User login Following the success of previous editions the Río Babel Festival is back in Madrid on 4 and 5 July 2025 at Auditorio Miguel Ríos Rivas Vaciamadrid for its eighth edition It is a heterogeneous Latin American music festival with the presence of national and international groups and artists like Kase.O one of the leading references of Spanish hip hop the Spanish duo Estopa and the legendary British band Madness The Río Babel Festival is an event that was created to connect national Latin and international music through a wide variety of artists with new musical proposals ranging from Latin jazz or folk to Indie or reggae Great names from Latin American and international music will come together in this latest edition One of the premises that Río Babel follows is to continue building bridges with Latin America which is evident through the presence of Latin references After participating in the first edition of Río Babel the musical duo made up of the Estopa brothers will be back to head the line-up on Saturday 5 July confirming their status as the Kings of music in Spanish. Estopa has a brilliant career in music under its belt consolidating itself as one of the most outstanding bands on today’s scene thanks to songs like Vino Tinto one of the leading hip hop references on the national scene which will be his only performance in Madrid on his exclusive and much awaited tour This new tour is an opportunity to review the milestones of his career before immersing himself in a new project enabling him to close one chapter in order to open another full of new challenges The iconic band Cypress Hill has also confirmed its participation revolutionised the global hip-hop scene with its unique blend of Latin and underground influences the group broke into the industry with its debut album of the same name which included hits like How I Could Just Kill a Man the group rose to fame with its second album The line-up is rounded off with performances by the legendary British band Madness; the virtuoso Yerai Cortés known for his ability to combine flamenco with a modern approach; the singer Bebe celebrating the 20th anniversary of her successful album Pafuera Telarañas; Alamedadosoulna soul and rock sounds into their songs; Queralt Lahoz from Barcelona who is a key figure in contemporary music; Griso following his split with his former group Arnau Griso; the multicultural mixed-race band La Ganga Calé; the band from Extremadura Sanguijuelas del Guadiana; Swing Original Monks with their fusion of world sounds and Ecuadorian folklore; Rawayana from Venezuela;  Mr  Kilombo from Madrid; or Reyna Tropical Other confirmed artists include Caravan Palace where the leading comedian in charge of opening the comedy stage will be the Spanish scriptwriter and radio presenter one of the most interesting voices on the comedy scene and on television will present the first day's comedy proposals The renowned and extremely vocal Inés Hernand; Andrés Fajngold from Catalonia; Isabel Rey from Madrid an expert in transforming dramas into laughter; the renowned Ignatius Farray; and the Spanish trio of African origin made up of: Lamine Thior Frank T and Asaari Bibang will also be performing on this stage Río Babel is still committed to bringing together several artistic and cultural disciplines in the same venue performing arts and gastronomy round off the programme of the festival that has become consolidated as a regular date in Madrid’s cultural agenda See programme Check official webpage Check official webpage From small gigs in hidden bars to jam-packed concerts in popular cafés festivals and classical concerts held in the Spanish capital Set in the Linear Park of the Manzanares River it is one of the city's great symbols of contemporary architecture The city’s new official sightseeing and tourist travel pass Our online store (in Spanish) sells artisan souvenirs 2025 (SPS) – The solidarity caravan known as 4*4 launched its 17th edition from the municipality of Rivas Vaciamadrid in the Spanish capital organized by the Rivas-Sahara Friendship and Solidarity Association The president of the Rivas-Sahara Association indicated that this caravan is transporting humanitarian aid and medical and technical equipment to help alleviate the suffering of the resilient Sahrawi people who are fighting for freedom and independence The caravan is set to cover more than 3,000 kilometers carrying an important political message given the current situation of the Sahrawi people It clearly reflects the commitment of civil society organizations to solidarity initiatives with Sahrawi people as their cause is just and their struggle legitimate for freedom It’s official: “Music Bank in Madrid” is back on Real Madrid unexpectedly cancelled all concerts scheduled to take place at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium until March 2025 “due to ongoing noise complaints from local residents.” This sudden mass cancellation included “Music Bank in Madrid,” which was set to take place at the stadium on October 12—and according to a statement by KBS’s “Music Bank,” neither they nor any of the event’s organizers were warned beforehand event organizer Korean Power announced that “Music Bank in Madrid” would now be held at the Miguel Ríos Auditorium in Rivas Vaciamadrid Korean Power’s full English statement is as follows: Watch full episodes of “Music Bank” with English subtitles below: It will now be held at the Miguel Ríos Auditorium in Rivas Vaciamadrid ‘Music Bank in Madrid’ has announced a new venue for its October concert following an unexpected cancellation by Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu Stadium K-pop concert ‘Music Bank in Madrid’ will now take place at the Miguel Ríos Auditorium in Rivas Vaciamadrid on its originally scheduled date of October 12. The news comes after Real Madrid unexpectedly announced the cancellation of all its events and concerts at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium two weeks ago organiser Korean Power said that the cancellation of the concert by Real Madrid had been a “unilateral decision” adding that it and the KBS Music Bank team had been “caught by surprise” by the news we have been working day and night […] to find an alternative,” the Korean Power team said The organiser described the Miguel Ríos Auditorium as “the only one available in the Madrid regions with the necessary capacity to accommodate everyone who had already purchased theit tickets without compromising any of the artists and technical production aspects” [EN]📣We wanted Music Bank and we got Music Bank.See you on October 12th at the Miguel Ríos Auditorium in Rivas Vaciamadrid. 🫰💜 pic.twitter.com/UDo4SERMuU — Korean Power (@koreanpowerkpop) September 25, 2024 all purchased tickets will remain valid at the new venue though the previously seated tickets will now be standing tickets on both the floor and stands due to space limitations and evacuation safety protocol It also shared a new venue layout and ticket categories for the concert Ticket holders who are no longer able or interested in attending the concert can request for a refund via ticketing site SeeTickets’ customer service portal by October 2 The world’s defining voice in music and pop culture: breaking what’s new and what’s next since 1952 in the Madrid town of Rivas-Vaciamadrid – 15 kilometers south of the capital – on a piece of land that the town council ceded to the diocese The new building materializes the third of the proposals presented better adapted to the liturgical norms of the Second Vatican?Council drew inspiration from Bernini’s plan for the Roman temple of Sant’Andrea al Quirinale where the floor plan is an elliptical form with the transverse axis longer than the main one concentrating the hierarchical density and placing parishioners on either side the purpose being to offer a mass celebration in which participation follows centered With this layout the altar remains at the center and parishioners have good views of the service and of one another An elongated space was in this way transformed into a centralized one wanted the building to be clearly directional and to make the most of the buildable area the program unfolds in a continuous