1. Madrid ”MADRID, RICHNESS AND
ELEGANCE IN A CITY OF CONTRASTS ”
Sales Meeting
65 PAX – Madrid – Oct / Nov 2012
Madrid, capital of Spain, is a cosmopolitan city
which combines modern infrastructures with an
incredible cultural & artistically patrimony and
heritage of several centuries of history.
Strategically situated in the center of the
Peninsula, Madrid offers one of the most
beautiful and richest historical centers, gifted
with the most important museums in the world
and the famous Golden Triangle: Prado
Museum, Reina Sofia Museum, Thyssen
Bornemisza ….
These conditions, associated with the
development of a dynamic, open and joyful
society have made this metropolis to one of
the greatest capitals of Europe.
3. Overview Proposals
HOTELS THEMATIC VISITS ACTIVITIES LUNCHES &
DINNERS
Hotel Vincci Bullring of Las ventas with -Madrid on Go cars Traditional tapas lunch
Soho 4* demonstration of dressing of at the restaurant Los
a “matador” and “Parc del Galayos OR Meson 5
Buen retiro” Jotas
Hotel Vincci Visit to the Stadium Santiago -Madrid on bicycles Lunch at special
Soma 4* Bernabeu ( followed by restaurant Real Café
lunch at the Real café Bernabeu
Bernabeu ) ****************************
Original dinner at tje
Old shops itinerary in -Madrid Street day ( restaurant Bodega
Madrid gymkhana ) Dominio de Antargu
Historical dinner at
Dynasty of Hapsburg & -Activity Tasting time restaurant La Cueva de
Royal Palace or Prado Luis Candelas
Museum
Modern style dinner at
-Cocktail course at Dry Martini restaurant La Capilla de
Installations la Bolsa or Loft 39
Fun & dance evening at
Shoko Club & Lounge
OR Bangaloo Restaurant
& disco lounge
5. Bullring of Las Ventas and The Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas is a famous bullring in
Madrid (Spain).
Parc del Buen Retiro Situated in the barrio of Guindalera, in the district of
( half day ) Salamanca and it was launched in June 1931. It has a
seating capacity of 25,000 and is regarded as the home of
the bullfighting in Spain.
This bullring was designed by an architect called Espeliú. Its
style is Neo-Mudéjar (Moorish) with pottery incrustations.
The seats are situated in 10 "tendidos". The price of the
seats depends upon how close they are to the "arena"
and whether they are in the sun or in the shadow. The
bullfighting season starts in March and ends in December
and are held every day during the San Isidro Fiesta, and
every Sunday or holiday during the season. Bullfights start
at 6 or 7pm and last for two to three hours.
Optionally : we can have the
great advantage to be
accompanied in tour by a
real “matador “ with its assistant
“mozo de espada “ that will explain
us more deeply the world and
philosophy of the bullfighting .
Demonstration of the ceremony of
dressing, a unique and essential
moment & preparation of the
personalities !!!
6. Bullring of Las Ventas and The Parque del Buen Retiro is the most popular park in
Madrid. It can get crowded during weekends when
Parc del Buen Retiro many Madrilenian families go for a walk in the park and
( half day ) moreover, street musicians, sidewalk painters, fortune
tellers, jugglers and street performers animate the people.
A Royal Park
The Retiro Park was created as a royal park; it belonged
to the Real Sitio del Buen Retiro palace. Retiro stands for
retreat, hence the name of the park and palace. At the
time the park was outside the city walls, but now Madrid
has completely enclosed the Retiro park. The 130ha or
320acre large royal park was opened to the public in
1868. It is partially laid out in a formal French style, while
other parts are more natural.
The Lake
Close to the northern entrance of the Parque del Retiro is
a large artificial lake, the Estanque del Retiro. Here you
can rent a rowing boat, especially popular during
weekends. A large monument with an equestrian statue
of King Alfonso XII overlooks the lake.
Palacios
More to the south is another, much smaller lake and at
the edge of the lake is a beautiful glass building, the
Palacio de Cristal which was built in 1887 by Ricardo
Velázquez Bosco. Initially it was planned to use it as a
house for exotic plants which was brought over from the
Philippines. Now it is mainly used for temporary exhibitions.
Nearby is another pavilion, the Palacio de Velázquez,
designed in 1884 by the same architect.
7. STADIUM SANTIAGO BERNABEU The dream of Madrid’ s football club was come true with
the completion of the Stadium Santiago Bernabeu
(REAL MADRID)
PANORAMIC VISIT OF THE STADIUM : Let’s get up through one
of the 8 spectacular panoramic lifts of the Santiago
Bernabéu... an impressive perspective
TROPHIES EXPOSITION : European cups , Intercontinental
championships , Cup of Spain , UEFA Super Cup and many
others tournaments & titles
The exposition presents as well pictures of historical
matches, pictures of famous players, etc .
