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SUMMARY
00:00 mistakes to avoid in Madrid
00:48 the most important one
01:35 skipping this
02:28 far far away
03:52 hiring this
04:24 overwhelmed
05:24 free entry, no ticket
06:07 on a rainy day
06:38 eating here
07:00 not on public transportation
08:10 madness!
09:02 too early
09:36 avoid them
10:06 not caring about this
10.38 being impatient
11:07 not beyond the centre
11:27 lack of planning
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➡️ essential guide to Madrid • ➡️ MADRID Travel Guide...
➡️ best regions to stay in Madrid • ➤ the top 5 areas for ...
➡️ 20 Madrid museums
➡️ tapas tour in Madrid • 🤤 Madrid TAPAS TOUR 🍤🍻...
➡️ line 001 (free bus) • 🚍 Madrid's bus line 00...
➡️ best day-trips • 🙋🏻♂️ the best DAY TRI...
➡️ sangría • 🍹Do as the locals: avo...
➡️ tipping in Spain • 🪙 TIPPING rules in Spa...
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➡ essential guide to Madrid czcams.com/video/eP_f_i9vGxg/video.html
➡ best regions to stay in Madrid czcams.com/video/-S2DXZAE3bI/video.html
➡ 20 Madrid museums
➡ tapas tour in Madrid czcams.com/video/xRFVPH98erc/video.html
➡ line 001 (free bus) czcams.com/video/Zoq65l7zB_M/video.html
➡ best day-trips czcams.com/video/80L9bhy14fw/video.html
➡ sangría czcams.com/video/rxzQRiR1y4w/video.html
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You are missing something that sometimes some forget, others are more apolitical, not talking about politics or giving opinions about the Government of Spain, you can get into serious trouble.
Toledo is a daunting day trip. I spent two and a half days there and wish I had one more. Toledo is huge and complex. If you have, say, 10 (full) days for a vacation to Madrid, do 6 in the city, 2 in Toledo, and 2 in Segovia. Avila, too, is worth 2 days. But Madrid is such an incredible city, you can spend a full 10 days in it and not get bored.
From experience, the big challenge for most people when they face Toledo is how to organized their time there. We have an ebook (for the time being, in Portuguese only) where we managed to succesfully compress Toledo in one day, in a meaningful way, visiting all the major sights in the city. Hope to translate it into English some time this year.
We feel Ávila has far more content than Segovia.
I don't find Toledo hotels to be such a good value when they often raise prices for weekends or have minimum night requirements. I have seen Toledo on two day trips from Madrid. It is a quick train ride. I had time to tour the Alcazar , the Cathedral, the various other sites and art works. Is it enough? No. If someone can, stay but it is do able as a day trip from Madrid.
Toledo is most certainly a great place to visit, but keep in mind two things: weather there is even hotter, and the old city is hilly, very hilly: you are always in a steep climb, or going down the way you did go up! So, keep hidrated and wear proper shoes (and a good hat wouldn't hurt either)
@@isidroramos1073 and do remember there are escalators that are a huge help when you need to climb to the centre of the city. P.S.: it's hot during the summer, can be chilly in winter.
I just went to Madrid and I spent 1 day in Toledo and 2 in Segovia (the rest in Madrid + one rest day when it was like 38degrees). I also felt I didn't have enough time in Toledo but then I had other things I hadn't done (if I went again it was like 40 degrees and when I went before it was like 34 degrees and it felt VERY HOT). I went to Segovia last minute for the first day so got a train there at basically 4pm as the trains book up on the weekend. Didn't have enough time (like 4 hours). So went again and it was very hot (36 degrees) but I managed to do basically everything I wanted to do. I also went on my own the 2nd time as I was with my Spanish friend all the other days! In Madrid I went basically everywhere I wanted to go but could easily spend another day there if I could. I wanted to go Avilla but decided it was to far and going somewhere new on my own was very daunting as I'm only 18 and only speak very limited Spanish.
Thank you Tony for the very informative video. Always a great joy to watch them!
