{"id":2052,"date":"2026-05-12T14:13:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/center-for-global-education\/?st-import=58c8d12d0137847e15988ca677587537"},"modified":"2026-07-20T06:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:26:16","slug":"the-ultimate-madrid-survival-guide-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/center-for-global-education\/2026\/05\/12\/the-ultimate-madrid-survival-guide-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Madrid Survival Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

After living in Madrid for both Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters, my whole junior year at Chapman, it quickly became one of my favorite places in the world! I learned that Madrid is more than just a study abroad destination,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0a city that teaches you how to live well. From navigating public transportation to finding the best coffee shops, this guide includes everything I wish I had known before moving there.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"I first visited Madrid during a travel Spanish immersion course through Chapman in the summer of 2023, when I lived with a host family. I got to study at an intensive Spanish school called DonQuijote 4 days a week. That experience gave me my first real taste of Spanish life and culture. I returned in Fall 2024 and stayed through Spring 2025, studying abroad at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M). As someone who had studied Spanish for years, there was nothing more rewarding than finally\u00a0using Spanish\u00a0on a daily basis!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I lived in Madrid\u2019s financial district, just a short\u00a0ten minute\u00a0walk from Santiago Bernab\u00e9u Stadium, the home of Real Madrid! My neighborhood offered the perfect balance of local life and convenience. My apartment had the nicest\u00a0doorman\u00a0named Christian, who truly became a life saver. With offices below us, local families above us, and a lawyer living next door to us, I felt fully immersed in everyday Madrid life.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tip #1: Expect the Unexpected\u00a0<\/span><\/b> \"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the most unforgettable experiences during my time abroad was living through a nationwide blackout. At the end of April all of Spain and most of Portugal experienced nationwide blackouts. I was in Getafe at UC3M, a suburb of Madrid, an hour commute back home, when I got a text from CEA CAPA, my program, saying that the cities power was going out indefinitely and to head home. Luckily before my service completely went out I grabbed a few of my friends, hopped in an uber and headed back into the city. It took nearly two and half hours to get back into the city due to no traffic lights working. Our uber driver ended up not having any service so we had to direct him to where our house was, while he didn\u2019t speak any english we got to use our spanish. One of my friends has a family that lives in Madrid so we went straight to her house since they had more materials than our apartment for a blackout. We had no electricity, no service, and had no idea what was going on. I still remember when the power came back on. Everyone was celebrating, cheering out their windows and blasting music, seeing lights, and lighting up the city.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tip #2: THE UNIVERSITY CLASSES ARE HARD<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I made the mistake in the\u00a0fall\u00a0not taking classes in the international school just for credit. I took so many\u00a0classes\u00a0the grading system there on multiple choice tests is when you get a question right you get +1, when you get a question wrong you get -0.5 which makes it so that you shouldn\u2019t guess on exams because you\u2019ll end up failing. The grading system there is on a scale of 1-10. A 6-7 is a great grade in Spain because it means you passed the class. In the international school they are much easier on grading as they want your grades to transfer back well to your home university. When I took classes in the main\u00a0school\u00a0I ended up getting 7\u2019s in those classes which are top grades in the class, yet it transfers back as\u00a0C\u2019s\u00a0for Chapman so just be mindful of this while picking classes! I would take Spanish immersion classes in the international school as those were by far the best classes I took! The class sizes in the international school are much like Chapmans, the main school\u00a0you\u2019ll\u00a0take lecture classes once a week with one hundred other students and then switch to a\u00a0socratic\u00a0classroom for your second class of the week for practical problems. Try to save your general education classes for abroad, I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0do this\u2026.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tip #3: Find food places in your\u00a0neighbourhood\u00a0so it feels more like home!<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Madrid is\u00a0foodie\u00a0central. There is genuinely every type of cuisine you could think of in the city! Some of my favorite cafes in my neighborhood were Clima Cafecito and Loft Specialty Coffee. If\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0looking for a\u00a0really good\u00a0acai bowl head to Sanna Acai across from Retiro Park. I would go here all the time, pick up an acai bowl to go, and sit in Retiro and read. Mazal Bagels has\u00a0pretty good\u00a0NY style bagels, I am from NY so trust me when I say this and they always have\u00a0buy\u00a0one get one and too good to go deals! Kohi is\u00a0a must\u00a0for the coconut water matcha.