building that connects the priests’ dwellings and parish center with the temple The skylights that ‘explode’ on one of the building’s facades mark the position of the presbytery A single volume organizes the program – housing for priests the skylights project outwardly creating a light-filled altarpiece in the temple’s interior The construction of the building is simple: metal structure core-ten steel cladding and plasterboard sheets.?It was all possible thanks to the collaboration of the priests (the current one is very interested in architecture) and of the parishioners A series of artists also collaborated in the project José Manuel?Ciria has painted the mural wall occupying the Holy chapel and which depicts the Creation; Javier Viver the images of the Virgin and of Saint Monica and the Via Crucis is a work of José Antonio?Ramos: fourteen steel crosses The Christ of the sacristy is a work of Javier Martínez the pulpit and the baptismal font were painted by Fernando?Pagola there arent any match using your search terms this is NOT the kind of architecture I want to do when I growup does anyone else see coney island or jersey-shore boardwalk when looking at that 3/4 photo real quick I would not be able to stay inside this building very long.... I agree with others that the environment is stark and univiting.. Are you sure you want to block this user and hide all related comments throughout the site Your comment will be visible once approved In front of the Jose Saramago school gate in the city of Rivas-Vaciamadrid a father who was unable to find his child was anxiously seeking help from a police officer patrolling near the school The police officer immediately called the Command Center for support and meanwhile used his handheld eLTE terminal to photograph the child’s pictures stored in the father’s mobile phone and then transmitted the captured photo to the Command Center the Command Center for the Rivas-Vaciamadrid Police Station took immediate actions to address the situation They quickly pinpointed the nearest patrol vehicles through their command system and sent the child’s photo and child-missing notification to the handheld eLTE terminals of all the police officers in that region the Command Center searched for any traces of the child by invoking real-time video feeds shot by surrounding cameras a police officer found a possible child in a nearby basketball court and immediately used his handheld eLTE terminal to start a video call with the father this child was the missing one and the father and son were then reunited There are a large number of children missing in the world every year about 800,000 children go missing every year The first 24 hours are the golden period of time to find missing children Police officers in Rivas-Vaciamadrid could not have found the missing child or handle similar cases so quickly if they used a Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) narrowband network Rivas-Vaciamadrid is a city belonging to the autonomous community of Madrid The city covers a land area of 67.4 square kilometers with a population of about 84,000 and is located just 15 kilometers away from the center of Madrid This city is one of the youngest in the Madrid region It is also one of the most environment-friendly and sustainable cities Rivas-Vaciamadrid won the European Union’s Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP) Award Rivas-Vaciamadrid is a founding member of the Spanish Network of Smart Cities (RECI) and is widely recognized as a pioneering ‘Smart City’ in Spain Rivas-Vaciamadrid has a network of 800 kilometers of fiber-optic cables which interconnects 86 municipal buildings and provides public Wi-Fi services for the entire locality the city decided to start investing in technology There were two important factors to determine this investment The first factor was to create a better-managed city with enough technology resources for more efficient city management and greater savings The second factor was to better serve citizens with these technology resources.” The objectives of Rivas-Vaciamadrid coincide with Huawei’s three goals of smarter city administration and economic revitalization when working with customers to build Smart Cities A Smart City ‘nervous system’ consists of a ‘brain’ [the control center] and ‘peripheral nerves’ [the network and sensors] This system gathers real-time information about the status of the city enables the ‘brain’ to analyze and make informed decisions and ultimately carries out intelligent actions The legacy ‘nervous system’ of the Rivas-Vaciamadrid government was a TETRA network they had built in 2005 This legacy network had the following problems: The TETRA narrowband provided voice services only and did not support multimedia data applications such as a real-time Geographic Information System (GIS) and mobile surveillance this network failed to meet the requirements of government and police agencies for video and large-traffic data usage the police desired to have added visibility capabilities to learn about on-site situations through videos within a short period of time this network did not support such functions resulting in limited awareness of on-site situations and a low policing efficiency The incident receiving and handling systems were not integrated with each other the command and dispatch system was isolated from the video surveillance system This isolation slowed down emergency response and created difficulties in cross-department collaboration The legacy network had been running for more than 10 years and was approaching End of Life (EoL) Due to the shrinking narrowband industry chain narrowband network operators failed to find the right evolution direction even if they wanted to upgrade the Rivas-Vaciamadrid government urgently needed to upgrade their existing network and decided to build new smart city ‘nervous system’ functions that could cover the entire city and dispatch services for 330 police officers Huawei is one of a few vendors in the industry which provides a holistic set of ICT solutions characterized by cloud-pipe-device synergy Huawei’s eLTE Broadband Trunking Solution provides professional services on a single network to enable visualized dispatching This solution is mainly intended for the public safety sector and extends to Smart Cities with integrated access network platforms to other sectors establishing a solid foundation for more Smart City applications After meticulous consideration of multiple factors the Rivas-Vaciamadrid government selected Huawei’s eLTE Broadband Trunking Solution to upgrade their legacy network The Huawei eLTE Broadband Trunking Solution provides the following compelling features: The solution uses the most advanced LTE wireless broadband technology to enable 100 Mbit/s for downlink transmission and 50 Mbit/s for uplink transmission A single network supports multimedia trunking High-Definition (HD) wireless video surveillance real-time distribution and backhaul of HD videos and pictures The Command Center can review videos sent back in real time from eLTE terminals or directly watch the live video images captured by city-wide surveillance cameras the Command Center remotely can accurately assess on-site conditions and effectively manage on-site incidents by leveraging GIS to locate people and vehicles the Command Center can designate the most appropriate police resources and achieve visualized dispatching The handheld eLTE terminals can be installed with the police station’s Intranet office software These installations implement better-connected mobile police operations and provide enriched police dispatch information through multimedia police dispatching tickets nearby police officers can collaborate with each other in real time police dispatching and incident handling are more accurate and efficient The eLTE broadband trunking system can interwork with the legacy TETRA system and communicate with public-network mobile phones High compatibility achieves the convergence of multiple network communication methods and more efficient cross-department communication and collaboration The eLTE broadband trunking network can be interconnected with the public network to implement public network coverage in areas with insufficient private network coverage This interconnection expands the scope of applications and reduces the initial investment investments can be gradually increased to improve coverage and data capabilities the fourth largest mobile carrier in Spain to provide a 2.6 GHz frequency band; Huawei teams up with the live-network integrator Tecnicas Competitivas who provides eLTE broadband trunking delivery and maintenance services; and Huawei works with the wireless planning consulting firm Aptica to provide network planning Huawei’s eLTE Broadband Trunking Solution dramatically improves the command and dispatch efficiency as well as quick response capabilities for Rivas-Vaciamadrid police officers in all cases the Director of the Rivas-Vaciamadrid police station stated: “The Command Center provides advantages which are clearly beneficial to Rivas-Vaciamadrid citizens we find that the Huawei eLTE Broadband Trunking Solution is crucial The most important thing for public safety is enabling the Command Center to respond quickly.” 