Travelling around, now in Madrid, and want to experience authentic things?
Do you feel like doing excursions from Madrid on your own, instead of hiring organized excursions which are too expensive and which make you travel with a group that is too big? These are the places from where you can travel to the most attractive places on your own:
There are many kinds of accomodation in Madrid, but one of the best options if you want to enjoya n international atmosphere and ineract with other travelers in common areas, is to sleep in a hostel, which, moreover, usually is quite cheap. These are some of the main hostels in center Madrid:
Do you like watching international sports live? Some of the most important international tournaments are hosted in Madrid. These are some of them, which are celebrated each year:
Football Champions League: you can watch a game of Real Madrid or Atlético de Madrid against the best European teams (season from September to May / June).
Do you want to stay informed about the Spanish present whilst you are travelling around the country? It will help you to understand the Spanish society and culture. These are some of the best options to read the news:
Spain in English: https://www.spainenglish.com/
The Local: https://www.thelocal.es/
Still have some hours in Madrid and don´t want to get back to your hotel to collect your baggage? Or just arrived to Madrid and have to wait for some hours before entering into the accomodation? In both cases, these are some places where you can leave your luggage for some hours.
Lockers of tran stations and airports: there are lockers in Atocha and Chamartín train stations and also in Adolfo Suárez airport.
Radical storage: multiple lockers in Madrid (https://radicalstorage.com/luggage-storage/madrid).
In Madrid you can find almost everything, but, when you are visiting Madrid fo a few days and donçt know the city, it may be useful to have by hand some references and directions.
Tarín Maletas: shop where you can find travel articles such as suitcases, bags,
etc. Moreover, they offer a service to claim luggage lost at the airport (Calle Hortaleza, 3).
When you are visiting Madrid as a tourist, in the main monuments and attractions wou will spend time with many people from abroad. On the streets, you will also see people from Madrid in their daily life. But… do you want to what they do, in an authentic way? Here you are 3 proposals:
Segovia, Ávila, Toledo, El Escorial, Aranjuez… Tired of the same excursions in Madrid?. Do you want to experience other? Do you want to know the fantastic environment of the Guadarrama Mountain Range? There are many attractive towns and villages there, and, in them, you will be able to enjoy fantastic landscapes and to know a different way of living...
Manzanares El Real
Cercedilla
Miraflores de la Sierra
Buitrago del Lozoya
Apart from the neighborhoods in the center of Madrid, where most of monuments, museums and attractions are present, there are some other districts and neighborhoods where it is possible to see a more authentic and more traditional Madrid that is out of the tourists`focus. These are some of those neighborhoods:
Carabanchel
Usera
Aluche
Vallecas
Hortaleza
Travelling around, now in Madrid, and finished the book you were reading? Or maybe want to have the memory of a book bought in Madrid? These are some international bookshops in town.
