Torrelodones, an attractive municipality that stands out for its combination of historical-artistic heritage and rich biodiversity | EDATV LIFESTYLE Discover Torrelodones has promoted various initiatives to highlight the beauty of this green enclave in the Community of Madrid.31/01/2025 21:00:00h by Rafael Alejandro Escalona an attractive municipality that stands out for its combination of historical-artistic heritage and rich biodiversity Its natural environment makes it a booming tourist destination ideal for those looking to escape the urban hustle and enjoy nature without straying too far from the capital has promoted various initiatives to highlight the beauty of this green enclave she has positioned Torrelodones as a benchmark in ecotourism and sustainability The municipality boasts an attractive cultural heritage that complements its impressive natural landscape The Church of the Assumption and the Palace of the Dukes of Osuna with its history dating back to the Madrid nobility These are some of the main points of interest Torrelodones is home to several parks and green areas Which invites both residents and visitors to enjoy a relaxing environment in full contact with nature has promoted various initiatives to highlight the beauty of this green enclave | EDATVTorrelodones is surrounded by two important protected natural areas: the Regional Park of the Middle Course of the Guadarrama River and the Regional Park of the Upper Basin of the Manzanares River not only form part of the municipal territory but also contribute to its landscape and ecological value these parks are a magnet for hiking enthusiasts the rich biodiversity of the area makes Torrelodones considered one of Madrid's green lungs Torrelodones resumed its presence at the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) after more than a decade of not participating This return marked an important milestone for the municipality Being at the fair is an opportunity to showcase its tourist attractions internationally took the opportunity to meet with tourism sector stakeholders and promote the charms of Torrelodones and stickers promoting both the natural beauty of the area Torrelodones hosts several parks and green areas highlighting Parque de la Colonia | EDATVMayor Almudena Negro: Promoter of Sustainability and TourismNegro her focus has been on integrating natural resources with urban development and promoting sustainability Her participation in FITUR has been a demonstration of her government's commitment to tourism development and the promotion of ecotourism Thanks to its geographical location and the integration of regional parks into its territory Torrelodones is considered one of the green lungs of the Community of Madrid These protected spaces not only help purify the air and regulate the region's climate but also provide a biodiversity refuge various species of flora and fauna can be found which underscores the importance of conserving these spaces Visitors to Torrelodones can enjoy a wide variety of outdoor activities The area's natural wealth is perfect for those looking to disconnect from urban life and enjoy the tranquility of nature nearby parks offer well-maintained infrastructure and paths for the enjoyment of tourists and residents Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Since announcing his withdrawal from social media Concern for his condition has increased in recent weeks as the artist used to frequently share details of his life on social media an exclusive image released by TardeAR has put him back in the spotlight after locating him far from the mansion he inherited from Camilo Sesto Photographer Tino Torrubiano has stated on the program that "he's not following treatment and rarely leaves his house" These statements have fueled uncertainty about the well-being of Camilo Sesto's son who has gone through difficult times in recent years new questions arise about his current state What is behind this hiatus in his public life How is Camilo Blanes facing this new stage away from the media spotlight After his announcement to leave social media Camilo Blanes has been located in a bar in Torrelodones TardeAR obtained an exclusive image of the young man The most striking thing was his means of transportation: an electric scooter with which he arrived at the place where three friends were waiting for him Camilo Blanes shows no improvement | Instagram @hercitycallale"He stopped at a terrace where three more friends were waiting for him for about an hour and a half," detailed photographer Tino Torrubiano the images don't necessarily reflect an improvement in his personal situation Torrubiano's statements have caused concern among his followers "These images don't make an exact photocopy of how he is," warned the professional His statement reinforces the idea that Camilo Blanes might not be at his best "Someone should take action regarding the trips he makes from Torrelodones to his house he doesn't return in the best conditions," added the photographer @sheiladevilThis situation has led many to question whether the artist has the necessary support to face his problems it is also questioned whether his withdrawal from the public sphere is a search for stability or a complicated stage in his life Sheila Devil wrote a message on social media that raised alarms: "Goodbye silence has marked his presence on the internet Pronto magazine has consulted with people close to his environment who have offered different versions of his situation "Visiting him only brings me problems," she confessed Camilo Blanes says goodbye to social media | Instagram journalist Aurelio Manzano has denied rumors of a possible internment "His withdrawal from social media doesn't mean he's interned in a detox clinic for his addictions.