Welcome To Madrid!

Hello guys!

We’ve already met in person, but welcome to AU Madrid online as well! You’ve been in Madrid for a few days now and have surely explored on your own, but here are some ideas for this weekend (January 17th and 18th):

The Mercado de las Ranas (Frogs' Market) is an open-door event in which shops in the Literary Quarter open all day long on the first and third Saturday of the month. The aim is to showcase and share the neighbourhood's commercial, tourist, cultural, and gastronomic offerings. At the same time, local restaurants and bars offer numerous attractions, providing a comprehensive experience for all visitors with promotions, discounts, and special menus. This event is similar in format to other world-renowned markets such as Portobello Road or Camden Town in London, or famous New York flea markets like Hell's Kitchen or the Soho Antiques Fair & Collectibles. The market starts at No 2 Calle de Huertas, and runs all the way till Calle del Príncipe. It then continues from the corner of Calle de las Huertas and Calle del León to the corner of Calle de las Huertas and Costanilla de las Trinitarias.

Metro: Antón Martín (L1). Sol (L1, L2, L3). Estación del Arte (L1)

Saturday January 17th, 12-7:00pm

(Text from the Official Madrid Tourism website and picture from Madrid Happy People website)

 

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The Museum of Romanticism presents an original exhibition curated by Stéphany Onfray that brings together calling cards, portraits, and 19th‑century photographic objects to show how photography studios became spaces of expression and freedom for women https://www.esmadrid.com/en/whats-on/women-portrayed-museum-romanticism

 

Metro: Tribunal (L1, L10), Alonso Martínez (L4, L10, L5), Chueca (L5)
Mondays closed. Tuesdays to Saturdays 9:30am-8:30pm. Sundays 10:00am-3:00pm

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Movies night! Many of the city's cinemas screen films in their original language with Spanish subtitles. In addition, cultural institutions, headed by Filmoteca Española, are organising activities that will turn Madrid into an ideal destination for movie-goers. More information in https://www.esmadrid.com/en/films-their-original-language  or in one of our old posts: https://exploringwithauspain.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-very-special-movie-theater-in-madrid.html or https://exploringwithauspain.blogspot.com/2025/02/little-secret-plans.html

Near Plaza de España you can find a wide variety of movie theaters (though not all of them are located there, as you’ve probably noticed in the previous links) that show films in the original version. How about watching Rental Family in English with some popcorn on Friday or Saturday afternoon at Cines Renoir Princesa? Movies here are much cheaper than in the U.S.! And in some theaters, if you keep a code that appears on your ticket, your second visit can be even cheaper!

Cines Renoir Princesa: Calle de la Princesa 3 ("Plaza de los Cubos", as people call it).

Metro Plaza de España (L3 y L10)

Showtimes for that movie in particular (it is different for others): 4:00pm, 6:00pm, 8:35pm, 10:40pm