apartments in madrid

About the city

Madrid, Spain's capital city is one of the most vibrant, energetic and beautiful European cities, full of colours and friendly people. From Chueca (the best-known gay area in Spain), Sol and the Gran Vía boulevard (full of nice shops) to Plaza España or Malasaña (famous for its bars and nightlife), there is no corner in the city you should miss. Madrid is one of the liveliest cities in the world. The problem with this beautiful capital is picking and choosing what to do, because of its wide range of cultural, artistic and leisure activities. There are lots of famous museums like Prado, Reina Sofía or Thysen with permanent collections, other cultural and art galleries, theatres, music festivals, cinemas... Madrid's outdoor terrace bars are really a must during summertime and a wonderful way to spend the warm summer evenings. It is the perfect city to spend your holidays!

Accommodation

Now you know what a wonderful city Madrid is, you need to think what kind of accommodation is suitable for you. If you are looking for a perfect, impeccable accommodation, to feel as comfortable as home and with all the advantages that you have in a hotel including privacy, your better choice would be an apartment. Only-Apartments has a wide range of apartments all around Madrid.

The perfect apartment

Book your ideal short-term apartment in Madrid for you, your family and your friends at the best rate available and experiment the benefits that provide spending your holidays in an apartment instead of in a hotel. Only-Apartments offers a wide variety of rent fully equipped apartments to enjoy a quality time in an attractive place and to get the comfort and privacy you need in order to have a pleasant stay. If ypu rent a central apartment in the city you would enjoy the conveniences of a prime location plus the benefits of a good hotel. Don´t share the services with other people!

Benefits

Private homes offer excellent flexibility. The biggest advantage of staying in an apartment is the freedom that it gives to you. You don't have to adjust to a timetable like in a hotel; so, you feel less limited. The costs are lower: hotels are always more expensive than apartments.

Give yourself the genuine experience of renting an apartment in Madrid. It will be unforgettable! Enjoy the city from a different point of view.

The 15th September starts the forty-eighth edition of Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week, the great Spanish fashion platform. The Pasarela Cibeles, renewed under Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week´ epigraph, will bring together a whole of 36 acclaimed Spanish designers and some young promises that will show 52 collections in 40 parades till 19th September. The new Cibeles concept is born with the objective of consolidating Madrid's city as a grand centre of international design and Spanish fashion. Cibeles will present the latest trends for next season Spring-Summer 2009.

This edition will usher in a new and decisive chapter in the history of Cibeles, the grand forum for the promotion of Spanish fashion organised by IFEMA. In addition, Cibeles will present an exhibition with the creations of 16 young fashion designers that will participate in EL EGO de Cibeles - the forum for promoting young talented designers. Nine of them will launch its collections for the first time next 19th September.

There will be two different catwalks for this new edition: Cibeles and Neptuno. Cibeles will present the most classic creations, while Neptuno will host the most avant-garde tendencies. Furthermore, the surface will increase from 5.400 square meters, last year, to 14.000 square meters this year.

Devota y Lomba will open the programme at this edition. On Thursday it will offer a number of outstanding new features, such as the incorporation of the renowned designer, Nicolas Baudelet, for El Caballo, and the men's fashion duo, Jan iu Mes, under the heading of cutting-edge creation. Duyos, Jesús del Pozo, David Delfín, Roberto Torreta, Alma Aguilar, Ana Locking, Juanjo Oliva, Miguel Palacio, Agatha Ruiz de la Prada or Roberto Verino will be some of the other famous fashion designers who will participate in Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week.

Furthermore, the new approach adopted at Cibeles will include the presentation of a new area, in the form of a grand avenue, known as CIBELESPACIO. This area, which is located at the entrance hall and it will present a permanent exhibition, it will feature various different activities throughout the week.

Giant screens will be installed in some streets and squares to show the parades on live: Plaza de España, Plaza de Callao, Plaza España, Colón, Gran Vía 24 y Paseo de la Castellana 2. In addition, a free bus service will connect the principal commercial areas for those who want go shopping. Come and discover what's on in Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week. Rent apartments in Madrid to enjoy the best accommodation

The capital of Spain, located in the heart of the peninsula and right in the center of the Castillian plain 646 meters above sea level, has a population of over three million.

A cosmopolitan city, a business center, headquarters for the Public Administration, Government, Spanish Parliament and the home of the Spanish Royal Family, Madrid also plays a major role in both the banking and industrial sectors.

Most of its industry is located in the Southern fringe of the city, where important textile, food and metal working factories are clustered. Madrid is characterized by intense cultural and artistic activity and a very lively nightlife.At the beginning of the 19th century, Joseph Bonaparte undertook the reform of the Puerta del Sol and vicinity. The commercial street known as the Gran Vía was built as an east-west avenue at the start of the century. In the 1950's the north-south boulevard called Paseo de la Castellana was extended and modern buildings were erected, housing the major financial institutions. Remainings of the distant past are mainly the Baroque and neoclassical strcutures of the 17th and 18th centuries, such as the Plaza Mayor (Main Square), the Palacio Real (Royal Palace) and others which will be described later during our guide of the city.

Many of the hotels in Madrid offer great discounts. This means you can stay at low rates and safe money to visit even more of the great sightings Madrid has to offer.

Strangely, Madrid's typical music and dance is Scottish in origin, named as such for the German scottisch. The chotis came into fashion in during the 19th century and stuck in the working-class barrios of Lavapiés and La Latina. See more about it in Madrid festivals.

These days, music in Madrid is as varied as any major world capital. Along with Barcelona, it attracts acts big and small from all over Spain and the world.

You can find out about most concerts in any newspaper or the Guía del Ocio, a weekly entertainment guide. Besides, most free walls in the city center are plastered with posters announcing major and minor concerts. If a big-name group is passing through, you'll be hard-pressed to miss the news.

You can buy tickets for most concerts at FNAC, a large department store on c/ Preciados, just off Puerta del Sol, or at any El Corte Inglés. (See Madrid shopping).