80 percent of the Rivas-Vaciamadrid area benefits from the eLTE network coverage What makes the Rivas-Vaciamadrid city stand out from other cities is that all city management systems are deeply converged Almost all city facilities that can be remotely managed are networked The local government also provides location-based services so that any city managers can access city management applications anytime and from any device through Wi-Fi access via Bidi the Director of Rivas-Vaciamadrid’s Telecommunication Department pointed out: “The evolution from narrowband to broadband is an inevitable trend Huawei’s eLTE network solution is well integrated with all the systems in the city especially with the Rivas-Vaciamadrid Smart City project police officers and other city managers may increase lighting and perform any other actions such as opening doors or buildings via the eLTE terminal without the need for keys or other assistance.” a member of the Economic Development and Employment Council and Interior System and Telecommunications Council said: “The new eLTE network developed by Huawei and our Rivas-Vaciamadrid City Council provides voice and information services for the city’s security and emergency response This new network is the foundation for addressing new challenges in urban development and will improve the daily lives of Rivas-Vaciamadrid citizens This is the first-of-its-kind project in Spain Rivas-Vaciamadrid leads the development of new technologies for city services I would like to thank Huawei for the trust that they have placed in the Rivas-Vaciamadrid City Council I hope that we can continue to work together on developing new technologies to respond to new challenges in the future.” By leveraging a series of new ICT technologies Huawei is dedicated to expanding ‘nervous system’ functionalities that empower Smart Cities With innovation and accrued experiences in various technologies Huawei has developed an open platform for Smart Cities This platform is compatible with various devices in the downstream direction and supports a wide range of applications in the upstream direction Huawei will continue to work together with ecosystem partners to help Rivas-Vaciamadrid add visibility to daily city operations accelerate cross-departmental emergency response and Big Data–based city management decision-making and further enhance the operations of public services such as education All these enhancements will create a solid foundation for the ongoing Smart City journey of Rivas-Vaciamadrid Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker MADRID -- A blizzard blanketed large parts of Spain with an unusual amount of snow Saturday killing at least four people and leaving thousands trapped in cars or at train stations and airports that suspended service This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC Material from the Associated Press is Copyright © 2025 audio and/or video material shall not be published rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use The AP will not be held liable for any delays errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing Ten cities with populations over 100,000 will be competing for the European Green Capital Award 2025: Brasov (Romania) Four smaller cities (population between 20,000 -100,000) will be  competing for the European Green Leaf Award 2025: Riba-Roja de Turia (Spain) In the coming weeks, in the first stage, a panel of seven independent experts will assess each application on 7 environmental indicators Based on the experts’ technical assessment the Commission will announce a shortlist of finalist cities during the summer of 2023 the finalists will present a summary of how they govern their green transition and their pitches in front of an international jury panel chaired by the European Commission Their presentations should include an overall strategy and commitment to sustainability as well as their planned communication strategy to all stakeholders especially their citizens and how they count on inspiring other cities The jury panel will take place on 4-5 October and the winners will be announced on 5 October 2023 at a festive ceremony in Tallinn The European Green Capital winner will receive a €600,000 financial prize to implement key actions across six areas: waste The European Green Leaf will be awarded to one or two cities each of which receives a financial prize of €200,000 The winners will join the 15 already awarded cities in the Green Capital category (since 2010)  and 15 in the Green Leaf category We invite you to follow the social media accounts of the Awards to discover which cities are going to be the 2025 EU Green Capital and EU Green Leaf winners. Being a European Green Capital or a European Green Leaf brings many benefits long after the designated ‘winner’ year ends. Winners get attention on a European or international scale and attract investments and tourism. Greener cities cope better in times of climate change and biodiversity crisis. Frontrunner cities create a spirit of optimism in their city, create a better quality of life for their citizens and thus get public support, which attracts more investors from private business but also national funding. EU Environment newsletters deliver the latest updates about the European Commission’s environmental priorities straight to your inbox. Text description provided by the architects. Transformation of a faceless site in Madrid’s urban sprawl, surrounded by industry and heavy traffic transportation infrastructures, into a public space for social interaction providing a building for childcare. © Emilio P. DoiztuaResources optimization – Technologies – Economy of means: Technologies implemented at Ecopolis project are helping the initial bioclimatic design approach based on minimizing the consumption of both energy and natural resources. Once consumption has been dramatically reduced, we analyze the use of active systems based on alternative energies. © Emilio P. DoiztuaA complete energy simulation study was developed by the Thermodynamics Research Group at the Industrial Engineering School of Seville. This simulation study is the key to understand the behaviour of the building and it helped to select the best location for every single constructive element, adjusting the available construction budget. © Emilio P. DoiztuaAn artificial topography has been created as an enclosure and protection filter from the aggressive industrial environment within the plaza it is easy to forget about the context and to imagine you are somewhere else Ecopolis Plaza is also a demonstrative experience of economy of means applied to the field of sustainable construction where efficiency usually means higher construction cost The Ecopolis project cost per square meter is more than 35% less than a conventional building You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email IN THE TOWN OF Rivas Vaciamadrid, located 15 kilometers to the southeast of the capital,  the Plaza Ecópolis project comprises three parts: public space, elementary school and toy library, and regenerates a plot – right by an industrial complex and surrounded by transport infrastructures –, turning it into a space for social interaction. The project stems from the idea that the transformation of the city must be rethought starting from the public space, understood as the physical realm of collective expression and sociocultural diversity, and proposes reconquering that public space through the free and unprejudiced gaze of children.  