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Everything on the board — events, plans, places, tour maps, intercambios and guides.
The Madrid intercambio week: a free language exchange every night
We mapped Madrid’s free bar-based language exchanges across the week — when, where, who runs them, and how pop…
Big intercambio night — six tables, Malasaña
Fifty-odd people, tables by language, free entry.
Your first 48 hours in Madrid
A short list, in order, of what to actually do first.
Dos de Mayo — Comunidad de Madrid day
The region's own holiday, born from the 1808 uprising.
Your first week in Madrid: a checklist
SIM card, bank, empadronamiento, and the things that will bite you.
Working from Madrid: wifi, cafés and the unwritten rules
Where to open a laptop without being that person.
Barrio by barrio: where to stay, drink and live
An honest guide to Madrid neighbourhoods.
Malasaña & Chueca: the modern Madrid walk
Street art, record shops, the 1980s Movida, and where to stop for a caña.
Museo de Historia de Madrid
Always free, always empty, genuinely interesting.
Cañas y Conversación
Tuesdays 20:00 · Carmencita Bar, near Noviciado metro. Organiser: Carmencita Bar. Bellinis €1
Meet People Social — Fridays at Mendrugo
Meet People Social. Weekly Friday social for locals, expats, students and remote workers — the city’s big regu…
Thursday board games near Tribunal
Catan, Codenames, Wingspan, and whatever you bring.
La Bicicleta Café
The Malasaña laptop classic, for good reason.