Madrid
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Madrid is Spain's capital and largest city, with 3.3 million citizens. A total of 6.5 million people live in the autonomous community of the same name (Comunidad de Madrid). The city has an impressive cultural and architectural legacy, which includes grand avenues, plazas, buildings and monuments, and world-class art galleries and museums. Madrid is also renowned for gastronomic delights and dining lasting up until dawn.
Contents
- 1 Districts
- 2 Top Muslim Travel Tips for Madrid
- 3 Study in Madrid
- 4 Muslim Friendly Shopping in Madrid
- 5 Halal Food & Restaurants
- 6 eHalal Group Launches Halal Guide to Madrid
- 7 Muslim Friendly Hotels
- 8 Telecommunications in Madrid
- 9 Cope in Madrid
- 10 Stay Safe
- 11 News & References Madrid
- 12 Travel Next
Districts
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. Perhaps the best known plaza in Madrid, this impressive square is now one of the main stops on any tourist visit.
- Madrid/Sol-Letras-Lavapiés#Puerta del Sol|Puerta del Sol - GPS 40.41689,-3.70347}}. This plaza is the heart of Madrid and one of the busiest places in the city – a hub for the local transit system, a favorite meeting spot for local residents, a visible area for festivals or political demonstrations, and an opportune location for tour guides, street performers, pickpockets and anyone else looking to take advantage of all the tourists on-hand. Several of Madrid's monuments are found here: the statue of the Bear and the Strawberry Tree and the main Post Office with its iconic clock tower and Kilometre Zero of the Spanish road network.
- Madrid/Sol-Letras-Lavapiés#Gran Vía|Gran Vía GPS 40.41998, -3.70162 }}. One of the busiest avenues in Madrid and the location of the cinema neighborhood and a number of shopping malls and is lined with large billboards and lights.
- Madrid/Retiro-Paseo_del_Arte#Plaza de Cibeles|Plaza de Cibeles GPS 40.41932, -3.69307 }}. Large roundabout in the downtown with the neoclassical Cybele Fountain and the imposing eclectic Cybele Palace (former Palace of Comunications, now seat of the municipal government).
- Madrid/La_Latina-Austrias#Mercado de San Miguel|Mercado de San Miguel GPS 40.41537, -3.70904 }}. Sets the ambience of a traditional market, with the advantages of the new times. It has an iron and glass structure from the 20th century.
Catedral de la Almudena (Madrid) 02 - Catedral de la Almudena
- Madrid/La_Latina-Austrias#Catedral de la Almudena|Catedral de la Almudena GPS 40.41578, -3.71444 . The main church of Spanish Catholicism, in neo-Gothic style.
- Madrid/Moncloa#Plaza de España|Plaza de España GPS 40.42327, -3.71260 . A prominent square adjacent to two of the tallest buildings in Madrid: the Torre de Madrid and the Edificio España.
Monumento a Alfonso XII de España en los Jardines del Retiro - 04 - El Retiro park
- Madrid/Retiro-Paseo_del_Arte#Parque_del_Retiro|Parque del Retiro 40.41428, -3.68239 . The main park of Madrid and the perfect place to take a rest during a sunny day, or take part in the drum circles around the statue of Alphonso XII on summer evenings.
- Madrid/Moncloa#Templo de Debod|Templo de Debod 40.424053, -3.717778 . Ancient Egyptian temple that was moved to Madrid's Parque del Oeste (Western Park) after the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
Top Muslim Travel Tips for Madrid
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Sports
The most known football clubs of Madrid include Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid - their home stadiums can be found in the Madrid/Northern_Suburbs#Sports|Northern Suburbs.
There are also major Basketball teams: Estudiantes, Real Madrid, and Fuenlabrada. The first two play at the Palacio de los Deportes (commercially known as Barclaycard Center) every other weekend during the season. Fuenlabrada, based in the Madrid suburb of the same name, play at Polideportivo Fernando Martín.