TOUR OF THE CAMP : Let’s appreciate now the camp and
inside installations from the same point of view from
PRESIDENTIAL BOX: The most exclusive area of the stadium is
reserved for the direction of the teams, authorities and
special guests . It is also the place where the trophies of
Real Madrid are can be admired.
PLAYERS GALLERY AND TECHNICAL AREAS : the tunnel from
where the players are coming to the field and the technical
area; properly where the players are living the match with a
lot of contained emotion .
LOCKERS – PRESSROOM – BOUTIQUE
8. Madrid itinerary &Old
Shops of the capital
( half day )
A tour through the most ancient streeets of Madrid:
Calle Toledo, Calle Estudio, Plaza de Cascorro, Calle
Mayor.
This itinerary end with the visit of ancient shops of the
capital, which are nowadyas emblematic sites of Madrid.
Just to name a few:
The old cake shops : El Riojano, Casa Mira and la
Mallorquina
The oldest boutique of fans : Casa de Diego and finally
The boutique of shawls : la Seseña.
9. Dynasty of Hapsburg
Departure towards the "Puerta del Sol" , ( Km 0 of the
and Royal palace Spanish roads ) to discover Madrid of the Austrians : this
name was given to the city of Madrid during the dynasty
( half day ) of Habsburgs in Spain.
During this period , the city was enriched of palaces and
monuments, our journey will permit us to admire the rich
buildings of the Renaissance and Baoque time.
From the Puerta del sol onwards, we will continue by
walking in the heart of Madrid, a nice walk through the
streets whilst passing-by the most interesting sites of the
capital like Calle Mayor with the Casa de la Villa , Casa
Cisneros and the Tower of Lujanes or even the Casa de
la Panaderia ( the house of the baker's ) ..etc
Let's continue our tour with the visit of the Royal Palace,
the symbol of the beauty of Madrid . The palace is one of
the most beautiful residences of Europe. It was built on
the ruins of a fortress, which was destroyed by a fire in the
year 1734. The first rock of the construction is from 737...
Nearby , the " Plaza de Armeria ", and the entrance of
the gardens of the palace, just before the so called
“Campo del Moro”. In addition, the complex includes as
well the cathedral “La Almudena”.
This palace is not used any longer as a residence but as a
privileged place where special events are taking place
such as the wedding of the Prince of Asturias, in May
2004.
10. MADRID
CITY OF MUSEUMS Museums in Madrid will surely capture your attention
as they handle topics from prehistoric times to
modern day technologies and from art to science.
Here's a brief summary of two of the most important
museums of Madrid
PRADO MUSEUM
The Museum of Prado is one of the best , biggest and
richest Pinacoteca collections of the world ( for the
quality and number – 3000 aprox- of work arts ), that
deserves without any doubt a visit !!!! The building
that welcomes the Museum itself is a splendid
example of the Neoclassic architecture of the 18th
century, designed by Juan de Villanueva . The
principal treasure of the museum is formed by the
Spanish school, from the medieval times until the
genius Goya, passing by fantastic work arts of El
Greco, Velázquez, Murillo o Zurbaran………
12. Go Car Tour
Madrid
Zip around Madrid in a little yellow GoCar, perfect for a day
full of sightseeing and adventure, a GoCar is more than just
fun – it can also be your personal tour guide! You do the
driving and the CoCar navigates and talks to you.
These cars are smart. An on-board computer and a GPS-
system do the thinking so you can actually relax and admire
the beautiful city. As you enjoy the drive, it takes you to all
the best sites and tells you the stories that awake the city to
life.
The GoCar takes you to spectacular places which only few
visitors get to see. It's like having a local show you around.
And this little car can go where the tour buses can't.
OPTIONAL : This tour can be realized as an event with
different options of tests and games !!!
13. Madrid in bicycles
through the Parc of
Buen Retiro
( Madrid )
THE MOST EMBLEMATIC PARC OF MADRID
Accompanied by our guides, clients will ride
through the Parque del Buen Retiro, discovering all
its architecture , flora and fauna.
Our route will guide us principally on asphalted
ways.
The activity dos not require a special physical effort
as it is a quite easy event to realize.
Each assistant will receive a bike , helmet and a
small bottle of water.
14. Madrid “Street day” Madrid , with its cultural , artistically and historical
richness will serve us as a scenario for our activity.
Madrid The group will be divided in various teams
depending of its importance ; OBJECTIVE : getting
the most nº of points following an itinerary marked
on a map and in a limited timing .