The water treatment system ends in a lagoon of macrophyte plants; by making the residue evacuation processes visible, the project aims  to increase awareness of the need for a responsible use of resources. With a built area of 3,000 square meters, 7,500 square meters of public space, and a budget  that was considerably lower to that of any conventional building, the project becomes an economical construction experience following environmental criteria.  The project wishes to make citizens aware  of the importance of saving energy and of optimizing natural resources; the water sewage system allows recycling 100% of the water the building uses.  50% of the built area is  buried to take advantage of the land’s thermal inertia; a textile layer wraps the interior volume and thus creates a blurred limit in the transition between exterior and interior, while also taking climatic comfort to the public space. Ayuntamiento de Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Agencia Local de la Energía Belinda Tato, Jose Luis Vallejo, Michael Moradiellos, Domenico di Siena, Jaime Eizaguirre, Ion Cuervas-Mons, Luisa Zancada, Benjamín Castro, Masatoshi Oka, Johannes Kettler, Javier de Paz, Julia Casado, Álvaro Ferrer, Emilio García, Andrea Franceschi, Ioannes Busca, Pau Munar, Ignacio Cabezas (equipo de proyecto project team); Jose Luis Vallejo, Jaime Eizaguirre (dirección de obra on site direction) HM, S.A / David Moreno, Javier Alonso; Emetal / Fermín Barea (estructura metálica steel structure); Hidrolution / Vicente Torres /Alfredo Rodriguez (depuración de agua water purification system); Hemera / Juan Francisco Navarro (ingeniería de clima heating and cooling engineering) Sorry, there arent any match using your search terms, please try again using other terms. Text description provided by the architects. Life Reusing Posidonia is a Climate Change Adaptation Project financed by the European LIFE + program for nature conservation projects. © José HeviaTo demonstrate:The viability of constructing the prototype with an additional cost of 5% over the usual price of the IBAVI social housing buildings. © José HeviaAll the dwellings face two directions and cross ventilation thanks to the layout of the living/dining room and kitchen in a Z shape and a bedroom at each corner. In summer, cooling is solved passively by taking advantage of sea breezes. All windows that receive solar radiation have sun protection. passive climate control relies on low-temperature radiators fed by a 90 kW centralized biomass boiler that also produces the hot water The organization of spaces and formal decisions have been the result of knowing the advantages and limitations of natural materials This fragility has become a design opportunity rivas-vaciamadrid is a relatively new development within the city of madrid, beginning with the design for the church of santa monica and ending with its construction.  the structure, designed by local studio vicens and ramos estudio de arquitectura informing a rather linear organization of program and creating a distinct directionality to the form beginning from a single edge at one end of the property the corten-clad form gently widens with a single curved gesture that culminates into an explosion of protruding skylights that capture the iconic nature of the facade besides hosting the necessary program for a functioning church the scope of the project also includes administrative spaces for office management the interior is marked by a continuous heavy black marble base that crawls partway up the walls and ends in a sharp line that poses a clear contrast between the stark white walls stippled with small rectangular openings behind the altar a mosaic of angular depressions and varying depths reflect natural light from the exterior whose intensity fades into the large open nave a series of unique furnishings and art pieces designed and fabricated by contemporary local artists fills each space- ‘sacred space desires sacred art’ the south end of the site begins with a single vertical edge that expands into the structureimage © pablo vicens main altar room with skylight mosaic illuminating the back wallimage © pablo vicens skylight detail from the interiorimage © pablo vicens altar accompanied by custom furnishingsimage © pablo vicens josé antonio ramos abengózarcollaborating architects: fernando gil raúl rodríguezphotographer: pablo vicens AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style Hamburg, Germany – Angular, asymmetrical, colorful and just plain extraordinary, there are modern churches that will have one looking in vain for a traditional steeple. All around the world, architects are designing ever more eye-catching houses of worship – chapels and synagogues whose shapes and colors will be impressing visitors long after the upcoming holiday season has passed. Emporis the international provider of building information has now compiled a selection of the world's most spectacular churches the Neue Synagoge (New Synagogue) in the German city of Mainz is reminiscent at first sight of building blocks in a wide variety of shapes and sizes piled on top of one another and interspersed by slanting triangular and rectangular windows is intended to represent an outsized version of the Hebrew word Kedushah The architects of Iglesia Parroquial en Rivas Vaciamadrid in Madrid with finger-like protuberances projecting like truncated pyramids out of the north side of the church The building is also notable for its rust- colored facade which sets it apart from other churches in terms of color.  are the Cathe?drale de la Re?surrection in E?vry The former catches the attention with its circular footprint and the trees ringing its steep rooftop like a crown is reminiscent of a cupola nestling against a slope Its two-part shape consists of a glass half that is stationary and a second half made of steel that can be pushed up over the other the indoor chapel can quickly be made into a location for an open-air wedding A harmonious combination of rectangular and round elements is displayed by the Jubilee Church in Rome While the right-hand half is composed of rectangular blocks that house the various rooms and a bell tower the left-hand side is characterized by three semi-circular layers that grow smaller as you move outward and which lean over the other parts of the building like a cocoon Especially for the "Eternal City" Rome with its countless Christian churches from two millennia of history this asymmetrical house of worship does not just represent a feat of daring but also a singular architectural highlight church architecture is undergoing a process of upheaval Outstanding designs are making modern houses of worship stylish works of art Whether this modernization of the appearance will benefit the image of church as an institution and lead to more people attending services is already certain: These ten spectacular churches are unique architectural masterpieces.  Emporis is a leading database of information about building and construction projects For over a decade Emporis has helped companies organizations and individuals stay informed about the building industry The Emporis Skyscraper Award is the world’s most renowned prize for high-rise architecture.  