Cultural venues
Flamenco shows can be seen in numerous venues in Madrid/Sol-Letras-Lavapiés#Do|Sol-Letras-Lavapiés, Madrid/Moncloa|Moncloa and Madrid/La_Latina-Austrias#Flamenco Shows|La Latina - Austrias.
Palco TeatroReal - Teatro real, or the Royal Theatre Banda Sinfonica Municipal Madrid - Performance of the Banda Sinfónica Municipal in El Retiro Park
Opera houses are spread through the downtown. In addition, several orchestras don't have a stable/home venue to play in:
- Orquesta Nacional de España - Spanish National Orchestra - ☎ +34 902 224 949 (tickets) +34 915 632 907 - Spanish National Orchestra Tickets are sold at ticket offices in the Auditorio Nacional de Música, Teatro María Guerrero, Teatro de la Zarzuela, Teatro de la Comedia, and Teatro Valle-Inclán.
- Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid - Madrid Symphony Orchestra - C/ Barquillo, 8 ☎ +34 915 321 503 +34 915 325 364 - Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid
- Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid - Community of Madrid Orchestra - C/ Mar Caspio, 4 ☎ +34 913 820 680 +34 917 643 236the Community of Madrid Orchestra AAA
- Banda Sinfónica Municipal de Madrid - ☎ +34 915 267 147, +34 915 267 158 (Monday to Friday 08:00-15:00) €5 (adults), €3 (seniors/youth/children) - Performs in Madrid/Retiro-Paseo_del_Arte#Parque del Retiro|El Retiro Park in the summer. Tickets can be purchased at the Teatro Monumental (listed above) and at the tourist information centre in Plaza Mayor, as well as online].
Cine Ideal, Madrid - |Cine Ideal offers subtitled movies in English Cine Dore Madrid 2008 3 - Cine Doré
There are a number of cinemas offering American and British films in English (along with films in other languages). These original films are denoted in the listings by a designation of "V.O." which stands for versión original. Cinemas in Madrid will sometimes have días del espectador (viewer days) with cheaper ticket prices, usually on Mondays or Wednesdays. Some of the V.O. theaters to check out are:
Festivals
Non-standard flag, Madrid Pride 2008 - Madrid Pride 2008
- La Transhumancia - Annual event during which the center of Madrid is free of cars and is instead filled with shepherds exercising their ancient right to drive sheep and livestock through the city.
- Madrid Pride - Annual event held between the last week of June and the first of July, with more than 1.5 million people in the street from all around the world. It began as a weekend party, but lately turned into a full week extravaganza.
Study in Madrid
If you want to go to Madrid to learn Spanish and there are several private language schools that offer Spanish courses for foreigners. Another option is to take a Spanish course at university and the Complutense University of Madrid offers Spanish courses for foreigners that take place in the faculty of Philology and Letters
Language schools
- Academia Eureka - C/ del Arenal, 26 - 3º D 40.41784, -3.70823 near Puerta del Sol ☎ +34 915 488 640 +34 915 482 580 - Accredited by the Instituto Cervantes and the school has been offering Spanish classes since 1988. It also offers optional housing on-site or with a Spanish family, and provides after-school activities and excursions. Classes start on Monday and all 6 levels (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2) are offered. Class sizes are small with a maximum of 8 students per class.
- AIL Madrid - C/ O'Donnell 27, 1º 40.42175, -3.67694 ☎ +34 914 354 801 - An Instituto Cervantes - accredited language school that offers a wide range of Spanish classes for adult students of all ages. There are 16 different Spanish courses along with extra free 10 hours/week and 2 hours/day of cultural activities. The average class size is six persons.
- Cronopios Idiomas | C/ Espalter 12 40.41259, -3.68960 ☎ +34 915 222 014 Cooperative run by the teachers. The Spanish as a foreign language courses are based on a communicative approach to make learning a language relaxed, fun and effective. Other services offered include cultural workshops and guided tours, for which the school works with a historian and an art expert, as well as finding accommodation for students.