-Type of tests : taking original or extravagant
picture, getting a special object, answering
questions, resolve a riddle and much more
-Material : road book, map of Madrid, water for
participants, Polaroid photo camera
15. Madrid “Street day”
Madrid Each stop will be associated with an
emblematic place of Madrid .
No point is obligatory and the value of each
one of them will depend of the difficulty of
the test and its remoteness or distance.
This is a very funny way to get to know the
capital of Spain.
16. Activity “Tasting time” GASTRONOMY IN CENTENARY TAVERN !
Madrid We will take the group to one of the
centenarian tavern of Madrid for a very
special experience of gastronomy
In the lounge we will enjoy some of the best
tapas of the city, which are especially
prepared for the group, and they are
accompanied by various selected wines of
the region!
An activity of “buen gusto” !
17. Get to know the city in a different way with a gymkhana, combining
Gymkhana cultural in a visit to the principal monuments and an interactive game where
they will have to solve enigmas and riddles related to our culture,
history, famous personalities …
Madrid
Documentation: Route Book
Actors: 2 Gal Coordinator general : 1
Personalities to be selected :
Velázquez : Draw in coordinate way with oil and pencil frames of
Velázquez.
“Chulapo”: Popular games of Madrid (Goya Bowling , little frog, etc),
tasting of wines wins, etc.
Capitán Ala triste: We will test our chance with our skills…..
“Quoits” : A game of hoops that requires skills and precision
“Giant chinese sticks “: game in which a good pulse and solid nerves
are needed! It consists of moving out each stick without moving the
others .
“Equilibrios”: to realise a serial of manoeuvres : empty out the
content of a recipient to other , without loosing any liquid. To raise
the maximum nº of balls , etc.
“Madridista” : Realise touches with a ball , logical games of balls
and quiz of football & Madrid.
18. Flamenco course in The group will attend a nice flamenco lesson
in order to learn the most emblematic and popular dance of
a real “tablao” Madrid.
“Their first night in Madrid”, is the most ancient and typical
“tablao” , where the tradition of flamenco was born in this city.
It was reopened and still carries the same taste of types and
the best artists in the world of the Flamenco art. This is
something that guests will never forget.
Our clients will have the possibility to receive a passionate
lesson of the traditional Spanish dance: FLAMENCO !
The duration of the course is of 1h aprox and will be
composed of 4 “times” :
-Movement of arms and legs
-Castanets
-Wok with feet
-Dance
19. SITE is in the South of Madrid and is an area specially prepared for
Survival and orientation outdoor games and activities
( Exterior of Madrid ) ACTIVITY : Consists of a multidisciplinary competition. Participants will
have to complete an itinerary of orientation managing each
test, multi-adventure, orientation, survival, archery, skills activities
(giant darts , canals…etc).
Each test signify a certain nº of points which can be obtained
It can optionally include a rural route with botanic notions
EXAMPLES :
1. Hiking and knowledge of botanic species
2. Realising a small oven for cooking bread
3. Getting water
4. Constructing a compass and orientating in the nature
5. Utensils and natural weapons …..!!!!
6. Realising a natural rod !!!
7. Realising and imagining traps
8. First Aid
9. Personal defence
10. Test of Zahorí: Finding water with the stick of Zahorí.
11. Hunter : Activity orientated in stimulating the instinct of survival ,
defence and protection . Participants will have to construct
various weapons and natural utensils such as arcs , arrows ….
We will explain how ecological hunting can be realized
12. Knowledge : Identification of footsteps and following of those,
Identification of the species …
13. 13. Rescue : Realisation of stretcher and use in emergency
situation; construction of stairs , etc
20. “DRY MARTINI” the
academy cocktail
Everyone will learn to realise the most famous cocktails
by the stylish site of Dry Martini which is a fashionable
Espacio para Foto 1 place in Madrid and.
Just like Tom Cruise in the famous movie, our clients will
become real experts of cocktails!
-History of the cocktails
-Knowledge of material
-Preparation and ingredients
-The culture of ice
-Knowledge of glasses
-Recipes
-Workshop
Duration 1h aprox.
22. LOCAL DINNER
LOS GALAYOS RESTAURANT
Avila room 50 pax
Bodeguilla room 40 pax
Duque room 70 pax
El refugio room 25 pax
Al altillo room 15 pax
The Restaurant "Los Galayos" is located at "La Plaza Mayor" in
the "Austrians" Neighborhood. Much time had been passed
and if the walls could speak they would explain how Madrid
was one hundred years ago, in the ages when "La Puerta del
Sol" and "La Plaza Mayor" were the centre of kingdom's special
Ceremonies.
