Visiting Madrid
The practical half of the trip.
Visa rules, climate, the operational details that the editorial guides assume you’ve already sorted. Reference material — short, sourced, and dated.
Visa & entry
Entry rules
What you actually need to know about entering this country, written plainly.
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Currency & payments
Currency & payments
How to actually pay for things — card vs cash, ATM tactics, tipping norms.
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Airport & transit
MAD → Madrid — every option ranked
Cheapest, fastest, and saneest routes from the airport. Real prices, real durations.
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Connectivity & SIM
Staying online
eSIM, local SIM, public WiFi, and the apps you'll need.
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Language essentials
Local language
Phrases worth memorising and the linguistic context.
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Etiquette & customs
Local etiquette
Local norms — greetings, dining times, what's rude.
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Local news
Local news
Trusted news + culture sources locals actually read.
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Practical basics
Operational basics
Plug type, voltage, time zone, drinking water, emergency numbers.
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Weather & climate
What Madrid actually feels like, month by month
30-year climate normals — temperature, rainfall, sea temperature where applicable. Sourced from the WMO via Open-Meteo.
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More reference pages — currency & payments, transit & airports, local etiquette — land here as we write them.