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Everything on the board — events, plans, places, tour maps, intercambios and guides.
Day trip: Toledo
City guides. A plan worth a full day: Toledo’s Christian, Muslim and Jewish heritage, 30–60 minutes from Madri…
Day trip: Segovia
City guides. Roman aqueduct, a fairy-tale alcázar and cochinillo — an easy, spectacular day out from Madrid.
Day trip: El Escorial
City guides. The vast royal monastery in the hills northwest of Madrid — history, gardens and mountain air.
Meet People Social — Fridays at Mendrugo
Meet People Social. Weekly Friday social for locals, expats, students and remote workers — the city’s big regu…
Carmen Laffón
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza. Retrospective of Sevillian painter Carmen Laffón at the Thyssen this autumn.
Pre-Raphaelite women artists
Fundación MAPFRE, Sala Recoletos. Exhibition on the women artists linked to Pre-Raphaelitism, 24 Sep – 10 Jan.
Kenny Scharf
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza. Kenny Scharf’s pop-surrealist work at the Thyssen, 29 Sep – 17 Jan.
Festival Cine por Mujeres
Various venues, Madrid. The 9th Films by Women festival spotlighting women in film, 27 Oct – 8 Nov.
MADHORROR — horror & dark-fantasy festival
IFEMA Madrid. International festival of horror, dark fantasy and Halloween culture, 30 Oct – 2 Nov.
Madrid Restaurant Week
26 Oct – 4 Nov 2026. Set tasting menus at participating restaurants across the city during Restaurant Week (la…
Madrid Hotel Week
See esMadrid. Discounted stays at participating Madrid hotels during Hotel Week — a deal if you’re hosting vis…
Menú del día — the everyday deal
Weekdays ~13:00–16:00. The set lunch: starter, main, drink and often dessert for roughly €12–15 at ordinary re…
Beer buckets and cheap jarras
The student-budget standby, any night.
Día del Espectador at the cinema
Most chains discount one weekday, usually Wednesday.
Mercado de Motores
Vintage market in a railway museum, one weekend a month.
Padel Tuesdays — always one short
Intermediate-ish. Rackets available.
Thursday board games near Tribunal
Catan, Codenames, Wingspan, and whatever you bring.
English with a Mancunian — business & exam prep
Cambridge, IELTS, interviews and honest conversation practice.
Spanish that actually sticks — ELE certified, Chamberí
Small groups and 1-to-1, real conversation from day one.
Azotea del Círculo de Bellas Artes
The rooftop everyone recommends. It earns it.
La Bicicleta Café
The Malasaña laptop classic, for good reason.
Mercado de San Fernando
Lavapiés market where the neighbourhood actually shops and eats.
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
The private collection that fills the gaps the other two leave.