Madrid’s nightlife rages on despite pandemic: ‘These parties give me life’
EL PAÍS goes inside the events held in private homes and bars in violation of the restrictions in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus
EL PAÍS goes inside the events held in private homes and bars in violation of the restrictions in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus
A picture of the aftermath of Spanish Civil War bombings published in 1937 triggered a successful movement to save a crumbling property from demolition and find decent housing for its struggling residents
Vox city councilors wanted the work to be replaced with one related to sport, arguing that the design, which honors women such as Rosa Parks and Nina Simone, contained a “political message”
Eight regions including Madrid stand to benefit from financial aid, although the Spanish capital’s own damage estimate of €1.4 billion is being questioned by the central government
The weekly event, which was closed for 37 weeks due to the pandemic, is now back in business albeit with some significant changes: half the number of stalls and drones to monitor capacity
Around 200 officers will carry out daily checks on 26 affected areas in the capital to ensure the coronavirus restrictions are being respected
The advice comes on the day when a judge overturned the regional government's plans to close nightclubs and restrict smoking in public, and when new cases in Spain topped 8,100
The ruling conservatives, who launched the battle while in the opposition, now face the prospect of losing millions in revenue from traffic fines
Starting today all green areas in the capital will be open to the public with the exception of 19, while more than 19 kilometers of streets will be pedestrianized on the weekends
Parks in the capital have still not been reopened despite the loosening of the coronavirus confinement measures, making it difficult for people to maintain social distancing while taking exercise
As the coronavirus crisis eases, Madrid City Hall is planning on closing two emergency shelters, leaving many rough sleepers in an even more precarious situation
The event today at the Ifema convention center saw some health workers shout slogans and chants at regional premier Isabel Díaz Ayuso and Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida
Madrid’s Palacio del Hielo ice rink could soon become a morgue for victims of Covid-19. The government expects the peak of infections to be reached this week
Despite the police presence, hashish and marijuana are being sold in plain view in one of the capital's most popular green areas