Ten fresh plans to enjoy Madrid these days

When the heat intensifies in Madrid, you have to be prepared.

Luckily, at the disposal of the visitor and the neighbor who must spend August in its vicinity, there are many fresh plans that allow the body and mind to escape.

Coolness in the seating area

The Lara Theater is open for holidays.

Works and authors of reference populate a billboard with a predominance of comedy to refresh the afternoons and summer nights in the Villa.

Thus, the stalls will become an oasis in the center of Madrid for theater lovers.

His big bet is

, a production for all audiences by the Franco-Tunisian playwright and film director

that can be enjoyed at the Sala Cándido Lara until September 17.

The text that will be performed at Lara is a translation and adaptation by

and directed by

.

Starring

, this hilarious sitcom reserves a surprise ending.

The second premiere of the summer arrives at Cándido Lara, marking the return of

to Lara, after the passage of

during this season.

In this case, the play that will raise the curtain will be

, Wilde's most tempting and scandalous comedy, premiered in 1892, and with which he began his theatrical production.

, played by

will be another of the protagonists of Lara with the function

, starting August 11.

a trip to the past

Upon entering the reopened Café Barbieri, you can feel the history of a place that since 1906 has housed a multitude of stories among its impressive mirrors, its iron columns, its checkered floor, its marble tables and

.

Opened five years earlier, in 1901, on Calle de la Primavera, since it moved to Calle Ave María, in the heart of Lavapiés, it has become a key meeting point for lovers of jazz, gatherings and singer-songwriters. .

Today, it offers excellent coffee, cocktails dedicated to big names (such as

or

) and a menu full of first-rate Italian dishes, such as its caponata (which it says is the best in Madrid), its burrata or its lansagna Ragú.

A spa in the city center

The importance of taking care of the body, both physically and mentally, should not be neglected in summer.

For this, the

offers its guests and visitors an oasis of relaxation in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the city.

The

is a

space isolated from noise where the guest or visitor can receive facial and body treatments as well as a wide variety of massages to enjoy individually or in pairs in the duo cabin.

After or before the treatments, the perfect thing is to relax even more in the

with views of the recently inaugurated Plaza de España.

A summer must-place

Marinated salmon with wakame salad and soy mayonnaise, salmorejo with spiced sardine and hoisin emulsion, Iberian rice with mushrooms and candied artichoke... At

restaurant , chef

z offers a wide selection of dishes: from the most classic to the most vibrant, going through a healthy proposal for the

.

Located on the ground floor

, the interior designer J

has sought to create a meeting point where flavors can be brought together, which stands out for its Madrid influence of contemporary style with iconic figures of culture

A method against the heat

Luis Merlo, Jorge Bosch, Marta Belenguer

and

once again take to the stage of the Teatro Cofidis Alcázar in the shoes of four candidates for an important job in the third season of the successful

, the ruthless and hilarious comedy by

, directed by

where cunning, cruelty and lack of scruples seem to have no limits.

Summer cinema and solidarity

This new summer cinema opens its doors until September 11 in the

.

Apart from its cinematographic programming (of all genres and for all ages) for which there are 850 seats, it hosts various shows, live music, monologues, restaurants and rest areas in the heart of Madrid.

Solidarity will be one of its fundamental pillars: the project will give work to young people without family references in our country thanks to

and the gastronomy of the chef of the Ovillo restaurant,

.

shooting the heat

virtual reality experiences ,

has opened

and one of the largest in the world in Madrid.

Located on Calle Londres 25, this new location triples the size of its predecessor: it exceeds 1,000 square meters and becomes the company's base of operations on the European continent.

It also incorporates

a new and innovative generation of devices that will free gamers from the weight of the backpack and allow them to enjoy a much freer and more immersive experience.

In its six years of life in our country, more than 200,000 people have already passed through the Madrid facilities, which makes it the benchmark company in the multiplayer virtual reality sector.

The most awaited terrace

Manero, Estimar

and

come together for one of the most anticipated openings of the Villa:

, in Plaza de Isabel II, 7. The best of Mediterranean and Levantine cuisine is at the recently opened

hotel in Ópera, with inland Alicante rice dishes, fresh seafood, gastronomic tapas, grilled meat and fish, homemade desserts and much more.

The new

in the capital, with three proper names behind it such as

and

, opens

at this

a private interior patio that is a large space filled with natural light where Mar Mía presents its gastronomic experience al fresco, an extension of it that takes place indoors.

coffee for two

If you're looking for love in the summer, consider visiting a local GoodNews.

Until September, the brand's establishments will offer free coffee to all those who come and show that they are on their first date obtained through the

platform (through its new BeeKey tool).

According to data from dating companies, new habits have been established over the last two years and 1 in 3 people say they are now more likely to have "an alcohol free date" than before the pandemic.

Tribute to two brothers

The show

arrives in the capital after its successful premiere in Seville on the 150th anniversary of the birth of

, with a selection of the most charismatic pieces by the playwrights of Utrera.

The play, which brings together five of the most famous farces by the Álvarez Quintero family, great exponents of sparkling and hedonistic Andalusian costumbrista theater, can be seen outdoors at Teatro Quique San Francisco until September 11.

The pieces, tender and melodramatic, starring

and

, offer a fun and friendly portrait of Andalusia in texts full of rhythm and characters who are tremendously complicit with the public.

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