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 Plaza de España-Spain Square
Plaza de España-Spain Square
 The Puerta del Sol square, the heart of the city
The Puerta del Sol square, the heart of the city
Contemporary Madrid came into its own after the death of the Spain as a whole, began to reassert itself on the international stage. Within Spain, reaction against the dictatorial bureaucracy centered in Madrid and a history of centralism that predated Franco by centuries has resulted in the successful modern movement towards increased autonomy for the regions of Spain, considered as autonomous regions, under the umbrella of Spain.
Modern Madrid ranks as one of the important cities in Europe. Madrid is a leading southern European city and the most important link between the European Union and Latin America.
The modern metropolis is home to over three million people. As expected with any major European capital city, each district (or barrio in Spanish) has its own feel.
Plaza Mayor and Sol
The Plaza Mayor is one of the most beautiful and emblematic urban areas in what is known as the Madrid of the House of Austria. It is located in the historical and commercial heart of the city. The Plaza is rectangular in shape and is surrounded by three-floored residential buildings. It has a total of nine entranceways. The Plaza Mayor was built during the Austrian period. Previously it was named the Plaza del Arrabal. The origins of the Plaza go back to 1581 when Felipe II told Juan de Herrera to devise a plan to remodel the busy and chaotic area of the old Plaza del Arrabal. Juan de Herrera was the architect who designed the first project in 1581 to remodel the old Plaza del Arrabal but the construction didn't start until 1617, during the Felipe III's reign. This king asked Juan Gomez de Mora to continue with the project, and he finished the porticoes in 1619. Nevertheless, the Plaza Mayor as we know it today is the work of the architect Juan de Villanueva who was entrusted with its reconstruction in 1790 after a spate of big fires. The Plaza Mayor has been the scene of multitudinous events: market, bullring and "actos de fe" against supposed heretics and the executions of those condemned to death. Under its porticoes there are some old and traditional shops. The statue of Felipe III on horseback in the centre of the square dates back to 1616. It is the work of Juan de Bolonia.
Opera
As the name implies, Madrid's main Opera Theatre is the Teatro Real (Royal theatre). In front of the theatre is the Royal Palace. The Royal Palace is no longer used as a residence, but it has been kept intact since it last functioned as home to the King, primarily serving as a tourist attraction. The entire palace is not open to the public, but most of the more important rooms can be visited. The palace is interesting in its own right, in particular its architecture and gardens (there are two, the Jardines del Moro and the Sabattini gardens). There are also some excellent frescos inside the palace by Tiépolo, and paintings by Velázquez, Goya, Rubens, El Greco, Juan de Flandes and Caravaggio, among others.
Alonso Martínez
This district contains the large Plaza de Colón. This plaza commemorates Christopher Columbus, who was responsible for ushering in the Spanish imperial golden age of the 16th and 17th centuries. It is within walking distance of the main cultural and commercial areas of the city such as the Prado museum, the expansive Parque del Buen Retiro as well as near the business center on the lower part of the Paseo de la Castellana.
Atocha
 Façade of the old Atocha Railway station building
Façade of the old Atocha Railway station building
Atocha includes a rather large area which is bordered by the Huertas and Lavapiés districts. The two important sites located in this area are the Chamartín). The area also contains a number of art galleries and restaurants serving traditional food. This district also contains the main bus terminal as it is a central point of the city.
AZCA / Nuevos Ministerios
 Torre Picasso, in AZCA
Torre Picasso, in AZCA
This is the financial district. The area is populated by skyscrapers, among them Edificio BBVA and Torre Europa. Torre Windsor, one of the skycrapers in this area, burnt entirely on the night between 12 February and 13, 2005 [1]. A very large (3 interconnected buildings) El Corte Inglés department store is also here. The area is directly linked to Barajas Airport by metro line 8 from Nuevos Ministerios station.
Chueca
Main article: Chueca
Chueca is among the most authentic and cosmopolitan neighborhoods in the downtown city center. This district was the site of major urban decay during the early 1980s. However, later on during the decade it became one of the most active centers of the so-called 'La Movida', largely due to its new-found status as a popular gay village. It is still quite attractive and has many good and interesting places to eat, as well as some of Madrid's most avant garde fashion and shoe shops.
Las Cortes
This district is small in size but packs a number of powerful sites. The most important include Spanish parliament buildings of the lower house Congreso de los Diputados. It also includes one of the three museums of the Madrid golden triangle, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. In addition, we find the highly ornate Banco de España, the Café del Círculo de Bellas Artes, the Zarzuela theater.
Gran Vía
As the name implies, the Gran Vía district contains one of Madrid's most important avenues, the Gran Vía (literally, "Great Way") First and foremost it is a shopping street, but it also contains a number of tourist accommodations, plenty of nightlife and most of Madrid's largest movie theaters. It is also a hub for Madrid's red-light district, especially the side streets. One of those streets, Fuencarral has become a link between the old shopping areas of the center of the city, the Bohemian Malasaña and the hip Chueca, making of it one of the most cosmopolitan areas of the city.
Huertas-Lavapiés
Traditionally one of the poorer neighborhoods near the city center, this district has maintained much of true 'Madrileño' spirit of the past. Lavapiés is one of the areas with a high concentration of immigrants, and also tends to attract artists and writers adding to the cosmopolitan mix. The presence of immigrants has led to an inevitable variety of shops and restaurants - this is a good place for good and cheap restaurants of local and international food. It's also one of the best places to search for non-Spanish foodstuff, (herbs and spices etc.) Due to its immigrant character and the fact that the terrorists responsible for the Madrid train bombings of 11 March 2004, were based in Lavapiés (in particular, in a popular Moroccan restaurant called Al-Baraka), there are substantiated fears of crime in this district.
