in Madrid,...

25 March 2016

If You Live in Rented Accommodation Hacienda May Chase You for ITP Tax

Probably the first question on most people’s lips after reading this headline is, “What is the ITP tax?”. And that’s a very good question. ITP stands for Impuesto de Transmisiones Patrimoniales, or...