{"id":4652,"date":"2016-05-10T23:27:08","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T21:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/?p=4652"},"modified":"2018-03-19T18:42:10","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T17:42:10","slug":"75th-madrid-book-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/75th-madrid-book-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"75th Madrid Book Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/75th-madrid-book-fair\/#where\" title=\"Where\">Where<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/75th-madrid-book-fair\/#what\" title=\"What\">What<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/75th-madrid-book-fair\/#when\" title=\"When\">When<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"where\"><\/span>Where<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The well-known public park <strong>El Retiro<\/strong> will become a paradise for passionate readers and avid <strong>book<\/strong> collectors from the 27th of May to the 12th of June, days in which the <strong>75th Madrid Book Fair<\/strong> takes place. If you are in the city during these dates, make sure not to miss such a delightful event!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what\"><\/span>What<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Retiro_Park_Madrid.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4264\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4264 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Retiro_Park_Madrid-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Retiro_Park_Madrid\" width=\"312\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Retiro_Park_Madrid-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Retiro_Park_Madrid-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Retiro_Park_Madrid-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Retiro_Park_Madrid-810x540.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Retiro_Park_Madrid-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Retiro_Park_Madrid.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/><\/a>Every year since 1933, the <strong>book fair<\/strong> makes <strong>El Retiro<\/strong> crowded with the people who stroll and browse<strong> books<\/strong> in the more than three hundred book stands that are erected there for this event. Each of these stands belongs to a different publishing house (Alba, C\u00e1tedra,Valdemar, Zenith&#8230;), bookstore (Casa del libro, Librer\u00eda de mujeres, Librer\u00eda desnivel&#8230;) or distributor (UDL libros, Unyban libros, Azeta). In short, you will find specialized stands as well as general ones and a huge variety of genres and subjects: from children&#8217;s literature to economics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/4674126435_fd3d3a87be_z.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4655\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4655 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/4674126435_fd3d3a87be_z-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"4674126435_fd3d3a87be_z\" width=\"141\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/4674126435_fd3d3a87be_z-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/4674126435_fd3d3a87be_z-300x533.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/4674126435_fd3d3a87be_z.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" \/><\/a>In addition to buying <strong>books<\/strong> (all of which have a special discount), you can have them signed by their <strong>author<\/strong> (as long as he or she happens to be at the stand of his or her publishers) and take part in various <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ferialibromadrid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">cultural activities<\/a> such as talks, discussions, demonstrations of handmade binding, out loud readings of literary masterpieces, photography exhibitions and improvised poetry. Furthermore, there is an area specially designed for children so that they can relish the pleasure of reading too. There they will find <strong>books<\/strong> for readers their age and a number of acts like tale-telling, illustration and creative writing workshops, theatrical representations, puppet shows&#8230; All in all, the<strong> book fair<\/strong> is the perfect place to spend a nice afternoon if you like to read or are interested in the Spanish culture. Moreover, the natural beauty of <strong>El Retiro<\/strong> with its vast green areas and its crystal palace will amaze you and make you fall in love with <strong>Madrid<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"when\"><\/span>When<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The<strong> fair<\/strong> is open workdays from 11 am to 2 pm and from 6 pm to 9:30 pm and weekends from 11 am to 3 pm and from 5 pm to 9:80 pm. You can go to the park by car, by foot or by public transport (metro station <strong>El Retiro<\/strong> or buses number 2, 19, 20, 26, 28, 61, 63, 146 or C-1). Check <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ferialibromadrid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the fair&#8217;s official webpage<\/a> for additional information about the programme and when and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ferialibromadrid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">where to find your favourite author to get his or her signature<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-center kksr-disabled\"\n    data-id=\"4652\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\"><\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Index WhereWhatWhen Where The well-known public park El Retiro will become a paradise for passionate readers and avid book collectors from the 27th of May to the 12th of June, days in which the 75th Madrid Book Fair takes place. 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