Hotel Staunton	Hotel Elysée	Hotel Comfort Inn Earls Court
4 Star Hotel: beautiful Georgian house in the central area of Bloomsbury, just a few minutes' walk from Oxford Street and London's main attractions. Double rooms from just £120/night, including breakfast and taxes.	3 Star lovely hotel located in the area of Bayswater and Marble Arch, north of Hyde Park. Double rooms from £59.50/night, including breakfast and all taxes.	3 Star Hotel located in the trendy area of Earl's Court, you will be just one tube station away from London's main museum area and Harrods department store. Double rooms from £76/night, including breakfast and all taxes.
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London With a an area of 609 square miles (1500 km2) and a population of more than 10 millions inhabitants representing most of the world's nationalities, London is surely the most cosmopolitan destination in Europe. The city's thriving diversity can be found everywhere you go and it is difficult to find a place that offers so much to its visitors. While walking through the busy streets you will realize that the world comes to London for many different reasons, but the city's diversity is one common characteristic that attracts the people to come here. With diversity comes of course choice and again you have a lot to choose from in London – fascinating museums with free entrance, beautiful green parks and typical English gardens, international musicals, plays and opera shows, ultra modern architecture, Victorian and Georgian architecture, world-class shopping, haute couture, street fashion, pop culture, galleries, exhibitions, rock concerts – in fact the list could easily go on and on...

Even with its diversity, there are several aspects that make London quintessentially London, such as the Houses of Parliament, pinstriped suits, Buckingham Palace, the local pub, red double-decker buses... So you could simply pop on a double-decker to the City with its abundance of international banks and multinationals housed in some of the city's most impressive buildings and where old and new seamlessly merge. Then continue slightly further east to Brick Lane, and enjoy an authentic vindaloo or korma for just a few “quid” at one of the many curry houses scattered around the area. And then possibly finish your day off with a visit to the famous Tower of London.

See:
Up to 4th June: Tate Modern: "Albers & Moholy-Nagy: From the Bahaus to the New World"
Up to25th June: National Gallery: "Bellini and the East"
Up to 2nd July: National Portrait Gallery: "Warhol: Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century"
Up to 3rd September: Museum of London: "Satirical London: 300 Years of Irreverent Images"

Listen:
21st to 25th June: O2 Wireless Festival London, Hyde Park with The Strokes, Depeche Mode, Massive Attack, James Blunt and David Gray
1st and 2nd July: Concert at Hyde Park with Roger Waters, Starsailor, Texas, Primal Scream and The Who.

Visit:
23rd to 27th May: Chelsea Flower Show.
27th May to 24th September: Kew's Summer Festival.
26th June to 9th July: Tennis - Wimbledon Championship.

Hotel High Tech Nueva Castelana	Hotel Petit Palace Italia	Hostal Castilla
4 Star Brand new luxury hotel with 132 design rooms at excellent rates. Double rooms from 75 Euros/night, including breakfast and all taxes.	3 Star Hotel: Modern accommodation in the historic centre of the city. Double rooms from 96 Euros/night.	An affordable 2 Star hotel located in the area of Plaza Major, in the heart of the city. Double room from 55 Euros/night.
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In May, the people of Madrid often meet in the two festive areas of the city; Plaza del Sol and Malasaña, where there are many bars, restaurants and nightclubs open till late. A lot happens in the city during this month, firstly with the celebration of the "Dos de Mayo" (May 2nd), which commemorates the people's uprising against Napoleon's forces which had occupied the city, and then there is the celebration of Saint Isodoro, the patron of the city on May 15th. San Isodoro is celebrated over 2 weeks of festivities, including free concerts ranging from folklore music to Jazz and Blues. It is also the start of a month of bullfighting at the famous arena of Las Ventas, with the participation of Spain's best "torreadors". On the 15th, the natives dress up in their "chulapos" and "chulapas", traditional male and female costumes, and dance all night long.

Birthplace of the "Movida" (the country's socio-cultural movement after the death of Franco), Madrid is a modern and cosmopolitan city, and often shows a more dynamic and creative aspect than its eternal rival Barcelona. Among the numerous attractions that the city offers, there is the Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, where you can admire the Guernica from Picasso, as well as numerous works from Dali, Miro and Juan Gris. The Prado Museum is also a must-see, as it houses one of the world most famous art collections with works from Goya, Vellasquez, le Greco, as well as some works from Rubens and other famous European painters.

Calendar:
2nd May: Festival of "Dos De Mayos"
15th May: Festival of Saint Isidore
27th to 28th: May: Festimad Music Festival with Alice In Chains, Deftones...
23rd June: Festival of Saint Jean
24th June: Metrorock Music Festival with Beck, Morcheeba, Ocean Colour Scene…

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