[...]I imagine that bad company continues to visit his house As long as he doesn't stop seeing those people reintegration is impossible," he explained has reappeared in Torrelodones after weeks of silence Although the images show him relaxed and in the company of friends Tino Torrubiano's statements suggest that his situation might be more complicated than it seems Camilo Sesto's legacy remains a constant shadow in his life A police candidate in Madrid unsuccessfully attempted to pass the exam designed for women The male officer-to-be claimed to be a woman The candidate even presented a notarial document that stated that he felt like a woman That is the only requirement to be met for a legal gender change under the new trans law in Madrid Yet, the Torrelodones City Council refused to go along with this reasoning, El Mundo reports Even though it is sufficient to present a wish for gender change to become a woman the man does not meet all the law requirements The 44th article of the new transgender law stipulates that anyone who wants to change his legal gender should present two entries into the registry to prove his gender change And there should be at least three months between these entries in the register and the moment that the legal effects of the gender change come into force The latter was not the case for the police candidate not enough time has passed for the legal effects to come into force the applicant was obliged to take the physical test designed for males He had started his procedure as a male as well he passed the personality and psychothesis test We present one of the buildings open to visitors during the last weekend of September within the framework of the Open House Madrid This is the house of the painter Lucio Muñoz by Fernando Higueras Fernando Higueras Díaz's work in his early days around the concept of "the artist's house" the year of his degree and when he presents the proposal for "Residencia de Artistas en el Monte del Pardo "To the competition of the National Prize of Architecture Fernando initiated a series of houses in the Sierra de Navacerrada among several proposals for artists such as Nuria Espert Between the late Francoism and a certain degree of internationalization Immersed in the dense and dry vegetation of the Sierra (in Calle Jardines No 13 of Torrelodones) is located La Casa Lucio Muñoz a house in which the stone stands out as the main building material and its enormous decks many of them in cantilever and currently covered by ferns and climbing plants The whole area is surrounded by large cypress trees The construction of the house began in 1969 and was completed in 1971 a time in which the influences of the organicist architecture of Amercian Frank Lloyd Wright had arrived in different ways who always mentioned that at that moment "the academic was to make a Mies" the largest with its own bathroom and the other two with shared bathroom In parallel there is a corridor with wardrobes which goes from the bedrooms to the access area and its unfortunate view to an oak (cut a year and a half after the house is finished) On the opposite side and returning and following down the hallway the house unfolds to the left where is the studio.The experience of the constructive stacking used in Casa MánriqueThe Lucio house holds on of the constructive stacking proposed in Casa Manrique A very characteristic constructive system with double beams supported in its length following the direction on the stone wall and over them lying the heads of prestressed beams creating cantilevers which later would be improved in other projects achiving to fly a third of its proper length concrete slabs serve as a forged floor and the scrapping of an old ship does the tile flooring allowed to dominate the uneven ground and permited great overhangs opening to the slope "It is an organic architecture adapting it self to the conditions it organizes as soon as it able to unfold in space and time" (1) who detest/abhored a house which looked like if it was made by an architect In Casa Lucio Higueras he takes advantage of the experience of Casa Mánrique and he incorporates a working area developing the typology of house-workshop 'Forms of Art and Architecture: The fortune of the first Higueras is a sort of thematic