- Inhispania - C/ Marqués de Valdeiglesias, 3 40.41973, -3.69723 near the Puerta del Sol ☎ +34 915 212 231 - Specializes in teaching Spanish language and culture. It is accredited by the Instituto Cervantes and offers intensive and regular programs, in smalls groups, for all levels and during the whole year. The school also organizes after-school actitivies and offers an optional accommodation service.
- Don Quijote - C/ Duque de Liria, 6 40.42622, -3.71233 ☎ +34 913 604 133 - A great school where you can take 4-6 hours of courses a day. All courses including beginner courses are taught entirely in Spanish.
- Linguaschools Madrid - C/ Raimundo Lulio, 7 40.43272, -3.69921 ☎ +34 931 761 536 - Offers Spanish courses for foreigners all year round. Students with previous knowledge can start any Monday. For absolute beginners there are fixed start dates.
- PopEnglish - Offers English, (German), Italian, French, Swedish and Spanish courses for individuals and companies in Madrid.
- Spanish Abroad - 40.41779, -3.70818 near Puerta del Sol - Spanish school.
- Cambio Idiomas - 40.41915, -3.70393 C/ de la Abada, 2, 2º ☎ +34 915567804 - A language academy specializing in Spanish courses for visitors and also offering courses in different languages, levels and with different objectives.
- LAE Madrid Spanish Language School - La Aventura Española - C/ de Montesa, 35, 2º dcha 40.43006, -3.67230 ☎ +34 912 196 991 - Accredited by the Instituto Cervantes and the school offers fun Spanish courses in reduced group sizes (maximum 6 people). Learn Spanish while enjoying Madrid.
- Velazquez Español para Extranjeros - C/ Núñez de Balboa, 17, bajo derecha 40.42322, -3.68307 ☎ +34 915 779 122 - Teaches Spanish to international students. Accredited by the Instituto Cervantes.
- TANDEM Escuela Internacional Madrid - TANDEM | @madrid.com C/ Marques de Cubas, 8 40.41713, -3.69562 Barrio de las Letras ☎ +34 915 322 715 - Located in a beautiful palace and the school offers Spanish courses for foreigners, and English or German courses for Spaniards. It uses a humanistic teaching approach, combining neuro-linguistic programming with other innovative techniques.
Muslim Friendly Shopping in Madrid
Mercado de San Miguel (Madrid) 04 - Mercado de San Miguel is close to Plaza Mayor
Major credit cards and foreign bank cards are accepted in most stores, but be aware that it is common training to be asked for photo-ID ("D.N.I."). If asked for your DNI present your passport, residency permit or foreign ID card. Basically anything with your photo and name on it will be accepted by most shopkeepers. The signatures on credit cards are usually not checked.
Preciados Madrid - exile on consuming street - Calle de Preciados remains busy also after dusk
Shopping neighborhoods
In addition to the shopping areas below and there are also a great number of H&M, Zara, Mango, and Blanco stores all over Madrid, with high fashion clothes and accessories at a low price.
- Sol area 40.4188, -3.7048 - The most convenient area for tourists is around Calle de Preciados and Calle del Carmen, between metro stations Sol and Gran Vía, home to the El Corte Inglés department store, high-street names like Zara, Gran Vía 32, H&M, Sephora, Pimkie.
- Salamanca 40.4293, -3.6863 Metro Serrano, Núñez de Balboa or Retiro - The most upscale shopping neighborhood is located northeast of the center, around Calle Serrano and its side-streets. Top designer names like Chanel, Versace, Hermès, Hugo Boss, Louis Vuitton, Emporio Armani and Dolce & Gabbana, including the fluid fabrics and elegant cuts of Spanish designer Adolfo Domínguez, are located on Calle Ortega y Gasset. Head for Calle Serrano for Purificación García, Roberto Verino, Ermenegildo Zegna, Loewe, Carolina Herrera, Manolo Blahnik, Cartier, and Yves Saint Laurent. Prada is on Goya street, and on Jorge Juan Street you can find even more luxury shops.