Since 1975 and the Spanish Traditional Cuisine is more
elaborated, perhaps due to new technologies or because of
more sophisticated tastes which are demand by the
customers.
23. Meson 5 J
Madrid
We are talking of a restaurant chain , property of the
prestigious bodega of Sherry Osborne. Some typical sites
offering a traditional Spanish cuisine on the basis of
specialties of Iberian pork, even more well known is the ham
5J, one of the very best.
Those restaurants have warm atmosphere and are strongly
visited by the local people of Madrid. The most centrically is
at the Plaza de Santa Ana and the most outside one is in the
exterior area of Pozuelo de Alarcón.
The capacity of the restaurants varies from 60 to
140 people, everyone with different lounges where
to situate the groups for private services
24. Real Café de Bernabeu
Madrid
La Mar del Alabardero
Santiago Bernabeu is one of the most well
known sites of Madrid , where the lovers of
Madrid
mediterranean cuisine can enjoy sophisticated
plates with a spectacular view over the football
camp of the Real Madrid team.
Realcafé Bernabeu, in avant-garde style, offers
multifunctional spaces whilst having a pleasant,
elegant and high-quality lunch or dinner.
***Optional : visit of the installations of the
Stadium before or after the event
25. Dominio de Antargü
Madrid
Dominio Antargü is a restaurant situated in the heart of
Madrid with a great selection of wine and moreover, there
it is possible to taste a good local market cuisine. It is a
classical restaurant and traditionally at the same time. The
bodega offers Spanish dishes acompanied with a fantastic
wine. ( bodega of more than 100 mq).
The restaurant has various spaces and lounges distributed
on different floors.
26. Restaurant Cuevas de
Luis Candela
Madrid
This restaurant is one of the most traditional ones in the
whole city. The guests are welcomed by Luis Candela
himself and the service personal is wearing the traditional
dressing of the famous bandit from the 19th century.
Despite delicious Tapas, this restaurant also offers well-
known dishes from Madrid.
27. Capilla de la bolsa
Madrid
Situated near the Plaza Mayor, the new restaurant
“La Capilla de la Bolsa” can be considered as a real
and authentic museum because it is situated in a
building that during the Middle Age was the hermit of
Santa Cruz ( the legend says that it was in relation
with the Order of Templars).
With the restructuration of this site, the maintaining of
the historical apporach was of utmos importance but
at the same time also adding some modern material
such as exotic wood from Africa , green marble onix
from Pakistan and much more was considered.
The studio Juliet y amigos was in charge of the
challenge of the decoration, which was kept apart
but guarding the original religious concept .
Capacity: 160 pax
28. Capilla de la bolsa
Madrid In the lounge LA CAPILLA (65 pax ) the classical style
characterized by baroque touches with designs of
plaster and a piano was maintained .
Private lounge PRIVADO DEL OBISPO (8 pax ):
furniture in alumina and on one side with an artistic
Italian fresco
Private lounge LA ABADESA (10 pax ) with green walls.
MONSEÑOR lounge (34 pax ) in Anglo-Saxon style
Fantastic art deco architecture as well for the terrace
“Lucernario” and as for the Bar “Cockteleria”.
With respect to the gastronomic offer, the clients can
enjoy Mediterranean cuisine where vegetables and
seafood are essentials . In addition, the restaurant
offers very original and colorful ice creams and
sorbets
Remarkable international wines and water cards as
well as high quality level cigars offered as well.
30. Loft 39
Madrid
The restaurant Loft 39 offers a Mediterranean
inspired cuisine, based on the excellent selection
of the products & creative presentation of the
plates.
The decoration of the lounges , realized by
Pascua Ortega, is joining contemporaneous style
and Spanish traditions at the same time .
Loft 39 is proud of having a great experience in the
organization of any kind of events. It offers a
multifunctional space where cocktail parties can
be organized right in the center of Madrid.
31. BANGALOO
Madrid Bangaloo is one of the most exclusive locations for the
realization of any event in Madrid. It is located in the
commercial district and can be reached easily by car or
public transport.
On 1800m2 Bangaloo offers a restaurant, discotheque and
5 seperate areas which are individually decorated.
(VIP, Love&Sex, Heart, Black, Jaima)
Capacities of the areas:
VIP: 40 pax
Love&Sex: 70 pax
Heart: 40 pax
Black: 20 pax
Jaima: 100 pax
Modern sound technology and fancy illumination of the
rooms as well as big plasma screens and a projector help
to make every event absolutely unique.
Restaurant: La Tavola di Bangaloo
The restaurant offers italian cuisine with a Mediterranean
touch and also a wide range of delicious wines is
available.