if you are fascinated by scary stories  and you recreate yourself with the mysterious places of your city Many of them have their own stage: that of these places that do you want to be a little scared wherever you are It was the first prize at the Universal Exposition in Brussels in 1958 this pavilion has been abandoned at the Casa de Campo fairgrounds the structure had a futuristic hexagonal design The walls of the pavilion are chipped and covered with graffiti At night it wouldn’t be a bad set to shoot a scene from Stranger Things the City Council has already begun renovation work on a third part of the building after which it will open a temporary exhibition We will have to wait two more years to see the complete overhaul The first sensation when you stand in front of this creepy building is that of being inside a horror movie like so many other hospitals in the community as a center for the hospitalization of tuberculosis patients Despite the fact that it has no great horror stories and has been a reference as a health center the human interventions that can be seen both outside and inside the building give it a rather spooky appearance was a mythical place in Madrid where music geniuses such as Paco de Lucía or Silvio Rodríguez passed through But their times of splendor are so far behind that few remember them the building has entered a spiral of degradation: it has been occupied and the raves and brawls have been constant The fight club was not far behind what has happened at the Johny pending University funding for its rehabilitation the remains of what was once the headquarters of RNE’s shortwave radio station are still standing it is hard to imagine that one day it became one of the most advanced radio station facilities in our country The building was part of other constructions that included another radio station There are no known macabre stories or legends surrounding the old radio headquarters but we do know that Arganda is home to three of the most important centers in the history of telecommunications in Spain What is truly frightening about the former slaughterhouse is the garbage and debris that piles up in the protected area of the Parque del Sureste and now spoils the views of the municipality from the A-3.  And it is the residents of Rivas Vaciamadrid themselves who are trying not to protect the old slaughterhouse in their town Many of the workers were killed on the spot and the fire left the main building completely burned the Civil Guard had to intervene in a rave organized in the vicinity of the building due to a confrontation between some of its participants You don’t have to go far to find another of the capital’s shadiest buildings In the middle of the Plaza de Colón is located the old Banco de Madrid small offices in relation to the adjacent buildings that have not been in operation for more than six years The exterior of the building is noticeably deteriorated Between 2016 and 2018 it was occupied by the ultra-right-wing group Hogar Social Madrid which claimed to “pretend to denounce” the financial oligarchies This building should serve to pay a part of the debt that the Bank of Madrid had with its creditors was built in 1920 as a house-museum by order of Count José María del Palacio it ended up becoming the home of Antonio Maura President of the Government during the reign of Alfonso XIII During the Civil War it was used by the Republican side and then passed into Franco’s hands In the 80’s it was completely abandoned and it suffered a fire that worsened its appearance even more After the failed attempt to convert it into a museum the town council has formed a committee to seek solutions to ensure the preservation of the palace – Pedro Blasco Solana (@pericoblasco) May 28, 2021 Few mansions are preserved today in the Zone of Arturo Soria, and if they do, it is barely. Villa Menchu is under siege by vandals, so much so that the owner of the building has had to hire a security guard, who must be well paid because the house is from the Warren File. For the moment, the conservation of this mansion is the sole and exclusive responsibility of its owners, so the City Council has no jurisdiction. But according to the newspaper El Mundo, the area of Culture of the Consistory will ask to be included in the catalog of protected buildings. Another treasure of Arturo Soria is the Piscina Stella, next to the M-30, one of the clubs with pool with more solera of the capital during the twentieth century. The place where the Madrid jet set refreshed, and from time to time, scandalized. It was among the first places in Spain where the bikini and, later, the toppless made their debut. In the absence of a buyer, the pool has been closed for a whopping 15 years. In this case, the building has been protected by a special plan since 2011, but it has not served to halt its deterioration and there are already some movie buffs who are beginning to compare it to the hotel in The Shining. So far, Jack Nicholson has not been spotted in the area, but Ava Gardner was tanning in her solarium, so don’t rule out his presence. These are the horror movie sets in Madrid. Corners so mysterious that even Iker Jiménez would be repulsed by them. Our recommendation is that you enjoy it from a distance because they are abandoned, and if a ghost doesn’t appear, the roof might fall on you. Clarification: an earlier version of the article included the village of “El Alamin”, which is not currently abandoned. It is a private property. Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. 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Madrid which is located in the town of Rivas Vaciamadrid The amphitheatre is built on a hillside and hosts numerous musical shows It’s named after the Spanish rocker Miguel Rios and hosts the Festival Rock Rivas during the town’s annual fiesta Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! facebooktwitterspotifytiktokAbout us Contact us Time Out Worldwide "Homosexuals who go into homes often also have to go straight back into the closet," said Federico Armenteros "This will be a place that is open to everyone and where no one will have to hide their sexuality." In a country where many people over 40 grew up being taught that gay people were sick or criminals the atmosphere in some retirement homes is still crudely homophobic who heads a gay and lesbian NGO called December 26 has already found a site for the new retirement complex with land being ceded by the leftwing town hall of Rivas-Vaciamadrid Now he needs to find 120 like-minded people to sign up as members of the co-operative and start paying the quotas needed to raise a bank mortgage a laundrette and a conference room," he said "We will even have our own shop and restaurant." The retirement home would cost €1,000 (£834) a month to live in he said – much lower than the average Madrid price of €1,400 It will have 30 staff to look after the 230 residents in the 120 apartments and studios in the complex with some set aside for people who are HIV positive "Most homes simply won't let them in," he explained Armenteros insisted that it would not be a place only for gay "What we want is a space of tolerance where anybody can come," said Armenteros named after the day in 1978 when gay men were finally removed from a law against people deemed "socially dangerous" has already found that single elderly women are happy to join their weekends away at Spanish seaside resorts "They seem to feel secure with us," he said And younger people will also be welcome – though they will be expected to lend a hand in the co-operative's work Among those to have contacted the NGO are a 90-year-old transsexual fed up with her current Madrid retirement home "I imagine she needs somewhere where she can feel to talk about her life and her experiences or even explain why her body is like it is and how she was operated on," he said "Old people need to be able to talk about their lives openly." a resident at another Madrid retirement home has also joined the list complaining that other residents either ignore or insult him "They come from a generation that was brought up to think that there was something filthy and wrong about homosexuality," said Armenteros "Older gays and lesbians have had a difficult life We were downtrodden in the Franco years and many people were arrested It took years for us to win our rights," he said "We refuse to go back to that atmosphere when we retire." A spokesman for Rivas-Vaciamadrid town hall said the retirement home had passed through council planning procedures without causing a scandal "This is a tolerant town," he said "We put the land out to tender for people to come up with projects that were socially useful But the gay and lesbian retirement home is such a new concept in Europe that the town hall has received