Entertaining the indie generation
Keeping your children amused over the holidays, and beyond, can be educational The following guide may be of some use...
Going for a song? Teatro Real auctions off pieces of operas past
Over 1,000 costumes, masks, wigs, furniture and props to go under the hammer
Madrid's lost arcades
These old commercial cloisters were once the life and soul of the Spanish capital Now that they are in decline, a new movement is afoot to revitalize the shopping galleries
Beyond the Prado and Thyssen
A cornucopia of oddball artifacts awaits visitors who dare to explore Madrid's other museums
Reading for free in Madrid
The Libros Libres project is offering books for nothing in the Chamberí district
Flying the freegan flag
The people who collect the leftover food the rest of us throw out
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