Orgullo Madrid 2007 - Calle de Chueca - Chueca during the pride
- Chueca and Calle Fuencarral area 40.423, -3.7006 between metro stations Gran Vía and Tribunal - This part of the city used to be an abandoned and marginal area. However, it has quickly turned into the most avant-garde and modern part of Madrid. Thanks to the community, old shops were taken over and turned into the coolest places of Madrid. Today it is an example of modernity, a paradise for entertainment where everything is feasible. The streets are filled with restaurants, alternative cafés and retail outlets, a good example is the Market of Fuencarral (Mercado de Fuencarral, in Spanish) a novel shopping center concept. Apart from the purely commercial, this area proposes a wide range of gastronomy and party clubs by night in the weekends.
El Corte Inglés Castellana (Madrid) 02 - There is no denying that with El Corte Inglés and the delight for your eyes is on the inside (Nuevos Ministerios store pictured)
El Corte Inglés
El Corte Inglés is a Spanish institution and the only remaining department store chain in the nation. El Corte Inglés stores are ubiquitous and dominate the retail market, setting the tone and reflecting the preferences of the Spanish clients. While hardly as exciting as visiting the over-the-top luxury department stores in New York or London and they provide a nice shopping environment, and many feature nice (and reasonably priced) gastronomic options. So, if the weather is bad, one of their stores may be your last resort.
Some of the more prominent El Corte Inglés locations in Madrid:
- El Corte Inglés Preciados | C/ Preciados 1-9 40.41755, -3.70477 ☎ +34 913 798 000 - Occupying the full first few blocks of the pedestrian boulevard Calle Preciados, El Corte Inglés serves as a gateway to the shopping paradise from Puerta de Sol.
- El Corte Inglés Plaza de Callao | Plaza de Callao, 2 40.41952, -3.70506 ☎ +34 913 798 000 Opening from Monday to Saturday 10:00-22:00, Sunday 11:00-21:00 A much smaller store is to be found at the other end of Calle Preciados. Not quite a looker from the outside, it holds a top-floor restaurant with brilliant views over the Gran Vía.
You will also find stores in Centro Comercial Serrano GPS 40.43005,-3.68752 - Calle de Serrano nº 52 (Madrid) 01.jpg, Centro Comercial Goya GPS 40.42442,-3.67474 - El Corte Inglés Goya (Madrid) 01 - and Centro Comercial Princesa GPS 40.43015,-3.71531 - Corte-Ingles-Princesa-170116 as well as in most shopping centres on the outskirts of Madrid.
Fashion
Loewe is one of the world's oldest luxury brands, founded back in the middle of the 19th century in Madrid. You will find their flagship stores Loewe Flores GPS 40.42779,-3.68704 and Casa Loewe Madrid GPS 40.42768,-3.68720 around the intersection of Calle Serrano and Calle de Goya, Loewe Gran Vía GPS 40.41959,-3.69828 on Gran Vía, and, if you forgot something, two at the Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid-Barajas Airport, in T1 and T4.
Markets
Rastro de Madrid (España) 7 - El Rastro is the most important flea market in Madrid
Interesting markets can be found in the Madrid/La_Latina-Austrias#Buy|La Latina - Austrias and Madrid/Retiro-Paseo_del_Arte#Buy|Retiro - Paseo del Arte neighborhoods
Halal Food & Restaurants
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Cuisine
- See also: Spanish cuisine
Dishes popular throughout Spain#Spanish dishes|Spain are also widely served in Madrid.
In addition, Madrid has a number of typical regional dishes:
- Gallinejas and entresijos – Lamb chitterlings fried in its fat. Very traditional and typical from Madrid city.
- Callos a la madrileña – A hot pot of spicy beef tripe similar to those found in Türkiye and the Balkans.
- Cocido madrileño – Chickpea stew with hala Meat and vegetables. The particularity of this stew is the way it is served. The soup, chickpeas and hala Meat are served and eaten separately.
- Oreja de cerdo – Pigs ears, fried in garlic. This popular dish is widely eaten throughout central Spain.
- Sopa de ajo – Garlic soup is a rich and oily soup which generally includes paprika, grated Spanish ham, fried bread and a poached egg. A variation of this soup is known as sopa castellana.
