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Everything on the board — events, plans, places, tour maps, intercambios and guides.
Your first 48 hours in Madrid
A short list, in order, of what to actually do first.
Fiestas de San Cayetano, San Lorenzo y La Paloma
The August verbenas in La Latina and Lavapiés.
Working from Madrid: wifi, cafés and the unwritten rules
Where to open a laptop without being that person.
Eating well in Madrid for under €15
Menú del día, the market rule, and where not to eat.
Tapas crawl: five bars, Lavapiés
One caña and one tapa in each. Bring €20.
Free tapa with your caña
Still standard in a lot of Madrid bars — here is where.
Cine Doré (Filmoteca Española)
€3 films in an art nouveau cinema. The best-value evening in Madrid.
Museo Reina Sofía
Guernica, and the best modern collection in the country.
Guided visit: Reina Sofía free hours
Someone who knows the collection, in the free slot.
La Asunción — Assumption
National holiday in the middle of the quietest month.
Barrio by barrio: where to stay, drink and live
An honest guide to Madrid neighbourhoods.
Flamenco tablao — late show, Lavapiés
Small room, no microphones, two guitarists and a singer.
English with a Mancunian — business & exam prep
Cambridge, IELTS, interviews and honest conversation practice.
Mercado de San Fernando
Lavapiés market where the neighbourhood actually shops and eats.