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Ten Ways to Celebrate Saint Patrick

This weekend, Spain joins the celebration of the Irish patron with concerts, festivals and a lot of beer.

On March 17, half the world is green to celebrate St.Patrick's Day, patron of Ireland.which has crossed the borders of the Emerald Island-where it is a national holiday-is probably the most widely commemorated saint in the world.Beer, traditional Irish music with its folk touch, and the typical hats of« Leprachaun»-where Irish-They are the protagonists of a long holiday weekend.

In Madrid, Irish taverns are the ones that organize most of the events to celebrate this day, and places like The Irish Rover, James Joyce or La Fontana de Oro programs concerts and lots of beer in a green and radiant environment.

1 The Irish Rover

Saying The Irish Rover, Saint Patrick’s, on Brazil Avenue, is talk about partying, live music, and Irish spirit floating in the environment, which is impregnated not only by the Anglo-Saxon community but also by local clients and in general all over the world.The music is played by, for 17 years, the Irish group The Colonials that come from Dublin to make people enjoy with concerts on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17.On Saturday, in addition, the final of the rugby tournament is celebrated “Six Nations”, one of the most important sports broadcasts in Ireland.

2 James Joyce Madrid

Located next to the Plaza de la Cibeles, The James Joyce Irish Pub offers an authentically Irish atmosphere open to all nationalities who want to celebrate St.Patrick's Day with gifts of typical hats and live music.The party starts Friday with« Alberti Band&raquo ;, a group that plays versions of contemporary Irish songs like U2&The Cranberries.The Saturday,« Com' on Everybody» play traditional and modern Irish songs.As if this were not enough, the pub has three giant screens to follow the rugby tournament« Six Nations&raquo ;.

3 Green Tavern

The Green Tavern pub has prepared a party that will last the whole weekend where Irish music will be heard and the client will receive a cap of« Leprachaun»-where Irish-for every pint of beer he consumes and many other gifts.live will be in charge of a group of saxophonists in the purest Irish style.

4 La Fontana de Oro

La Fontana de Oro is an old coffee shop in Madrid where he was a regular Benito Perez Galdos.Currently, this two-storey restaurant works as much as a cafe, disco-pub and restaurant with a strong Irish accent.The weekend of March 16 and 17 La Fontana de Oro disguises the spirits of green as Old Tertullians to celebrate the feast of St.Patrick with live music and muc has beer.

5 Molly Malone's

Molly Malone's can claim to be the first Guinnes Official Irish Pub in Madrid, located in the Malasana limits.The place is distributed over two floors where you can enjoy different musical styles and live groups that will put the icing on the feast of St.Patrick.In addition, here we can also see in a suitable atmosphere the final of the Six Nations» Rugby.

6 Creative Connexions Festival (Sitges)

The Creative Connexions Festival is held in Sitges on March 15 and 17 and is the perfect combination between Irish and Irish culture.Catalan Poets, writers, composers and Spanish and Irish musicians celebrate St.Patrick on a date that will have its Irish version in the town of Dun Laoghaire, in Dublin, from May 24 to 26.

7 IV Festival St.Patrick' s Day, in the Grotto Room77

For lovers of the best punk music, folk, Celtic tribal dance in addition to enjoying gastronomic days, gifts and raffles nothing better than the IV St.Patrick&acute ; s Day of Madrid, in Gruta77, which arrives with a spirit of solidarity.This year the entry from Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 will be 10 euros plus a kilo of food that will be delivered to a food bank in Madrid.Among the participating groups are Bastards On Parade, Malasaners, Against The Spirits, The Cilvrnigans, The O' Reillys&the Paddyhats, Bladders or Fatty Farmers.

8 Rave Market Market

The Rave Market market in Madrid is held on Sunday 17 March at the Tabacalera de Lavapies-c/Embajadores 53-with a very special party that will transport anyone who wants to go to the atmosphere of traditional Irish taverns to live the St.Patrick Rave party.Second-hand sales, recycling, Live music and many surprises will make this market an authentic Irish party.

9 St.Patrick's Day Festival de Marbella

In Marbella (Malaga), the same day of San Patricio, March 17, celebrates the St.Patrick’s Day Festival.The music of the Emerald Island and the Spanish dance combine perfectly to celebrate an Irish party in the heart of flamenco.The Festival will take place at Las Terrazas from the Marina of Marbella with Irish food and drink and a lot of traditional music.

10 Spain, green

Numerous buildings, bridges, hotels and special natural spaces are illuminated throughout the world green to celebrate the pattern of Ireland.In Spain, the Pala cio de Comunicaciones in Madrid and the famous Torre de Hercules, declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco, will glow green this year, the night of March 16.For its part, the municipality of Moraira, on the Costa Blanca of Alicante, This initiative will also be added during the weekend and will illuminate its castle and its main square green and the cities of Pamplona and Salamanca will have their town hall green on the night of March 16.

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