Delighted to hear that, Jimmy! All the best!
Thank you always helpful.
Great to hear that!
Excellent information and tips! Some valid for any trip. Thanks! I loved the video!
Thanks a lot, Yara!
Loved every bit of your video.
Thank you so much!
Delighted to hear that! All the best!
Thank you very much for the nice summary and again a very informative video. 🙂
Glad we could be of help!
Thank you for your videos
They are well done and clear.
Great to hear that, Judy!
Once again Tony
You prepared such a great video
Gracias 🙏🏽
¡De nada!
Thanks for the advice! Visiting the city in July very excited to check it out
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Thank you for a excellent informative Madrid video!
Thanks, Maximum.
Thank you very much Tony for answering my questions regarding buses and trains that quick the other day. I forgot under which video I posted that message but thanks.
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The best advice as always !
Great to hear that, thanks a lot!
So helpful. Thank you.
Any time!
Thanks Tony. We are going in June and find all your videos super helpful 😊
Delighted to hear that!
very friendly and comprehensive videos...buena suerte...
¡Gracias!
All over the internet I see people saying only go to Madrid for a couple of days or skip it completely in exchange for other popular cities. I ignored this and we went to Madrid for 8 days... there are still some things we did not get to do! We will definitely be going back! It really is a great city! We went in November. It was chilly but not bad. We stayed in the center and used public transit. We had a bit of trouble with the metro ticket machines but there were often employees there to help. We definitely experienced "slow" service at restaurants but that's by US standards. It seemed to be average/normal for restaurant service in Europe. Everyone was kind and helpful in our experience. We had a difficult time communicating (the Spanish we know is from Latin America, we thought it would be similar enough... not always! lol) at one restaurant in particular but they worked with us and we enjoyed our experience still! We may have accidentally ordered some unexpected things but we just went along with it and learned that we liked them anyway. It ended up being an interesting way to try new things, lol! (it happens to us on many of our trips)
Anyway, yes definitely use public transit! And walk! You will get nice views! Driving might have been easy enough for us to do in the city, but parking would have been a nightmare! We decided to visit Toledo for a day at the last minute. We took the earliest train out and one of the latest trains back. It worked out very well. Though I do regret not paying for some kind of tour in Toledo. But we still really enjoyed our day of wandering/shopping/sightseeing!
Thank you for your detailed comments. We were delighted to hear you dedicated 8 days to Madrid, so many things to see and do! As for driving, you are spot on, the problem is not so much the driving as it is the finding a parking space. All the best.
perfecto, mucho gracias!
¡Gracias a ti!
Hola Tony !!! 😊
Thanks for another informative video . 👌 You are right, you really need to spend more time in Madrid . I made that mistake and missed a lot .
But with your channel, I learned a lot of helpful tips . 👍 👍 👍
Warm regards !!! 😊
Thank you, Jasper, it's always good to have powerful reasons to return to a place you liked. All the best!
Another good video Tony. Some of your tips I have seem multiple times now and they are getting memorized. This is good for first timers to Spain. You do have a knack for careful explanation. This is a gift.
Thank you so much, Steve. We attempt to provide helpful information in a meaningful way.
great info.
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Thank you from Texas for the list that is the most informational and professional video on Madrid that I have seen. 🎉
Wow, thanks for your kind words! Delighted to hear that! Hope you will like our Madrid top 10 too: czcams.com/video/7q1qv-NaHv4/video.html
Very helpful information, thank you! We booked travel to Madrid twice during the pandemic & had to cancel twice 😒. Hope to visit your beautiful city soon!
Hope you can return soon!
This was very helpful! we are visiting Madrid in September and we are staying out of the city by choice because we actually are moving out there and want to see the outskirts :)
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As a madrileño i am totally agree with this list, good job!!
Saludos y enhorabuena por tu canal.
¡Muchas gracias, viniendo de un madrileño, tus palabras nos alegran doblemente! Lo de convencer a la gente de que hay mejores lugares para comer que el Mercado de San Miguel está probando ser una tarea hercúlea.