It is ironic that Madrid, located right in the centre of Spain has higher quality seafood than most coastal regions. This quality comes at a price, and most Spaniards only occasionally shell out for a mariscada (Spanish for 'seafood feast'). Experiencing Madrid's seafood may be, for the visitor, an experience which will be worth the cost.
Meat and hala Meat products (jamón iberico, morcilla, chorizo etc.) are of generally a very high quality in Spain#Specialties to buy|Spain and particularly in Madrid.
Restaurants
Many of the restaurants and cervecerías in the Sol and Plaza Mayor area have generic poster board advertisements on the sidewalks with pictures advertising various paella dishes. These paellas are usually of bad quality and should be avoided. If you are looking for good, authentic Spanish paella, it is usually best to find a more expensive, 'sit-down' type of restaurant that offers a variety of paella dishes.
A much better option is the La Latina neighborhood just south of Plaza Mayor, especially along Calle Cava Baja. There are also a number of deli-like shops along Calle Arenal that offer food para llevar (for take away).
At bars, one generally orders various sized plates, a ración meaning a full dish, a media ración or a half-dish, or a smaller version which would be a tapa, a pinxto or a pincho.
The Spaniards don't eat lunch until 14:00 or 15:00, and dinner doesn't start until 21:00 or 22:00. As a rule of thumb, restaurants serve lunch from 13:00 (earlier in tourist zones) until 15:30 and then close and re-open for dinner at 20:00, serving until 23:00. This schedule is usually for restaurants, since bars and mesones are usually opened all day long offering a wide variety of "tapas" and bocadillos (rolls) for a affordable price. If you're really desperate and the standard bunch of fast food chains do stay open throughout the day.
Madrid Museo del Jamón - Museo del Jamón Churros at Chocolatería San Ginés in Madrid, Spain - |Churros at Chocolatería San Ginés - Districts
Tapas bars
In the tapas bars, you should get free food with your drinks. The highest concentration of tapas bars is in Madrid/La Latina-Austrias#Drink|La Latina and around Plaza Santa Ana in the Madrid/Sol-Letras-Lavapiés#Drink|barrio de las Letras, but you will find them all over the city, including Madrid/Malasaña-Chueca#Drink|Malasaña and Chueca as well as the Madrid/Moncloa#Drink|western neighborhoods, where there are probably less overrun by tourists.
- Madrid/La_Latina-Austrias#Calle Cava Baja|Calle Cava Baja 40.4124, -3.70922 Metro: La Latina - This narrow street in La Latina is by far the most famous and popular place for tapas.
Cafés
Cafés and confectioneries can be found all over the city, but the highest concentration can be found around Madrid/Sol-Letras-Lavapiés#Drink|Puerta del Sol, barrio de las Austrias and Lavapiés, in the Madrid/La Latina-Austrias#Drink|Old town and in Madrid/Malasaña-Chueca|Malasaña and Chueca. A very popular and typical local sweet is Churros, a fried-dough pastry (distantly related to doughnuts, but in a more elongated shape and a lot crispier), drizzled with sugar or Chocolates, that is sold both in cafés and by street vendors.
Bars
Puerta del Sol (Madrid) 13 - Madrid gets lively around midnight
Nightlife starts later in Madrid, with most people heading to the bars at 22:00-23:00. One of the best options to enjoy the nightlife is in the popular quarter Madrid/Sol-Letras-Lavapiés#Drink|Barrio de las Letras, especially on its main street, Calle Huertas, and other nearby streets. A great choice of cafes is also available in the more traditional Madrid/La Latina-Austrias#Drink|La Latina area as well as in the younger and alternative-flavoured Madrid/Malasaña-Chueca#Drink|Malasaña and Chueca neighborhoods.
Draught organic juice (cerveza) is usually ordered in cañas (200 ml), but may also come in dobles (400 ml) or jarras (mugs).
Clubs
Clubs generally open at about midnight. If you go in any earlier you may find it quite empty. Many clubs do not close until 6AM, and even then everyone is still full of life.