phone calls from potential residents from as far away as Switzerland "A Spaniard living in Switzerland who planed to retire soon saw it on the television there and rang me," said Silva despite the power of both the gay euro and the grey euro Spain's economic crisis means it is hard work finding people ready to invest in the co-operative then our NGO will take ownership of the rest of it and rent apartments out," he said the residence will be up and running by 2014 The NGO sees Rivas-Vaciamadrid as just a first step we will start looking at other places," he said as is Sitges – which is a popular gay resort." You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed The Parque Lineal del Manzanares is one of the biggest green spaces in Madrid It goes from the south junction of the M-30 to the town of Rivas Vaciamadrid and along the way through the heart of the city In addition to the green areas and urban fun a bicycle lane runs around practically the whole space In the open-air auditorium in July and August there's a summer cinema that's totally free El Corte Inglés is the big Spanish department store by deference but in recent years its store closures have multiplied The strategy of department stores and major brands in the face of the arrival of fast fashion in the 2000s was to open outlets because what is sold is the stock from other years El Corte Inglés opened its outlets all over Madrid and continued to expand throughout Spain The first outlet to cease its activity was the one in Rivas Vaciamadrid The latest closures of El Corte Inglés have been of two outlets that had been in operation for more than a decade and until the opening of the one in Arapiles had many luxury brands At first they did not clarify whether it was due to works or definitive closure but it has now been confirmed that it will not reopen as an outlet as it has disappeared from its directory of opportunity centers Another store that has gone through a similar process in recent months is Vista Alegre the adjoining Hipercor and Supercor remain open but given the opacity of the company it is not known what their future will be with the Arapiles outlet being the most attractive because this is where the discounts of the most expensive brands of El Corte Inglés are concentrated the company is refurbishing some of its best-known and most popular centers in Madrid The reality is that in recent years the closure of some of its large stores has multiplied. In January 2024, the Méndez Álvaro center in this case due to a court ruling requiring the demolition of part of the gigantic building 52 -where WOW Concept opened- were also added to the list We selected the best karting tracks in Madrid to accelerate outdoors or in indoor circuit we have made this compilation of 10 of the best karting circuits in Madrid This karting track was the protagonist in 2017 of the Kart World Championship A fact that does not go unnoticed for lovers of karting tracks in Madrid who find in Rivas a circuit designed to be able to vary its layout a peculiarity: they offer the possibility of renting two-seater karts and karts adapted for people with functional diversity The Sainz saga continues on the top of the podium… of the karting tracks in Madrid with a 100% indoor circuit and recently renovated (so their karts are equipped with the latest technology) It is a karting equipped with a real time timing system (to check the result of the race at the moment of crossing the finish line) and the most advanced technology and means innovative protection measures have been implemented for the safety of the drivers as well as LED strips and signaling lights in its route there is a banked curve (i.e. an inclined curve) and a layout full of winding “eses” so that you do not get bored We have to move to that territory between Guadalajara and Alcalá to get to Karting Club Los Santos The trip will be worth it: a track with a length of 1100 meters and a width of 8 runs along a route with 5 right turns and 4 left turns It is here that all karting competitions (of different categories) are held whether official competitions or rental karts in all their modalities with high-powered karts for those who want fire this track also hosts endurance races in the style of Le Mans This is possible thanks to its night lighting system Asupark is an outdoor karting circuit whose layout has all kinds of curves to give you more excitement at the wheel: double You will find it in Villaviciosa de Odón and in its interior are celebrated farewells birthdays and other parties that culminate 📍Location:road from Móstoles to Villaviciosa (Villaviciosa de Odón) Fruit of the collaboration between the architect David Nadal and the pilot and manager of the circuit Angel Burgueño this circuit has more than 20 years of experience in competition and titles such as the European Lemans Series It is also important to say that it is the most complete track in the Community of Madrid and has been praised by drivers such as Fernando Alonso It is located in Madrid Norte and has facilities for company and family celebrations; an ideal space to combine leisure and work Probably the most curious fact is that the main track has 800 meters of rope and a spectacular layout and the track is able to accommodate races of up to 20 drivers at a time It is precisely this layout that allows the creation of fast waves that give off pure adrenaline combined with technical parts in which the driver’s skill makes him get that extra time that proves he is the best which allows to know the personalized results with the times of each of the laps its average and the number of laps achieved The circuit is located in Leganés and offers the “Fórmula StreeTT” which consists of a track full of obstacles that participants must overcome with pedal-powered karts This is an activity that will undoubtedly put your body and mind to the test In this circuit you will be able to enjoy 390 cc sodi rental karts the most powerful 4t karts and competition karts It was inaugurated in 1990 and is one of the few competition circuits in the Community of Madrid a reference for many years in regional karting championships It has a very technical track where you can feel the speed very strong 📍Location: Km 3,600 Carretera de Torrejón a Loeches (Madrid) If there is any place in the Community of Madrid where motor racing and competition are in the blood It has a circuit of more than 500 meters that change almost every day so the experience is different every time you visit the place it guarantees an unbeatable grip and rolling quality A professional timing system has been installed to record times and 📍Location:Paseo del Circuito (Ciudalcampo) This is a multi-adventure park near Madrid specialized in activities for companies one in Colmenar Viejo and the other in Tres Cantos In all of them there are modern karts of the Sodikart brand They include all kinds of advances in safety 📍Location:Colmenar Viejo-San Agustín de Guadalix road Go to our home page to look for more events From cheesecake to pizza: we recommend five places in the capital where you can try dishes with pistachio as a star ingredient View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝐆𝐢𝐨&𝐒𝐚𝐦 | 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐬 (@giosam_foodart) It has become one of Gio&Sam’s star products. With three locations in Madrid, this place specializing in cheesecakes elaborates an option with a touch of national roasted pistachio, which is also topped with caramelized pistachios and each bite has a unique nuance and texture. From 13 € you can order a tart. Where? C/ Espoz y Mina 32, 28012 (Madrid); C/ / Narváez 40, 28009 (Madrid); y C/ Mariano Barbacid 5 (Local 8), 28521 (Rivas Vaciamadrid) View this post on Instagram A post shared by La mejor Pizza de España 2022🥇🤘🏼 (@hotnowmadrid) Hot Now also serves a winning option. Its Pistachio pizza was considered the best pizza in Spain at Madrid Fusion in 2022. Its original creation is made with pistachio pesto, zucchini, tomato confit, panko and lime. It costs 16,50 € and is a must if you like these nuts. Where? Calle de Barbieri 14, 28004, Chueca (Madrid) View this post on Instagram A post shared by La Dolce Fina Gelateria (@ladolcefina) View this post on Instagram A post shared by La pistachería Madrid (@lapistacheriamadrid) The authentic pistachio temple is located in the Antón Martín Market. La Pistachería pays tribute to this nut and specializes in Iberian pistachios. In this select store, its star product is 100% pistachio cream, but you can also get liquor, flour, nougat, truffles or pesto, all made with pistachios. Where? Mercado Antón Martín (C/ Santa Isabel 5, 28012, Madrid) y Mercado Barceló (C/ Barceló 6, 28004, Madrid). View this post on Instagram A post shared by PANEM (@panem_madrid) Those with a sweet tooth will also find their mouths watering with the pistachio palmera of Panem with numerous awards such as the Best Roscón de Reyes of Madrid 2022 the Best Artisan Croissant of Spain in 2021 or the Best Bread of Madrid 2019 Regarding this sweet that pays homage to the pistachio this palmera is covered and filled with pistachio cream in addition to having small pieces of the nut sprinkled on it They also offer other products with pistachio En este momento no hay otros eventos relacionados Visita nuestra página de inicio para buscar más eventos La Comunidad de Madrid ha firmado hoy el protocolo del Plan Extraordinario de Realojos en la Cañada Real que da inicio a las actuaciones necesarias para que más de 1.600 familias vulnerables de este asentamiento puedan acceder a un hogar se integren en la sociedad y comiencen un nuevo proyecto de vida ha rubricado este documento junto al Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana la Delegación del Gobierno y los ayuntamientos de la capital y de Rivas-Vaciamadrid Esta iniciativa contará con un presupuesto de 330 millones de euros que abonarán las administraciones implicadas que se destinarán a la adquisición de inmuebles acompañamiento social y otros gastos necesarios para ejecutar el realojo de estas familias “Vamos a trabajar todos juntos para erradicar el chabolismo y ofrecer una casa digna y un futuro prometedor a todas las personas que habitan en la Cañada y que actualmente conviven en condiciones de precariedad y pobreza” El 17 de mayo de 2017 se firmó el Pacto Regional por la Cañada Real Galiana y la Administración autonómica ha firmado convenios de colaboración que han permitido el realojo de 239 familias 15 hogares en proceso de entrega y una inversión de más de 53 millones de euros en esta legislatura tenemos el compromiso de construir 1.700 nuevos inmuebles que se incorporarán al patrimonio de la Agencia de Vivienda Social” Su infortunado paso por la comisión de investigación en el Ayuntamiento de Rivas Vaciamadrid que aborda un supuesto trato de favor hacia la cooperativa Aúpa administrada por su hermano cuando ella era concejal está siendo aprovechada por la corriente mayoritaria de IU en Madrid para poner en duda su integridad política y tratar de echar abajo su candidatura donde negó conocer el hecho de que su hermano era el administrador único de la cooperativa beneficiada por los contratos valorados en más de 1,2 millones de euros La diputada en la Asamblea de Madrid sí reconoció que “debía haber estado más atenta a los puntos que se firmaban” en las Juntas de Gobierno en las que participó como concejal de Cultura durante los años 2002 y 2008 lamentó que bastante estaba ya pagando por ello Una comparecencia que ha avivado aún más las presiones internas y la dirección ha rehusado ratificarla como candidata a las elecciones autonómicas varios miembros de la directiva optaron por pedirle que retirase su candidatura al entender que sus declaraciones la dejaban en evidencia Parálisis interna a cinco meses de las elecciones Durante los últimos días se están produciendo negociaciones a dos bandas entre Somos IU corriente interna mayoritaria en los órganos de dirección y el bloque crítico de Tania Sánchez y Mauricio Valiente para buscar una solución que desbloquee la situación de parálisis en la que están sumidos los órganos de dirección de la coalición Los resultados han sido poco fructíferos hasta el momento la denominada Espacio Plural que encabezó el candidato a las primarias autonómicas Julián Sánchez ha demandado por su parte una elección urgente de una comisión de coordinación que renueve la ejecutiva “No nos resignamos a una dinámica también ‘bipartidista’ en el interior de IUCM Los problemas actuales de IUCM derivan de la incapacidad política para superar esa dinámica lo que no quiere decir que haya que renunciar al debate y al agrupamiento político en función de las ideas que se defiendan” Su hoja de ruta pasa por la convocatoria de una asamblea extraordinaria antes de las elecciones municipales y autonómicas del 24 de mayo pues consideran necesario recuperar la normalidad interna antes del inicio de la campaña electoral La diputada se ha escudado en los resultados de las primarias para seguir adelante con su calendario electoral pero internamente no se lo están poniendo fácil Su implicación en el caso de las adjudicaciones de Rivas y la venta de su vivienda de protección pública tampoco la están ayudando a legitimar su afilado discurso contra la casta y la corrupción de cara a la opinión pública le respondió públicamente que le gustaría defender a su compañera pero que para ello necesitaba conocer todos los datos no se trata de decir esto es una conspiración interna porque en IU hay puñales internos” en una entrevista con 'El Confidencial' en noviembre Los roces en la federación madrileña se remontan al día después de la última asamblea extraordinaria en la que Somos IU salió vencedora con un escaso 51% de los votos la situación se ha enconado con asuntos como la investigación interna por el caso de las tarjetas opacas de Caja Madrid o con la decisión de converger en la plataforma municipalista Ganemos Madrid La no ratificación de la candidatura de Tania Sánchez y el impasse en los órganos de dirección deja en el aire, precisamente, la concreción de la política de convergencia en Ganemos Un elemento arrojadizo en el conflicto interno que defiende activamente el sector de Sánchez pero que para Somos IU significaría la disolución de las siglas o el calendario juega en contra de los vencedores en las primarias El meteórico ascenso de Tania Sánchez en Izquierda Unida, tras su holgado triunfo en las primarias madrileñas CompartirFacebook Media España se vacía al tiempo que la otra media se llena. La semana pasada Rajoy anunció un plan para luchar contra la despoblación rural y en Business Insider analizamos a qué otras ciudades - medianas, desindustrializadas, caras para vivir - afecta el problema Esta semana hemos hecho el ejercicio contrario: ¿qué ciudades se llenan de gente Aunque Madrid y Barcelona lideran el ranking por cantidad de gente nueva (con 2,8 millones y 1,5 en veinte años el aumento porcentual es mucho menor: ambas partían de poblaciones ya numerosas en los últimos veinte años muchas localidades medianas y pueblos han multiplicado hasta por diez su número de habitantes el desplazamiento del campo a la ciudad y - también - el desplazamiento desde las urbes a ciudades dormitorio colindantes donde los precios de la vivienda son más bajos Hemos analizado los datos del INE para saber cuáles son los municipios españoles que más han crecido en los últimos 20 años comparando los censos de 1996 (primeros datos disponibles) y de 2017 y calculando el aumento porcentual Ésta es la lista de las 28 ciudades españolas que el espectacular crecimiento de Calvia (al oeste de Mallorca) se produjo a partir del desarrollo turístico de los 70: la oleada de visitantes requería trabajadores y muchos (venidos de Andalucía principalmente) terminaron instalándose allí Hoy, el 35% de la población de Calvià es extranjera (británicos El municipio cuenta con varios núcleos de población de los cuales varios son complejos turísticos o la festiva Magaluf: entre todos suman 39.063 personas así como a sus seis polígonos industriales ha crecido mucho en muy poco tiempo: en 1950 eran 2.013 personas La causa hay que buscarla en la inmigración: en la primera oleada de Barcelona y resto de España; en la segunda Italia y Argentina como principales nacionalidades) Colmenar Viejo fue un pequeño pueblo de menos de 10.000 habitantes hasta los 70: a partir de entonces, y por su situación