Spain

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Culture
There are exhibitions, concerts, plays, films, conferences, and musical performances of almost anything in Madrid. The most fascinating among them are the International Theatre Festival, the International Film Festival, the International Opera Festival, the festival called “The Summers of the City”, and the Autumn Festival together with the seasons performances at the theater La Zarzuela and the Jazz, Pop and Rock Festivals not forgetting the Fair for Contemporary Art called “Arco”.

Attractions
Madrid has a large number of museums, where the great masters of Spanish and universal paintings are found. There are also museums for sculpture, archaeology, science, and much much more. Such as the Museum of the Romantic Period, Natural Science Museum, City Museum, or the Royal Arsenal.

Special Events
There are many special events in Spain one of which is the book fair, which brings together the most important national publishers. Other festival occasions that are important to Spain and Spain’s surrounding that are officially considered of interest to tourists are: Corpus Christi in Toledo and the celebrations at Atienza (Guadalajara), Camunas (Toledo), Mora (Toledo), Zamarramala (Segovia), Hita (Guadalajara), Candeleda (Avila). Finally, there is the festival excursion to the shrine of the Virgin of Hontanares, an excursion called “Romeria” in Spanish, Which takes place at Riaza, and the “Romeria” of El Cristo del Caloco. Just to name some.

Holiday
In the second half of May, Madrid celebrates in honor of San Isidro. The celebration is accompanied by typical Madrid folklore, including Fairs and Dances that are organized on the meadow of San Isidro, where the people of Madrid sing, dance and enjoy themselves next to the Hermitage of their Patrol Saint. At the same time, there are ballet and opera performances as well as the traditional bull fights at the bullring of Las Ventas. There are many holidays, ...