I will be travelling to Madrid and Barcelona next 3 weeks. These are really helpful for me.
Great to hear that!
Tony, we had such a wonderful time in Spain last October, we have booked a trip for Madrid in March for 4 nights!
Great to hear that!
Thanks!
Thanks, Mark!
Hello Tony, we are just starting to plan our trip to Spain from England and thinking of flying to seville have 3 nights there, then train to Madrid for 3 nights, then train to Barcelona for 3 nights then fly back to England. Just stumbled across your videos and think they will be very useful 👍🏼 👍🏼. Great work 👏🏼👏🏼. Well done
Great to hear that, Martin, sounds like a great trip, although you could always do Seville and Madrid and leave Barcelona for a future trip. Both Barcelona and Madrid have sooo many things to see.
I just have been to Madrid for about 9 days excluding travelling to Spain.
When I visited Spain (came back yesterday) I spent 1 day in Toledo and 2 in Segovia (the rest in Madrid + one rest day when it was like 38degrees). I also felt I didn't have enough time in Toledo but then I had other things I hadn't done (if I went again it was like 40 degrees and when I went before it was like 34 degrees and it felt VERY HOT). I went to Segovia last minute for the first day so got a train there at basically 4pm as the trains book up on the weekend. Didn't have enough time (like 4 hours). So went again and it was very hot (36 degrees) but I managed to do basically everything I wanted to do. I also went on my own the 2nd time as I was with my Spanish friend all the other days! In Madrid I went basically everywhere I wanted to go but could easily spend another day there if I could. I wanted to go Avilla but decided it was to far and going somewhere new on my own was very daunting as I'm only 18 and only speak very limited Spanish.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
thank you.
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Hi Tony! As usual love your channel and practical tips and information. I have a question about the taxi fare from airport. You mentioned its fixed 30 euros, this includes the bags? As i read somewhere that taxis charges extra for bags in their trunks. Thank you.
Hello Anna, if you are taking a taxi to the are where the regulated fare of 30€ is in operation, nothing else can be added to the fare. If the taxi driver wants to charge for the bags, call the police. All the best.
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Love the channel Tony, our grandchildren live in Barcelona and we would like to know if the cross body shoulder bag is branded, and where to get it.
Hi Carol, glad you like our work. I both the shoulder bag at Amazon Spain, shouldn't be difficult to find. It isn't a brand label at all but I feel very safe with it. All the best!
Since it's the easiest to get flights from where we live (near NYC in the US) to/from Madrid, we always schedule time at the beginning or end of the trip in Madrid. Sometimes it's 10 days in Madrid, sometimes only a couple. But there's so much to do there. Using Google maps I have saved over a hundred restaurants (Spanish, Asian, Italian and other cuisines) that we can use to plan our time. I know we'll likely never get to all of them, but it makes the planning easier in some ways. Also, while we have the ability to take things slowly we know that many others don't have the time or means to come to Spain (applies to going to any country too) and leisurely tour the country. It's hard to go on a big trip and feel like you didn't see "everything".
Nothing beats being able to take things slowly!
Hi Tony thanks for a very informative and practical video. Next July we are driving to Madrid from the ferry in Bilbao. On the way we will spend 2 nights in Segovia and 1 night in Avila. We have already viewed your videos on these 2 great cities. Where do you think would be the best place to park up for 5 nights for our stay in Madrid. We are thinking of Parking at Madrid Airport do you think this is a good idea. Muchas gracias desde los Irlandeses.
Hi Joseph, if you choose one of the budget car parks at the airport it can turn out to be a good deal money-wise. The alternative would be to find a hotel including a parking space. All the best!
@@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal thank you
Hi Tony Thanks for your . Do you know if the farmers protest in Madrid is likely to continue next week when I arrive on Monday for a week. Thanks. Jess
Hi Jess, it's hard to tell as it's not a protest targeting specifically Madrid. It's happening all over Spain -actually, all over Europe. One day is in Madrid, the next day it's in Seville.