\u00a0Bocado\u00a0is the cutest smash burger restaurant that has amazing vibes, cafe\u00a0commercial is a classic that has amazing traditional\u00a0torrija.\u00a0Finally\u00a0Cien\u00a0Montaditos\u00a0is a Spanish classic for their\u00a01 euro\u00a0montaditos\u00a0or mini sandwiches. You cannot visit Spain without meeting up with friends here!!! One of my favorite types of food is Mexican food, so you\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0miss out on\u00a0Takos Al Pastor in the center of the city for\u00a01 euro\u00a0tacos.\u00a0Also\u00a0for traditional\u00a0spanish\u00a0churros and a cute photo spot check out\u00a0Chocolater\u00eda\u00a0San Gin\u00e9s, they stay open super late every night and are in a very convenient location. If you are into Indian food, a neighborhood called\u00a0Lavapi\u00e9s\u00a0has so many great restaurants, my favorite being one called\u00a0Moharaj. A fun Spanish restaurant to take your family when they visit is called Bodega de\u00a0los\u00a0Secretos, a\u00a0spanish\u00a0mediterranean restaurant in a 1600s cellar.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Some of the best grocery stores\u00a0in my opinion are\u00a0Mercadona\u00a0and El Supermercado de Corte Ingl\u00e9s.\u00a0Mercadona\u00a0is like a Spanish version of Trader Joes. It has such good snacks! Keep in mind that they are closed on Sunday\u2019s. Corte Ingl\u00e9s is a\u00a0high end\u00a0shopping mall found\u00a0all across\u00a0Spain. They have a very high-end food court and a nice supermarket. The supermarket has amazing fresh bread and pastries. It is a Whole Foods dupe.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0on the pricier side, but some of their things are just too good not to buy!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tip #4: Spend a lot of time exploring Madrid!<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Some of my favorite shopping I did in Madrid was at a store called Mulaya and at a store called Nicoli. Nicoli has the cutest and\u00a0most unique denim. My favorite neighborhoods had to be Tetu\u00e1n,\u00a0Lavapi\u00e9s, and\u00a0Malasa\u00f1a. Tetu\u00e1n is where I lived,\u00a0it’s\u00a0north of the city center and has so much charm. There is a street called Calle de\u00a0Ponzano\u00a0which is an area that Spaniards go to when they get\u00a0off of\u00a0work. The street is lined with\u00a0tapas\u00a0bars, cafes, and live music.\u00a0Lavapi\u00e9s\u00a0is a fun bar area.\u00a0Malasa\u00f1a\u00a0and La\u00a0Latin\u00e1\u00a0are my\u00a0all time\u00a0favorite areas for shopping, cafes, cool restaurants, and more.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The three most famous museums in Madrid are the Thyssen-Bornemisza Nacional, Museo Nacional de Prado, and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sof\u00eda.\u00a0\u00a0The Prado Museum has SO MANY famous pieces of art including\u00a0Goyas, Pinturas Negras, and\u00a0Velazqu\u00e9z\u2019s, Las Meninas. In the Reina Sof\u00eda, it is more of a modern art museum that holds Picassos, Guernica. My\u00a0all time\u00a0favorite museum is the Museo de Sorolla. The Sorolla Museum is\u00a0very unique\u00a0as the building itself is a museum as it is the home of Sorolla.\u00a0It has all of his artwork.\u00a0So unique.\u00a0Also\u00a0students can get into any of these museums for\u00a0free\u00a0so I have been able to visit these museums multiple times! Some of my favorite parks are Retiro and Parque del Oeste. Also, you\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0miss out on\u00a0going to the Templo de\u00a0Debod\u00a0sunset spot that has live music and views of the city and royal palace!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tip #5: Some Helpful Things to Know<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Some apps that I would recommend you\u00a0to download\u00a0are\u00a0Tarjeta\u00a0Transporte,\u00a0Glovo,\u00a0Cabify, and Free Now.\u00a0Tarjeta\u00a0Transporte is an app where you can reload your metro card monthly.\u00a0Glovo\u00a0is a Spanish door dash.\u00a0Cabify\u00a0and Free Now are taxi apps for Spain that are helpful for cheap rides.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some super fun day trips I got to do were Segovia, Toledo, and Manzanares\u00a0el\u00a0Real. I fully recommend Manzanares\u00a0el\u00a0Real as you get to use your metro card to take a bus to a small town that has a castle about an hour outside of Madrid. My friends and I used the app All Trails\u00a0to do a cool hike up in the mountains that had restaurants in the middle of the mountains. This was by far one of my favorite things I did!\u00a0Also\u00a0if you like skiing, there is an area called Puerta de\u00a0Navacerrada, which is right outside of Madrid.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some other cool things that you\u00a0have to\u00a0do\u00a0is\u00a0you must go to a Real Madrid game. My friend and I got to go to the Atletico Madrid versus Real Madrid game in the spring which was insane. In the Spring as\u00a0well\u00a0there is the Madrid Open, which was also cool to go to.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, I cannot emphasize enough to learn a little Spanish!!! It genuinely can change your experience completely.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Maddie Wiener<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Major: Business Administration<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2024-2025 School Year – Madrid, Spain<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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