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Everything on the board — events, plans, places, tour maps, intercambios and guides.
La Almudena — Madrid's patroness
City holiday, with a mass and a procession from the cathedral.
Día de la Constitución
National holiday, and the start of the December long weekend.
La Inmaculada
National holiday. The second half of the December bridge.
Navidad — Christmas Day
National holiday. Genuinely everything is closed.
Nochevieja at Puerta del Sol
Twelve grapes on twelve chimes, 31 December.
Day trips from Madrid by train
Toledo, Segovia, El Escorial and Alcalá — how and what it costs.
Barrio by barrio: where to stay, drink and live
An honest guide to Madrid neighbourhoods.
Slow Sunday run along Madrid Río
5–7km at conversational pace, croissants after.
Malasaña & Chueca: the modern Madrid walk
Street art, record shops, the 1980s Movida, and where to stop for a caña.
El Capricho park
Madrid's most beautiful park, open only at weekends.
Madrid Río
10km of riverside park where an urban motorway used to be.
Mirador de la Cornisa (Las Vistillas)
A small park with the best cheap view in Madrid.
Matadero Madrid
A converted slaughterhouse that is now the best free cultural space in the city.
Museo de Historia de Madrid
Always free, always empty, genuinely interesting.
Flamenco tablao — late show, Lavapiés
Small room, no microphones, two guitarists and a singer.
Open-air cinema at La Bombilla
Films under the trees, summer evenings, cheap tickets.
Rooftop cinema at Azotea del Círculo
Films under the Gran Vía skyline.
Open padel morning — all levels welcome
Courts booked, rackets available, split four ways.
Cañas y Conversación
Tuesdays 20:00 · Carmencita Bar, near Noviciado metro. Organiser: Carmencita Bar. Bellinis €1
Se Habla Español intercambio
Tuesdays 21:00 · El Estudio, La Latina. Organiser: Servando group. Beer from €2
Terraza night — rooftop in Chueca
Drinks with a view, before the summer terraces close.
Senderismo en Madrid y alrededores
Senderismo en Madrid. Guide-led one-day and multi-day routes in the Sierra de Guadarrama and beyond, from a qu…
AFTERHIKE 30–40 — rutas y tapas
AFTERHIKE 30-40. Sunday hikes not too far from the city for the 30–40 crowd, finishing with tapas. Occasional …
MADRID MOUNTAIN — mountain activities
Madrid Mountain. Mountain outings led by an accredited medium-mountain guide and Guadarrama National Park inte…