Madrid
Like most of the tablaos (flamenco venues) around town, this place sees far more tourists than locals, but the quality is nonetheless excellent. It’s not…
Must-see entertainment in Mediterranean Europe
Madrid
After spending over €100 million on a long rebuilding project, the Teatro Real is as technologically advanced as any venue in Europe, and is the city’s…
Palma de Mallorca
DJs and live performers – slinging anything from jazz to disco classics and electro – get the Garito going from around 10pm Thursday to Saturday nights…
Milan
This ‘secret’ 75-seat cinema in a renovated showroom beneath a speakeasy bar is the brainchild of nine friends and a successful crowd-funding campaign…
Centro Storico
Running from mid-June to September in conjunction with the riverside Lungo il Tevere festival, the Isola Tiberina sets the stage for a season of outdoor…
Córdoba
A smallish but well-designed bar for live music, with a steady stream of mostly rock groups but also some singer-songwriters, blues, flamenco and other…
Madrid
One of the most distinguished tablaos (flamenco venues) in Madrid, drawing in everyone from the Spanish royal family to Bill Clinton, Café de Chinitas has…
Milan
Completely eschewing the Italian tradition of dubbing films, the lovely 1930s Beltrade movie house screens indie films in their original language to an…
Meteora & Thessaly
Once reserved for underground hideaways and speakeasies, rembetika, the mournful Greek equivalent of the blues, is alive and well at this late-night…
Bilbao
Built on the riverside former shipyards in 1999, in a style that echoes the great shipbuilding works of the 19th century, this vast venue is home to the…
La Latina & Lavapiés
For a fine, well-priced flamenco show that draws as many locals as tourists, Café Ziryab is a bit out of the city centre but worth the excursion. At 11pm…
L'Eixample
This former 19th-century theatre is the perfect size and shape for live music, holding a crowd of around 500 and with a varied line-up. The acoustics are…
Menorca
Arty and boho at the edges, this is a warm, relaxing place to drink, snack on tapas or soak up some live music. After midnight on Friday and Saturday,…
Yeguada de la Cartuja – Hierro del Bocado
Jerez de la Frontera
This stud farm is dedicated to improving the fine Cartujano stock. Guided visits are followed by a spectacular show consisting of free-running colts,…
Nicosia (Lefkosia)
Purpose-built for the Cyprus Theatre Organisation (THOC), this contemporary theatre is the main venue for the national theatre company's productions…
Valletta
This beautiful place is Malta's national theatre, and the islands' principal venue for drama, concerts, opera and ballet, with a season running from…
Cremona
To hear Cremona’s violins in action, attend one of the concerts held at the ornate 19th-century Teatro Amilcare Ponchielli. Its website has the latest…
Valencia
Valencia’s most active venue for jazz, boogaloo, funk and soul, Black Note has live music around midnight most nights and good canned sounds. It's a well…
Perugia
A favourite among a 30s and 40s alternative crowd, this bohemian haunt hosts acts from across the musical spectrum (jazz, rock, soul, reggae, electronic)…
Naples
Dating from 1779, the Teatro Mercadante is home to the city's leading theatre company, the Teatro Stabile Napoli. The company performs a mix of mainly…
Monaco
Watch crowd-pleasing blockbusters, mostly in English, beneath the stars at the world's only 3D open-air cinema. Films start at 10pm nightly in June and…
Barcelona
Set in a former elevator factory, this creative lynchpin hosts emerging and avant-garde musicians, dancers and performing artists. There are two stages …
Madrid
Café Berlín has been something of a Madrid jazz stalwart since the 1950s, although a makeover has brought flamenco, R&B, soul, funk and fusion into the…
Venice
Jazz is alive and swinging in Dorsoduro, where the resident VJC Jazz Quartet takes to the stage on Mondays, Wednesday and Saturdays, while the VJC Latin…
Catania
Queues are the norm at MA, a stylish, high-profile club serving up quality DJ sets, live bands and jam sessions. The space comes with its own restaurant,…
Udine
This ornate, dark-wooded bar is a perfect Udinese compass point – it feels far more like Prague than points south. Regulars take glasses of red to the…
León
Come here to listen to Papa Quijano, a legendary Latino-rock crooner who has recorded several CDs and accrued quite a fan base. He has run this…
El Puerto de Santa María
This good, honest peña, with the air of a foot-stomping, 19th-century flamenco bar, showcases some truly amazing guitarists, singers and dancers in a…
Nicosia (Lefkosia)
Housed in the basement of the Cyprus Academy of Music (the owner is the Academy’s artistic director) this is, unsurprisingly, one of the best places in…
L'Eixample
Dating from 1919, this grand theatre has three storeys of boxes and a generous stage hosting a fairly rapid turnover of drama and musicals. Concerts also…
Paros
As good as it gets! Watch retro movies under the stars by the sea in this classic open-air cinema in Paros Park, a 10-minute drive around the coast, north…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Descend into the red-tinged, brick-vaulted bowels where just about any kind of live music could be on the agenda, from UK indie through to country punk,…
Perugia
Housed in a converted 15th-century convent, the Zenith is Perugia's oldest cinema. Films – artsy, indie – are shown, sometimes in their original language…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
This narrow, old-city dive is one of the best spots in town for jazz, as well as funk, Latin, blues and gypsy jazz, and attracts a mixed crowd that…
San Giovanni & Testaccio
A fixture on Rome's music scene, ConteStaccio is one of the top venues on the Testaccio clubbing strip. It's known for its free gigs, which feature both…
Ibiza Town
Away from the waterfront hubbub, this rose-tinted time warp – all stained wood and iron girders – was once the foyer of the long-abandoned 1893 theatre…
Centro Cultural Flamenco Don Antonio Chacón
Jerez de la Frontera
One of the best peñas in town (and hence Andalucía), the Chacón, named for the great Jerez-born flamenco singer, often sees top-notch flamenco performers…
Puerto de la Cruz
As well as live music, there are also comedy acts here, which may not tickle your funny bone unless you speak Spanish (check what's on via the website…
La Latina & Lavapiés
ContraClub is a crossover live-music venue and nightclub, with an eclectic mix of live music (pop, rock, indie, singer-songwriter, blues etc). After the…
La Spezia
The centre of La Spezia's performing arts scene revolves around the Teatro Civico, which has been around since the 1840s – though a redesign in the 1930s…
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