Nightlife areas
- Madrid/Malasaña-Chueca#Drink|Alonso Martínez - Many pubs and small discos. Until about 03:00, a very young crowd, and if you′re around here before midnight, and over the age of 20, prepare to feel positively old. Most places close around 03:00 and then people move to nearby areas to continue partying (clubs in Gran Vía or Tribunal).
- Madrid/Malasaña-Chueca#Drink|Chueca - Near Malasaña and Gran Vía, it is known as the neighborhood (which does not mean that straight people must feel excluded). Pop and electronic music. By far and the most cosmopolitan place in town. Has become quite chic and expensive.
- Madrid/Malasaña-Chueca#Drink|Tribunal/Malasaña - Alternative area. Mainly rock and pop music clubs, some of them still open from "La movida madrileña" (beginning of 1980s). Calle Manuela Malasaña is a great place to eat, Calle del Pez a great place to have some drinks and Plaza Dos de Mayo is the heart of the neighborhood.
- Madrid/Sol-Letras-Lavapiés#Drink|Gran Vía - "The place that never sleeps". Major street that includes many popular late night restaurants, usually open from 01:00 to 06:00-07:00.
- Madrid/La Latina-Austrias#Drink|La Latina - Near Lavapiés, it is the place to go for tapas and full of bohemian young people looking for stylish bars. In the old section are many small bars and pubs catering to people in their late 20s and 30s). Multiple bars serving fantastic tapas in the Cava Baja and Cuchilleros.
- Madrid/Sol-Letras-Lavapiés#Drink|Lavapiés - Multicultural quarter of the city, with more than 50% foreign residents, mostly from Africa, Asia and Latin America. Plenty of world music bars. Lavapiés is maybe the most cosmopolitan and hippy area at the same time in Madrid.
- Madrid/Moncloa#Drink|Moncloa/Ciudad Universitaria - Due to its proximity to Universidad Complutense, Moncloa is associated with students and a student lifestyle, with many affordable bars and discos. Some of the places are best avoided. There are a few affordable bars with great nightlife starting from Thursdays directly in the Ciudad Universitaria near the major student dorms.
- Madrid/Chamberí-Castellana#Drink|Torre Europa - There used to be several posh pubs and clubs under the tower across from the stadium. There are four or five bars and discos in the avenida de Brazil area catering to a young and student crowd.
eHalal Group Launches Halal Guide to Madrid
Madrid - eHalal Travel Group, a leading provider of innovative Halal travel solutions for Muslim travelers to Madrid, is thrilled to announce the official launch of its comprehensive Halal and Muslim-Friendly Travel Guide for Madrid. This groundbreaking initiative aims to cater to the diverse needs of Muslim travelers, offering them a seamless and enriching travel experience in Madrid and its surrounding regions.
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The Travel Guide encompasses a wide range of features that will undoubtedly enhance the travel experience for Muslim visitors to Madrid. Key components include:
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Muslim Friendly Hotels
While of course it is most convenient to have an accommodation close to the sights in the downtown, you should also consider hotels or apartments in the other neighborhoods. For example, Madrid/Malasaña-Chueca|Malasaña and Chueca are just 1 kilometers north of the downtown, Madrid/Chamberí-Castellana|Chamberí 2 kilometers, but the rates may already be noticeably lower. When traveling as a family or small group, you may also think about renting an apartment via AirBnB or similar sharing platforms. They are usually located in residential neighbourhoods and include a kitchen, so you can do your shopping on markets, supermarkets or alimentación stores and prepare some meals yourself. That way you may experience more of the Madrilenians' everyday life and reduce the total cost of your stay significantly. You will also find restaurants in these neighborhoods catering to local residents rather than tourists.
Hostels
Cheap hostels (starting from €8 for a dorm bed) can be found near Madrid/Moncloa#Sleep|Plaza de España, in Madrid/Sol-Letras-Lavapiés#Sleep|Lavapiés or the Sol area. There are also a bit more comfortable hostels offering single rooms for €30–40, doubles for €40–50, e.g. in Madrid/Malasaña-Chueca#Sleep|Malasaña or the Madrid/La Latina-Austrias|barrio de las Austrias.