series of' Houses of artists' of the start of the sixties solved with some contained repetition and with some value of an interested glance to Frank Lloyd Wright and to the logic Primary of the constructive material disposed on the rocky place also called the "pedriza" There will be a catalytic element in Higueras architecture the constructive solution (In stacking and later on in-situ structures) as core idea and literally axis that expand his buildings the constructive structure (constructive geometry) presented in his works is reflected here by a constructive set going beyond the geometric scheme and becoming a system which is able to colonise spaces If in the houses of artists typologies the whole constructive solution is present in a more primitive way with beams stacked up generating cantilevers expanding in Lanzarote (One of several contacts that had given him Cesar Manrique Higueras always counted him as his savior as architect) The womb design is more complex and will develop its final form in the proposal of the competition for the multifunctional building of the museum of Monaco.In this sense the great house Lucio allows an approach from one of his best works to his project genesis Materialidad de la vivienda para Lucio Muñoz y Amalia Avia". Revista, ZARCH Núm Fernando Higueras, was born in Madrid on November 26 Architect by the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid he gets an honorable mention in the National Architecture Awards for the Children's Theatre In 1960 he gets again an honorable mention in the National Architecture Awards with the 10 artist residencies in Monte del Pardo.In 1961 he gets the first prize in the same Awards for the Center for Restoration of Madrid In 1965 he was commissioned the project along with Antonio Miró he was commissioned the military housing in Madrid Fernando was invited to a Restricted International Competition for 11 architects from around the world for the multipurpose building in Monte Carlo he was commissioned the Las Salinas Hotel in Lanzarote Fernando Higueras was National Prize of Watercolor and a great guitarist Andres Segovia gave him the Siena Fellowship in 1954 In 1962 he projected both the Lucio Muñoz House and the Estudio school in Aravaca.Part of Higuera's work is exhibited at the MoMA in NYC being the first Spanish architect exhibited in this museum Fernando Higueras died in Madrid on January 30 Archive Art Korea feel responsibility of representing Asia in CairoTORRELODONES (FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017) - Korea will be playing at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup for the fourth straight time And Yang Jae Min says he and his teammates will have a sense of “We have more responsibility because we are going to represent Asia We want to use our ability to show the level of Asian basketball to European and other national teams,” said Yang who was the second-leading scorer (14.4 points) for third-placed Korea last summer at the FIBA U18 Asian Championship also guiding Korea to eighth place at the FIBA U17 World Championship 2016 as the team’s second-leading scorer with 14.3 points And the 17-year-old is looking forward to another global event in Cairo from 1-9 July "I always enjoy playing against other countries I always feel many things after the tournament." The Seoul native says Korea is going to Cairo to improve on their best-ever showing "We practice and prepare all competitions for the best finish I would like to finish better than 11th," Yang said referring to the country’s top finish of 11th place in 2007 The 1.98m forward knows it will be a major test for Korea, which has been drawn into Group A with European champions France, Oceania winners New Zealand and a team from the Americas "We are not tall players but we have many technical players with good skills." We practice and prepare all competitions for the best finish I would like to finish better than 11th." Yang Yang also believes Korea are on the way to possibly passing China as the top team in Asia - especially after beating China at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2015 and the FIBA U17 Basketball World Championship 2016 "I think my age of players is better than China I wonder how much progress will be made in the next few years That will decide how we will be moving on," Yang said Yang himself is currently going through a very beneficial but challenging time as he is experiencing his first season in Spain playing for Torrelodones I have been frustrated because I cannot communicate smoothly at training or in the outside world," Yang said "I have also felt that adaptation is difficult in places where there are no Asians." Yang is playing for HM Hospitales Torrelodones in the Spanish fourth division EBA Many of the opponents in the league are the second or youth teams of some of Spain's top clubs "Playing against the ACB’s second teams is fun Therefore I try to play with more confidence," Yang said "I am learning a lot on defense and also moving