Cosas que hacer en Madrid en Navidad, Año Nuevo y Reyes Magos

Los Reyes Magos traen regalos
cada Navidad a los niños de Madrid   

Navidad española en Madrid

La Navidad en Madrid se deja sentir desde que se encienden las luces y se colocan los adornos de Navidad en las zonas comerciales. ¿Sabes ya todo lo que Madrid ha preparado para vivir y celebrar estas fiestas?

Things to do in Madrid at Christmas, New Year and "Reyes Magos" (6th January)

Spanish Christmas in Madrid

On the 6th January Spanish kids
receive gifts from the Reyes Magos
- Christmas in Madrid

Christmas begins from the time the lights are turned on and the Christmas decorations are put up in the commercial areas. Do you know about everything that Madrid has prepared for you to enjoy these holidays?

Out with the old and in with the new: Puerta del Sol's Tío Pepe to become Apple Store

Tío Pepe - ever visible in the Puerta del Sol, Madrid

Since 1936, every madrileño and tourist has been welcomed into the Puerta del Sol by the grand, luminous red, green and white lights of Tío Pepe. The ever lit bottle logo, with equally bright sombrero, torero (typically short, Andalucian jacket) and guitar, has become a recognizable and memorable mark within the Spanish city. However, the iconic company, who celebrated their 165th anniversary in 2009, is soon to be replaced at número 1 de la Puerta del Sol by the construction of a four storey Apple Store. The move has been highly criticized here in Madrid, because it signifies the removal of one of Sol´s most symbolic buildings and one of the marks that has survived through times of civil war, dictatorship, building reforms, and throughout all of which the building has remained to symbolize tradition and the Spanish culture that we all know and love.