Hi Tony, good day!
My son and I are visiting Spain mid -May. And, I couldn't be more happier getting to know your channel, you really cover all the information using which I have planned my itinerary and you have answered so many many practical questions and doubts! Thank you!!!!
Few quick questions -
* Is tap water okay to drink in Madrid, Barcelona and Sevilla and other day trips from these places? What do you suggest?
* Being an hour earlier enough to catch Ave Speed train? (We will use it for travelling to Sevilla, Barcelona)
* Vegetarian/Vegan tapas available?
Would be so very thankful if you can clarify on these!
Good morning, Mamatha. Be very welcome to the channel. Answers to your questions:
- tap water in Madrid is perfectly safe to drink
- we recommend you arrive to the railway station at least 60 minutes before the departure of your train
- there are many vegetarian/vegan tapas available, have a look at some of them here czcams.com/video/13Ylt2kYBAY/video.html
All the best!
Great video!
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We are planning to visit Zaragosa.Fatima and Lourdes
We would be stationed in Saragosa
Which is the best trains to use?/routes?
We decided to visit Toledo the next time we visit Spain. We thought it would take 2 nights and 2 days. I messaged your a couple of weeks ago about not getting a train to Toledo. We decided the trip was too short to enjoy Toledo.
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I appreciate all of these so much! Are you available for paid consultations?
Thank you! We intend to create a consultancy service, but so far it is at a planning stage, mainly due to other work commitments.
I disagree on not eating in Plaza Major restaurants. I highly recommend Los Gelayos, especially if you can eat outdoors. And that free carafe of Aquadiente is an unexpected treat.
Los Galayos is the exception that confirms the rule.
Very informative and helpful video for us who will travel to Madrid in November.
Excellent to hear that!
What is the model of a front bag you own on the video 10:30? Looks nice
Search online for "Anti-Theft Waterproof Shoulder Backpack Sling Chest Crossbody Bag".
Hello, Thank you for your video. Could you help with the best place to buy cheap ticket to parque warner please ? or other places fun for children aged 12 to 14 thank you
Hello, Ana, we haven't researched that topic yet. We should have a video on Madrid's Parque de Atracciones some time during the first half of 2023.
Disagree about the weather: Madrid does not know actual cold. Agree about museum, transportation, hotel, restaurant and day-trip strategies. That said, el Mercado San Miguel [on the computer screen] is turista central -though I can be found there on occasion. Gracias Mil.
In the context of Spain, minimum temperatures near freezing point are cold. Not as cold as the mountains in the Pyrenees or Ávila, but cold nonetheless. But someone coming from the interior of the States could perfectly think otherwise. We have warned about Mercado de San Miguel on this video: czcams.com/video/Wbe7HRq1a1g/video.html Un saludo cordial.
Dear Tony,thanks for all informationes you provide here.Can you tell me,we will be in Madrid from 26.4.2024 until 03.05.2024.On the first of maydoes train from Madrid works?
Hi, yes, on 1 May, a bank holiday, trains will run as on a Sunday.
Hi Tony
Quick one- going Madrid in first week of March . Do you advise to buy tickets for Royal Palace,Prado Museum and Reina Sofia now online or at the venue. If online what is the best and safe websites . Thanks Jess
Hi Jess, with so many tourists in Madrid these days, might be a good idea to pre-purchase those tickets, in particular for the Royal Palace and the Prado Museum.
- Royal Palace tickets tickets.patrimonionacional.es/en/tickets/palacio-real-de-madrid
- Prado Museum tickets www.museodelprado.es/en/visit-the-museum
Check out some interesting museum passes for Madrid on this video czcams.com/video/oeb4MfDRy4U/video.html
In your opinion what week is best to visit in September? The beginning of the month or the end of the month?
Also do you think it’s best to book the day trip to Toledo when you book your vacation or at the hotel on arrival in Madrid?
Your videos are very informative thank you!