without the ball." Yang also said he is working on his shooting as well as his one-on-one game Yang is also learning mental toughness as he deals with the difficulties of being in an entirely different culture and not really speaking the language adequately just yet When asked what Koreans would find difficult about moving to Spain he said: "I think it’s the language the experience will benefit Korea because they will be getting back a Yang Jae Min who has been through plenty of battles on and off the court "I will be more confident in myself," he said More confident to help Korea do a good job representing Asia in Cairo June 3 (UPI) -- A town in Spain installed a giant inflatable poop in order to discourage dog owners from abandoning their pets' excrement in the streets Town council spokesman Angel Guiraos told The Local that Torrelodones has about 6,000 dogs who can produce about 1,100 pounds of excrement every day "That is more or less what this inflatable represents the amount of poo left on the streets across the town each day," Guiraos said to realize the importance of clearing up after their pets." The town also installed smaller poop sculptures in other areas along with signs that encouraged residents to help the town by cleaning up after their dogs "This is one of the greatest obstacles to community spirit in our town June 9 (UPI) -- A giant inflatable poop meant to deter dog owners from leaving their dogs' excrement in the street was stolen from the center of a Spanish town "The awareness campaign launched by the city of Torrelodones in order to ensure that the neighbors pick up dog excrement has reached its greatest success when the inflatable that represented a giant poop has been 'cleaned up,'" they wrote Several poo sculptures were placed in multiple locations in and around the town with signs encouraging residents to clean up their pets excrement and promote the campaign by sharing pictures of themselves with the poop using the hashtag #nomascacas The town officials said that they will not allow the theft to deter the continuation of the campaign and plan to replace the inflatable poop Please press and hold the button until it turns completely green If you believe this is an error, please contact our support team. 147.45.197.102 : 0209c41e-e8d5-4689-92fa-0a44fa8a This particular vision of the moon is so grand from an earthling's perspective because it's the point in a moon's orbit where it comes closest to Earth — making it appear supersize in the sky The first of this season's supermoons took place back on Saturday, July 12. If you missed both of these wonderful occurrences, take solace in these stunning photos, and use them as preparation for when the supermoon returns again on Sept. 9. Source: Getty / Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno Getty | Pablo Blazquez DominguezWe spy the supermoon behind the Torrelodones Tower in city of Torrelodones Getty | Gonzalo Arroyo MorenoHere a plane flights across the supermoon in between two Madrid skyscrapers on Aug Getty | Gonzalo Arroyo MorenoHow amazing is this shot Getty | Pablo Blazquez DominguezThe supermoon aligns perfectly with the Torrelodones Tower on Aug Getty | Matt CardyLooks fake the supermoon rises above Glastonbury Tor in Somerset Getty | Kena BetancurThe supermoon is said to be 30 percent brighter than other full moons Getty | Kena BetancurThe supermoon shines over the New York City skyline on July 12 Getty | Kena BetancurThe Summer's first supermoon rises over New York City on July 12. A municipality north of Madrid will organize this weekend a gastronomic market where we will find from organic eggs to signature wines Local food is in fashion. In the capital there are dozens of itinerant markets in which in addition to take home authentic delicacies we can help producers of the Community of Madrid and surroundings to make their brand known This good habit has also reached the Madrid municipality of Torrelodones which in 2024 will once again celebrate its Gastro Rastro: a space with tasting stalls where suppliers and visitors can connect directly Gastro Rastro will be organized next Saturday morning It will have more than 25 stalls where you can buy gourmet ingredients for all tastes signature beers (such as those of Maltacaballar cheeses (among which highlights the Manchegan La Mueda) organic eggs and many other local products will have a place here A great opportunity to promote local trade in the north of Madrid Do you want to explore new casinos in Spain for gaming action during a break or a vacation to the country? If you’re taking a break from horse racing or have been reading what Tom Collins said and are looking for some of the best land-based casinos in Spain to play at Madrid and Barcelona are great holiday locations to experience the culture of Spain Those cities also give you the ability to participate in high quality casino gaming Here is our recommendation of the 6 most finest casinos in Spain The Casino Gran Madrid Torrelodones is the largest and most