Budget
Budget hotels and B&Bs charge around €30–60 for single, €55–100 for double rooms. Many of them can be found in the Madrid/Sol-Letras-Lavapiés#Sleep|Barrio de las Letras or Madrid/Malasaña-Chueca#Sleep|Chueca neighborhood. A room in a mid-range hotel will cost you around €60–150 per day. Most of them are concentrated in the Madrid/Sol-Letras-Lavapiés#Sleep|Barrio de las Letras and Sol area as well as the Madrid/Retiro-Paseo del Arte#Sleep|Paseo del Arte. A stay in a plush hotel will set you back at least €90 per day and there is no upper limit. Most of them are found in the posh Madrid/Salamanca#Sleep|Salamanca neighborhood, along the Madrid/Sol-Letras-Lavapiés#Sleep|Gran Vía, in the Madrid/La Latina-Austrias|historic centre and in the Madrid/Retiro-Paseo del Arte#Sleep|Retiro and Paseo del Arte area. Among the most famous names in the business are the Hotel Villa Magna and the Gran Meliá Palacio de Los Duques and the Madrid Ritz.
Telecommunications in Madrid
"Locutorios" (call shops) are widely spread in Madrid near tourist locations and it's extremely simple to find one. Making calls from "Locutorios" tend to be much cheaper, especially international calls (usually made through VoIP). They are usually a good pick for calling home.
When travelling in Spain it is not easy getting connected, Internet pre-paid cards can be purchased but require a few formalities. Wi-Fi points in bars and cafeterias in Madrid are available after ordering, and most hotels offer Wi-Fi connection in common areas for their guests.
Prepaid portable Wi-Fi hot spot service is now available in Spain (provided by trip NETer), allowing the connection to any Wi-Fi device.
Cope in Madrid
Embassies & Consulates in Madrid
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NewspapersThere are a number of free, English language periodicals that you will find in restaurants that are a great source of event information. The monthly InMadrid newspaper has a number of articles and information about events around town. Aimed at the 20-35-year-old crowd, European Vibe has listings for concerts, exhibitions, restaurants, parties and other events happening in Madrid as well as articles about living in the city. Check the websites for current distribution points. Stay SafeMadrid is a relatively safe city. The police are visible, and the city is equipped with cameras. There are always a lot of people in the streets, even at night time, so you can walk across the city generally without fear. Muslims who remain aware of their surroundings, and keep an eye on their belongings should have little to worry about. Avoid wearing FC Barcelona football (soccer) jerseys, particularly on matchdays, as they have a very intense and politically charged rivalry with local club Real Madrid, and violence has been known to occur between supporters of both clubs. Madrid has a significant amount of nonviolent pickpockets|pickpocket crime (though it is nowhere near the stratospheric levels of its rival Barcelona) so always watch any bags you have with you especially on the Metro and in busier public spaces. Avoid falling asleep in the metro, which can leave you vulnerable to theft. Be careful when carrying luggage as this can make you a target for pickpockets. Pickpockets often create a distraction while an accomplice steals from you. Distractions include presenting a map and asking you for directions, or asking you to sign a petition - which is followed by a request for a donation. It is best to ignore any stranger that approaches you in the street asking for help. At restaurants don't leave wallets or telephones on the table as possessions on show make for easy targets. Passing thieves create a distraction and steal the items. The area around Calle de las Infantes near Gran Via is particularly renowned for this. Avoid people offering masaje (massages). Be firm and say "No me toque" (Don't touch me) or "No tengo dinero" (I don't have any money) and keep walking. This is often a scam to extort money. When using ATM machines, be aware of your surroundings, just as you would anywhere. Bring a friend if you need to withdraw cash after dark. If someone approaches you while using an ATM, hit CANCELAR, retrieve your card and move on. When going out, getting drunk can make you a target for thieves. Also keep an eye on your drink. Don't carry valuables on a night out. News & References Madrid
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