The time of the month shouldn't make a big difference. We would avoid booking a trip to Toledo, you can go there on your own. Organized trips to Toledo tend to be a horrible experience. All the best.
October is a great month for visiting Madrid
If you wanna visit Madrid on september do it on the second half of the month, the weather is still warm and most of the summer tourism is calming down, so most of the historical locations are less congested.
@@sergiogarpla2902 yes thank you. I actually went the week of Sept 13 and I had a fabulous time.
You are correct the weather was perfect and still warm and sunny. I definitely will be going back.
Beware of Monday closing of many /most museums in Spain.
In the specific case of Madrid, we wouldn't go as far as saying "most". The big ones, El Prado, Reina Sofía, Thyssen, all open on Mondays. The Royal Palace opens on Mondays. But yes, it's always a good thing to check opening times beforehand, Reina Sofía, for instance, closes on Tuesdays.
HI Tony. If I'm going to just spend one day in Madrid (taking the train in for one day) would you please suggest what you feel are the best two things I should see? I know there is a market there that people say is a must. I plan on staying about 8-10 hours. Your suggestions would be great! Thanks in advance.
It's all up to your personal tastes, but here we presented our Madrid top 10, including the flea market: czcams.com/video/7q1qv-NaHv4/video.html
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What would be the best places to visit when in a long conexion in Madrid? I'll be visiting Barcelona later this year, but I'll have 13 hours do spend in Madrid, arriving there around 9am
Just choose whatever you fancy from our Madrid top 10: czcams.com/video/7q1qv-NaHv4/video.html The "Madrid de los Austrias" could be a good choice.
Some help please.We will be in Madrid from 28th od April in Calle de Quijada de Pandielos,Puerte de Vallecas.How far is from the center of Madrid and transporattion options.Thanks
It's quite far from the centre and the nearest metro station is a long 15 minute walk.
Hey please also guide me can I buy the fast train tickets at sans from Barcelona to Madrid ? Will they be available my travel month is may and we are 2 persons
Thanks
Check out our advice on the issue here: czcams.com/video/QYvUn-sJxZ4/video.html
Hello. Should i take an organized tour to Toledo or try and do it independently with the train and red bracelet?
On your own, definitely! At the beginning of March we will publishing a thorough guide of Toledo.
Thanks Tony. So happy we found you. Too bad you can't join us!!😂
@@user-dw4eb4qo7k we can join you virtually with our self-guided walking tour of Toledo here 😉 travelguidesspainandportugal.com/product/toledo-in-one-day/
We plan to travel in Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Avila and Salamanca by train and take a taxi from the train station to hotels in city center. Is that a OK plan and how much should we budget for those taxis ?
It's difficult to tell, it depends on the city, the address you are traveling to, the state of traffic and the day of the week.
I'm making the mistake of only spending two full days in Madrid, because I really really want to be by the beach in Malaga and we don't know the next time we will be in Spain (unless I can get my husband to move there. Goals.). We weren't going to rent a car in Malaga but we need to get from Malaga to El Caminito del Rey back to Malaga to catch a flight to Lisbon. I can't figure out an economical way to do that besides renting a car. It seems like the Malaga and surrounding area attractions we want to see are also a little ways away, so it seems practical to rent a car there, or am I wrong? Is there an easy way/short way to get to Malaga to El caminito and back? Also, what is your recommendation for food budget for 2 people per day? We are not fancy. And plan to grab a few groceries so that we don't have to eat three meals out every day. The first day we are in Madrid we are eating lunch at Botin (made reservations thanks to your recommendation) and the last day we are in Lisbon we made reservations for Ponto Final. The rest of the days we want to eat authentic food, but economic too at restaurants. So nothing fancy fancy. Thanks for all your help.
Oh sorry. My other question is around cash vs. credit card. Will most places take credit card? We will have cash but if most places take cash we will make sure to withdraw more. Thank you.
Hello there, we have a video on Málaga where we invite you to leave your questions on that city: czcams.com/video/nBQejHV9_fg/video.html We'll see you there!
