Although, in Madrid, it is easy to find people from other countries in almost any district or neighborhood, there some areas of the city where the presence of people from other countries is higher. 

Nowadays, Madrid is an international and cosmopolitan city, but, in fact, it started being so from the beginning. This is because its founders, the Arabs, already had a foreign origin, as they came from the Arabian Peninsula, and even before the foundation, other communities and civilizations came to Madrid from what at this moment is Italy (the Romans) and from what at this momento is Germany (the Visigoths).

In Madrid it is possible to find places where you can practice languages exchange with people from other countries, native in those languages. In those places, you can have conversations about your favourite topics in other languages whilst you have a drink, laugh and enjoy the time. These are the main places of languages exchange in town:

In Madrid it is possible to enjoy a wide variety of international music for all music styles and genres. For example, in certain moments of the year -specially in summer- there are festivals which allow the public to listen to music from many countries in the world. Some of the best known festivals are:

Tired of having your favourite drinks always in the same places? In Madrid you can “travel” to other atmospheres, so that you can enjoy your favourite drink as if you were in another country. These are some of the best options:

In Madrid you can practice lots of activities that, coming from other countries, allow an approaching to those countries´ culture. These are some of the activties from other countries you can practice in the city.

• Yoga (India)

In Madrid it is possible to go to cinemas with a diversified billboard, with films and movies of diferente countries and cultures. Moreover, in those cinemas it is possible to watch the movies in original versión and language. These are the best cinemas with an international billboard:

In Madrid it is possible to find museums which can transport us to other parts of the world. Some of them are completely devoted to another continente, whilst other have sections devoted to other countries or regions or, at least, they usually host temporary exhibitions related to other countries. These are the main museums which can make you travel without leaving Madrid.

• African Museum Mundo Negro: museum of the combonian missionaries devoted to Africa (Calle Arturo Soria, 101).

   

Madrid is an international and cosmopolitan city, and, as this is the case, some of the most important festivities in the world are celebrated by several comunities in town. Getting to the places in which those festivities are celebrated is a fantastic way to approach those different cultures. These are some of the most relevant festivities:

• Chinese New Year: takes place in February, especially in Usera district.

   

You are tired of seeing Italian, Mexican and Japanese restaurants. And you know there are certain districts in which it is easy to find Indian or South American food. But, did you know that it is possible to find more exotic restaurantes in town?

• Taberna Balkanika (búlgaro y de la Antigua Yugoslavia): Calle de los Urquiza, 15.

   

• Restaurante Kinza (georgiano): Calle San Bernardo, 22.