favored casino in all of Spain It can be found at kilometre 29 on the capital’s A-6 motorway opening its doors in 1981 and it counts half a million guests as its customers each year The casino also offers a variety of dining and entertainment and sport rooms when even boxing matches take place and also sport bets which you can do in person The same company also runs Madrid’s more modern Casino Gran Madrid Colón Casino de Ibiza has a beautiful location by the sea on the breathtaking festive island of Ibiza You can discover this casino in the  Ibiza Gran Hotel and is known for its unforgettable selection of artwork by notable international artists It also has a prime selection of excellent foods and cocktails There is also spacious room for slot machines and gaming rooms for blackjack Which is why Barcelona is one of Europe’s more well-liked cities Casino Barcelona is sitting just 15 minutes away from the city centre found in Port Olímpic The stylish gaming rooms and modern dining restaurants with live music makes the attraction very exquisite Of course with the choices of table games like poker and blackjack and the superior slot machines The casino has many restaurants to select from as well as a whole bunch of cocktail bars Going to another island on the other side of Spain Casino de Mallorca is another one of Spain’s many attractions At the moment this casino is located in the area of Porto Pi it’s a remarkable spot for anyone to enjoy like tourists and foreigners The restaurants and bars open at 10am which offer excellent food and cocktails That also includes table games like poker and blackjack which comes from its French guests since Spain’s border is next to France this site is located close to the coast of Spain making it a great choice to combine with the beach and culture of the country There is much to choose from when it comes to meeting your needs for restaurants Completing our lists of the best casinos in Spain This casino has a beautiful view of the beachfront on Playa del Inglés the central hangout for tourism in the capital of Las Palmas on Gran Canaria but this location boosts popularity for its symbolic locations in Spain This casino is unique because it hosts many poker competitions every single year Log in to leave a comment © 2021 The Leader Digital Spain is a country that has a long-time association with gambling Those in Spain have been placing sports bets and playing inside casinos for many years making it one of the biggest countries in Europe for money spent on gambling Those in Spain who wish to play inside a casino have the option of playing online or heading to a real-life casino where they can play on the slots and tables they have there If you would like to play inside a real-life casino then here is a look at the best five casinos that Spain has to offer A casino located close to Sevilla airport and one that offers an extensive range of gaming opportunities for players They have 25 tables offering a variety of games and some VIP only tables with high staking limits if you are a big player Their slot floor is buzzing with big games including progressive jackpot games for those who are looking for a big win If you are in the Sevilla area then the Casino Admiral Sevilla is one place to check out this is a place that can offer high-end gaming options as well as a fantastic choice to players Table games can be played either live on the table or electronically if you do not want to play alongside others directly at the table it is the slots on offer that draw people to this casino These include a range of high staking machines as well as some inter-connected machines with shared jackpots that are linked to other casinos run by this chain This casino was one of the first to open after Spain legalised gambling back in 1978 and has a strong reputation with players The 12,000 square feet building offers both table and slot games with 30 tables to choose from and over 100 gaming machines so plenty to keep everyone happy and involved Inside the casino resort you will also find a hotel where you can stay should you want to extend your stay Situated in the heart of one of the most vibrant cities in Europe it is easy to see why Casino Barcelona has become popular since opening over a decade ago They have a large range of tables available to play on with some of these offering electronic link ups to machines They also cater for slot gaming while it is their regular poker tournaments that attract a lot of people to this casino These are held on a regular basis and great for those who want to try and show they are top poker players The biggest casino in Madrid and one of the biggest businesses in the area both because of the number of people employed and the number of tourists it attracts You will find 60,000 square feet of gaming area here and you will find many high staking VIP tables and machines inside With every game you can think of being available here it is the complete package for those looking to play inside a real-life casino in Spain