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Around 15 May, Madrid's patron saint is honoured with a week of nonstop proces-
sions, parties and bullfights.
SUMA FLAMENCA
(
www.madrid.org/sumaflamenca
,
www.teatrosdelcanal.org
)
Another soul-filled fla-
menco festival that draws some of the biggest names in the genre to the Teatros del
Canal in June.
Flamenco
July & August
VERANOS DE LA VILLA
(
www.esmadrid.com/veranosdelavilla/
)
Madrid's town hall stages a series of cultural
events, shows and exhibitions, known as Summers in the City.
Culture
September-November
LA NOCHE EN BLANCO
On September's White Night, Madrid stays open all night with a citywide extravag-
anza of concerts and general revelry in 120 venues.
All-Night Festival
FESTIVAL JAZZ MADRID
(
www.esmadrid.com/festivaljazzmadrid
)
Madrid loves its jazz too much to be con-
fined to just one festival (Jazz es Primavera in spring is the other one). This one in
November is the more prestigious and groups from far and wide converge on the
capital for a series of concerts in venues across town.
Jazz
Sleeping
Los Austrias, Sol & Centro
HOTEL MENINAS €€
Boutique Hotel
( 91 541 28 05;
www.hotelmeninas.com
; Calle de Campomanes 7; s/d from €109/
129;
;
Ópera)
This is the sort of place where an interior designer licked his
or her lips and created a masterwork of understated minimalist luxury. The colour
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