Most, but not all, places take credit cards.
@@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal thank you.
I'm going to Madrid then take the train to Barcelona round trip. I have my train tickets already. My question is when I'm at Madrid P. ATOCHA where do I go? Do I still have to go to the ticket booth? Is plaza 11A the place to wait for my train? I don't want to get lost. Is AVE 03083 ETANDAR Coche 6 the train I'm suppose to look for? Sorry if the question sounds stupid.
Hi David, check out this video, you will find it helpful: czcams.com/video/sSiIRby2RGU/video.html
Does big cities in Spain have a small lockers in to store valuable things such as passport and money in airports and train stations?
See czcams.com/users/shortsZMG9oEBWcIo?feature=share The lockers at Madrid airport are currently opened.
Does the fixed price apply also to minivan taxi or just the car taxi?
To any of them. Update details, including 2024 prices, here czcams.com/video/eq1mDR4XH90/video.html
S'il vous plait ya t il des hebergements abordables dans le centre où a chamartin.merci
Check here: czcams.com/video/fpFyT5w4dgE/video.html
Hello tony, kindly tell me about this hotel location wise in terms of shopping safety and sight seeing , ibis Madrid centro. Thanks
Hi there, it's in the barrio de Malasaña, one of our choices for accommodation in Madrid, see our description of the neighborhood here: czcams.com/video/-S2DXZAE3bI/video.html The location of the hotel is fine.
@@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal you are awsome, I didn’t like the area it looked dull, how about this accomodation ibis Styles Madrid Prado?
@@user-xv4zh8th7s that's in the heart of Barrio de las Letras (your previous choice was in the coolest area of Madrid right now).
@@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal okay than will listen to you and go with the previous .. transportation isn’t an issue there right?
@@user-xv4zh8th7s it shouldn't be an issue, have a look at the video we pointed out where we describe the region.
Muy buen vídeo. Muy profesional. Un solo "pero": el palo injustificado a mi modo de ver, a los restaurantes de Plaza Mayor. Es cierto que son más caros pero es porque tienen que pagar un alquiler más alto. No es lo mismo comer en la Plaza Mayor que en Villaverde Bajo, un poner. El escenario también hay que pagarlo. Todos, incluidos los propietarios de los restaurantes, lo pagan, en Madrid y en cualquier sitio. Y, por lo que tengo probado, si hablamos exclusivamente de calidad de la comida no son peores que otros sitios y alguno (Los Galayos, por ejemplo) alcanza una notable calidad. Ah, y los bocatas de calmares los hacen muy bien y muy baratos en cualquier bar de por allí. Ok, no es más que comida de trasnochada pa' borrachines de los 70, pero se han convertido en algo típico y parece ser que ahora son un _must_ si visitas Madrid. Pues lo dicho: en todos los bares de Plaza Mayor y alrededores la calidad es más que aceptable y los precios, ajustados.
Gracias. Los Galayos, en nuestra opinión, es la excepción que confirma la regla.
Hello Tony, is it recommended 30 minutes by public transport to go to the center from the residence? greetings form Belgium!
Hello, we didn’t understand your question.
@@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal I am going to madrid soon. And my airbnb is 30 minutes further from the center. Is this recommended?
@@wingsanlam9079 if you give us the specific location, we'll be able to help. Otherwise, it's impossible to tell.
@@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal i can't give the specific adress because i didnt booked the airbnb yet. But it is near to almendrales en usera station. I hope this has been explained more clearly.
@@wingsanlam9079 Usera is quite far from the centre of Madrid. At least one hour to get there from the airport using public transportation.
Where do you recommend to eat Paella?
Try Mar Mía, La Barraca o Larrocería.
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Exactly!
Plaza mayor is a terrible place to eat not only because its expensive but its terrible tourist quality food.
Indeed.
Will I be ok with my Mexican Spanish? Or will locals roll their eyes? lol
You will be ABSOLUTELY fine.
Thanks!
Thank you, Teddyanto!