If you are from Madrid and love travelling, you must know that there have been relevant travellers from town (or, at least, from the Madrid region) during history.

Are you travelling to an exotic destination and are worried about the vaccines necessary to enter the country or about the possibility of contracting a disease? In Madrid there are some centers which inform, give advise and, if necessary, vaccinate the travelers. These are the main centers:

• Abroad Health: Calle Francisco Silvela, 57, 1ª planta.

   

During the year, and sometimes recurrently, there are events related to travel and tourism in Madrid. These are the main ones:

• Fitur: International Tourism Fair, hosted every month of January in Madrid, in Ifema fair center.

   

Do you know that there lots of countries and territories with diplomatic representation in Madrid. In the embassies and consultates you will be able to manage your next trip for example getting your visa, to obtain official information about the country and, sometimes, access to activities related to the country or culture they represent. Below you can find a list of all embassies and consulates:

Do you like going out with your guidebook, your maps and your computer to prepare a trip with a friend. There are some places in Madrid which are ideal to do it, whilst having a coffe or a wine and spending a while with a trip mate and, in some cases (in coffee-bookshops) being able to take a book useful to prepare the trip. These are some suggestions:

• Café Ruiz: Calle Ruiz, 11.