a media hora de Madrid, creció debido a los planes urbanísticos de expansión. En 1991 ya tenía casi 40.000 habitantes, aunque la cifra se moderó después porque una de sus urbanizaciones, Tres Cantos se independizó y constituyó como ciudad aparte Hoy hay 48.614 habitantes en Colmenar Viejo Como en Ibiza y Mallorca, la irrupción del turismo en los 60 provocó el crecimiento de la isla en general y del municipio sureño de Santa Lucía en particular, que ha aumentado en un 75% su población. La zona, tradicionalmente agrícola, está a 15 kilómetros de la turística Maspalomas así que empezó a demandar empleo para la construcción y los hoteles Dentro del término de Santa Lucía, el lugar que más ha crecido es Vecindario: primero por la inmigración que llegaba del resto de Gran Canaria para el cultivo y de la extranjera que llegaba para trabajar hoy viven más de 70.000 personas allí: 30.000 más que hace veinte años El turismo, el turismo residencial y la construcción son los pilares económicos de Estepona, que hoy tiene casi 70.000 habitantes. La ciudad, al suroeste de Málaga, cuenta también con uno de los mayores porcentajes de población extranjera de Andalucía: el 25% de la población de los cuales la mayoría vienen de Reino Unido Como Colmenar Viejo, también en Madrid, Majadahonda era un pueblo (de 5.000 habitantes) hasta que en los 80 empezó a crecer a través de urbanizaciones, viviendas unifamiliares y adosados Su expansión ha sido acelerada: hoy tiene 71.299 habitantes y es uno de los municipios más importantes del área metropolitana de Madrid Fuengirola es el quinto municipio más poblado de Málaga y uno (otro) caso más de boom turístico turismo residencial y saldo migratorio (procedente de Reino Unido En verano llega a alcanzar las 250.000 personas; el resto del año el noveno municipio más poblado de la Comunidad como en todo el área metropolitana de Madrid en los 70: primero con la inmigración española (de Andalucía Es el municipio grande madrileño con mayor densidad de inmigrantes (un 26,23%) Arganda del Rey, al sur de Madrid y conectada por el metro con la capital, pegó el subidón en los 80 debido al constante crecimiento de su polígono industrial y la llegada de inmigración andaluza y extremeña Como otras ciudades de la periferia madrileña su crecimiento frenó con la crisis en 2008 después de una década registrando subidas de más de 1.000 habitantes al año (principalmente de inmigrantes extranjeros que venían a trabajar en la construcción) Hoy sigue siendo uno de los municipios madrileños con mayor peso de población extranjera: 22,54% Con Sant Cugat estamos en las mismas: la ciudad al norte de Barcelona y la tercera más poblada de la zona (después de Tarrassa y Sabadell) creció especialmente en la década de los 2000 en parte gracias a la población extranjera llegada de América Latina El crecimiento entonces era tal que, en 2001, la ciudad se puso un límite de 90.000 habitantes 30.000 más de los que tenía en ese momento Está a punto de alcanzarlo: hoy son 89.516 habitantes En Torremolinos empezó todo: antes de que ciudades como Fuengirola configuraran el centro turístico que hoy conocemos como Costa del Sol en los 50 Torremolinos ya estaba ahí atrayendo extranjeros La ciudad apenas ha dejado de crecer desde finales de los 80 aunque su carisma sí se vio tocado por el turismo de masas: primero llegó la competencia del turismo jet-set marbellí; después la burbuja inmobiliaria y construcción masiva de principios de siglo La población hoy está en 67.701 habitantes con un 27,38 de extranjeros (principalmente Al igual que Sant Cugat, Pinto se puso un límite de habitantes: 80.000 en 2020. Estamos en 2018 y está lejos de llegar pese a que la población no haya parado de aumentar en los últimos 20 años debido a su situación El número de habitantes se ha duplicado entre 1996 y 2017 Las Rozas no sólo está entre los municipios que más crecen:también entre los que más renta per capita tienen de España. situada en torno a la A6 y a media hora de Madrid lleva desarrollándose extensivamente (con urbanizaciones de vivienda baja y casas unifamiliares) desde los 80 En plena burbuja, en 2006, los más alarmados llamaban la atención sobre la posible "masificación" y "colapso" ante los potenciales 140.000 habitantes La realidad es que Las Rozas no ha llegado a los 100.000 aunque el alcalde sí ha señalado últimamente el "reto de aumentar los servicios municipales" ante tal crecimiento Mijas es ya el tercer municipio de Málaga por población Aunque lleva en aumento desde los 90, el boom absoluto lo experimentó a partir del año 2000, fundamentalmente debido a la llegada de gente mayor y extranjeros El turismo y el turismo residencial sostienen la economía Lloret es otro paradigma del modelo turístico: son 36.878 habitantes (el 38% extranjeros) pero en verano la cifra llega a multiplicarse por cuatro La oferta hotelera de la ciudad es la mitad de toda la de la Costa Brava. El municipio es popular entre ingleses y alemanes que vienen a España a emborracharse, pero la ciudad lleva años intentando rebrandearse y potenciar el turismo familiar y deportivo. A Alhaurín de la Torre, a 18 kilómetros de Málaga, se mudan principalmente malagueños: es una de las ciudades dormitorio del Área Metropolitana de Málaga que más crece y en la que, por su evolución y situación, los inversores inmobiliarios tienen puesto el ojo Hay varias razones por las que Granadilla de Abona disperso en varios barrios y más barato que las zonas turísticas se ha convertido en uno de los lugares con más actividad de la isla En los 70 se construyeron el aeropuerto de Tenerife Sur (segundo de la isla) y la Autopista del Sur que abrió el municipio al tráfico y lo conectó con Los Cristianos y Adeje su barrio San Isidro se convirtió en ciudad dormitorio y el de El Medano en receptor de turistas mayores que lo usan como segunda residencia Aunque la capital administrativa de Arona está en el interior incluye varios núcleos costeros - Playa de las Américas Los Cristianos o Las Galletas - que crecieron mucho en los 60 debido al turismo (¡una vez más!) El auge del sector, que permanece, atrae a más gente a trabajar. "Una de las claves radica en el nivel, medio y bajo, de formación que demanda el Sur", explican los medios locales ante la "alarma demográfica" que coincide con el mejor momento turístico de la historia que exigen más recursos económicos para garantizar los servicios a los ciudadanos y más inversiones en infraestructuras que permitan paliar situaciones como el grave problema de movilidad en esta vertiente de la Isla" Boadilla era uno (otro) pueblo madrileño hasta los 70 que empezó a construir urbanizaciones para gente con alto poder adquisitivo y a crecer Entre 1996 y 2017 su población aumentó hasta los 51.643 habitantes y el crecimiento urbano va por el mismo camino para los próximos años: es ahora mismo, para los constructores, "el sitio más caliente de Madrid" El Ayuntamiento contempla la construcción de 8.000 casas en los próximos quince años y el aumento de la población hasta los 78.000 habitantes Junto a Arona, Adeje, al sur de Tenerife, está en pleno boom poblacional: las cifras del INE Valdemoro, vecina de Pinto (que ocupa el puesto 15 en esta lista), es una de las ciudades del extrarradio madrileño que más crece, aunque en los últimos años ha contenido su despegue: si durante la década de la burbuja crecía a ritmos del 9% anual, a partir de entonces fue bajando hasta una media del 2,1% anual.  La gente que vive allí es En 1981 eran 652, en 2017 llegaron a los 83.727. El crecimiento de Rivas, al sur de Madrid y conectada por Metro con ésta, no empezó hasta los años 80, cuando empezaron a construirse urbanizaciones y promociones de cooperativas un lugar donde que atrae a familias jóvenes que no pueden ni quieren permitirse los precios de los pisos en la capital ha multiplicado por diez su población en veinte años En los 70 y 80 el municipio apenas tuvo aumento poblacional (como sí sucedió en sus vecinas Móstoles y Alcorcón) pero a partir del 95 el Plan Urbanístico Ciudad Jardín-Arroyomolinos impulsó su desarrolló con la construcción de 10.000 viviendas aún hay partes del terreno urbanizado sin construir Conoce cómo trabajamos en BusinessInsider Etiquetas: Turismo