MADRID

Advantages of living in Madrid

• Madrid is divided by three different areas. On is the old part of the city where the streets are narrow, the other part has streets which become wider and straighter, and the third area is the new part which is characterized by a large number of new constructions during the 20th century.

• Gran Via and the Paseo de la Castellana are the two main arteries in Madrid.

• The nightlife in Madrid is very good, because it has many pubs, cafes, bars, discotheques and clubs which are open late into the night.


Work & School

• There are relatively enough job opportunities for foreigners who are coming to live in Madrid.

• For native English speakers it is easy to teach English as a way to make a living.

• Madrid has many good public schools and good international schools which are in English, French and German.


Sights

• Madrid is a city which has many monuments and museums.

• Sights of Madrid are the Plaza Mayor, the old Prado Museum, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Reina Sofia National Art Centre Museum, Royal Palace and many more.

• You can watch a soccer game of Real Madrid or Atletico de Madrid or sea a bullfight in Spain’s largest bullring: Plaza de Toros.


Food and Drinks

• Madrid offers more a Spanish kitchen then a regional one. There are some dishes which are called 'madrileño' in Spain, but these are mainly hotspots like the Cocido Madrileño with chick-peas and vegetables (potatoes, celery, cabbage, carrots and turnips).

• Some regional dishes are the very typical 'Sopa de Ajo' (garlic soup), the asparagus from 'Aranjuez' and many menus include lamb and veal.

• The second biggest fish market of the world is located in Madrid (first is Tokyo). That’s why the restaurants and also many shops offer any kind of fish.

• As in the rest of Spain, Madrid has also many bars which offers tapas. These are a variety of dishes which are served as appetizers. It is a tradition and you will find hundreds of tapas bars in the streets of Madrid.

• Wines from the region of Madrid are young and aromatic. Anisado de Chinchón, anisette schnapps is an example of these wines.


Weather

• The climate of Madrid is characterized by the warm and very dry summers which can be extremely hot during the months July and August, and its cool winters.

• As a city, Madrid makes its attractions accessible to newcomers.

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