Gran Vía protest causes bus delays; free black hole lecture this morning

Avoid the centre this morning, or learn about black holes instead. WEATHER High 18°C (64°F) · Low 7°C (45°F) · Rain chance up to 0% (AEMET) TODAY IN MADRID • Sports event at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu tonight 6:30pm–11:45pm; 10 bus lines delayed at Castellana, Concha Espina, Padre Damián • Bus lines 114 and N4 have detours and delays on Avenida de Cantabria until 3 p.m. today due to roadworks. THE DAY AHEAD • Protest on Gran Vía and Jacometrezo today 8am–3pm; 13 bus lines delayed and diverted WHAT TO DO IN MADRID • Black Holes: A Journey to the Edge of the Abyss with Giovanni Miniutti — Biblioteca Pública Municipal José Saramago (Fuencarral-El Pardo), Thu 22 Oct, 11:00 · Free https://www.madrid.es/sites/v/index.jsp?vgnextchannel=ca9671ee4a9eb410VgnVCM100000171f5a0aRCRD&vgnextoid=7de6fdf203660a10VgnVCM200000f921e388RCRD SPOT OF THE DAY 📍 Mercado de San Miguel — Plaza de San Miguel (Sol) https://goo.gl/maps/CjNce5aeZsT6fAgu7 SOURCES AEMET — Predicción municipal Madrid — Municipal forecast — https://www.aemet.es/es/eltiempo/prediccion/municipios/madrid-id28079 EMT Madrid — Incidencias del servicio — Evento en Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. Afectadas 10 líneas de EMT. — http://feeds.emtmadrid.es:8082/docs/20261021-Bernabeu-Evento.pdf EMT Madrid — Incidencias del servicio — Obras: Avenida de Cantabria. Afectadas 2 líneas de EMT. — http://feeds.emtmadrid.es:8082/docs/20261019-O-Av-Cantabria.pdf EMT Madrid — Incidencias del servicio — Manifestación en Gran Vía y Jacometrezo. Afectadas 13 líneas de EMT. — http://feeds.emtmadrid.es:8082/docs/20261022-M-Gran-Via-Jacometrezo.pdf Madrid Daily Quickie is the daily English briefing for Madrid’s international community: what changed, what matters, and what to do in the city.