La Latina
In and around this area are the origins of Madrid. Its difficult to put precise boundaries on La Latina, because, like its immediate neighbors, streets are narrow and wind a lot. There are quite a few nightlife spots. There are also a number of attractive churches as well as Madrid's town palace. Bordering on La Latina's east side is the famous Rastro flea-market (a prime pick-pocket spot).
Malasaña
Malasaña is a vibrant neighborhood full of lively bars and clubs overflowing with young people. Its streets are currently being renovated, making it a much more attractive quarter (the streetworks are almost finished). It's one of the classic areas for partying the night away. The area's center is the Plaza del Dos de Mayo (in commemoration of the Madrilenian popular uprising on May 2, 1808, brutally and effectivey repressed by the French troops and which started the Spanish Independence War).
Although popularly known as the barrio Malasaña, the real name for the area is Universidad (University). The name Malasaña comes from the 17 year old girl Manuela Malasaña who once lived on the street San Andrés. She was killed fighting the French in 1808. Today there is a street named in her honour very close to the roundabout 'Glorieta de Bilbao'.
Vallecas
Vallecas is a working-class residential district in the south of Madrid. It is also home to the Rayo Vallecano soccer team.
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The region of Madrid has a Mediterranean climate that manifests itself with fresh winters that often experience temperatures lower than 8 °C. Summer tends to be warm with temperatures that easily reach 24 °C in July and that can often reach 35 °C. In fact, the daily oscillation of the weather conditions its quite reduced in the center of the city, but its far more noticeable in the outskirts of Madrid. Precipitation, although very limited, can be observed all throughout the year except during summer.
Parque del Retiro's Observatory
1971-2000
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
TOTAL
Max. Temp (°C)
9.7
12.0
15.7
17.5
21.4
26.9
31.2
30.7
26.0
19.0
13.4
10.1
19.4
Min. Temp (°C)
2.6
3.7
5.6
7.2
10.7
15.1
18.4
18.2
15.0
10.2
6.0
3.8
9.7
Precipitation (mm)
37
35
26
47
52
25
15
10
28
49
56
56
436
Barajas Airport
1971-2000
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
TOTAL
Max. Temp (°C)
10.6
12.9
16.3
18.0
22.3
28.2
33.0
32.4
27.6
20.6
14.7
11.0
20.6
Min. Temp (°C)
0,3
1.5
3.2
5.4
8.8
13.0
16.1
16.0
12.7
8.3
3.8
1.8
7.6
Precipitation (mm)
33
34
23
39
47
26
11
12
24
39
48
48
386
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
The Complutense University is one of the oldest universities in the world, and the largest in Spain. It has 10000 staff and a student population of 117 000. It is located on two campuses, in the university quarter Ciudad Universitaria at Moncloa in Madrid, and in Somosaguas.
The Somosaguas. The old Alcala campus reopened as an independent university (Universidad de Alcalá de Henares) in 1977.
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
The Autonoma, perhaps Spain's best university for research along with Complutense, was instituted under the leadership of the famous physicist, Nicolás Cabrera. The Autonoma is widely recognised for its research strengths in theoretical physics.
Known simply as la Autónoma in Madrid, its main site is the Cantoblanco Campus, situated 15 kilometers to the north of the capital (M-607) and close to the municipal areas of Madrid, namely Alcobendas, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Tres Cantos and Colmenar Viejo.
Located on the main site are the Rectorate building and the Faculties of Science, Philosophy and Fine Arts, Law, Economic Science and Business Studies, Psychology, Higher School of Computing Science and Engineering, and the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education.
The Medical School is sited outside the main site and beside the Hospital Universitario La Paz. [3]
Other Universities
Public universities
Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Rey Juan Carlos)
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)
Universidad de Alcalá de Henares (UAH)
Universidad Carlos III ([4])
Private universities
Universidad Antonio de Nebrija (Nebrija)
Universidad Camilo José Cela (Cela)
Universidad Europea de Madrid (UEM)
Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Francisco de Vitoria)
Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (UPComillas)
Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca (UPSAM)
Universidad San Pablo (CEU)
Escuela de Organización Industrial (EOI)
Various
Real Conservatorio Superior de Música
Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofia
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Few cities in the world have the frenetic activity you can find in Madrid any day of the year, any time round the clock. It's quite common to be in a traffic jam at 5AM any Tuesday, wondering where all of the people are going, or if they have to work the next day.
Central Madrid district is rammed with night clubs, discos, late-night restaurants, bars and pubs. 'Street life' is also very popular due to the safety the city inspires to anyone who wants to walk at night.
How To Start
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See rationale on the talk page, or replace this tag with a more specific message. Editing help is available.
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So you want a little party, huh? The best start for this is to dine out. Madrid has excellent restaurants that can set the bases for a very memorable night out. Remember, Spaniards love to have dinner late at night. A normal time for this would be 10PM on winters and even 11PM on summers. The dining ceremony extends well until 1 AM, good time to have the "primera" (the first drink).
In Chueca district you can find hundreds of trendy, but not neccessarily expensive, dinner restaurants. If "spanish tapas" is what you fancy, La Latina and C/Segovia districts have very interesting wineries specialized on tapas. La Latina is really famous on Sunday Mornings, but for a Saturday dinner is good as well.
So let us recommend you for the beginning a night walk around Chueca or Latina area, until you find a restaurant that fancies you. They are relatively small and pedestrian areas so it is nice to walk around mixing with the locals.
After the dinner it is a good idea to have a drink around, or head for other districts, depending on what you want.
Alonso Martinez is rammed with youngsters. All kinds of music here.
Avenida De Brasil and nearbies is for beautiful people. Nice pubs and clubs. Also nice restaurants.
Chueca is more headed towards trendy people. The pubs and clubs around host a mixed and open-minded clientele. The music heard is frequently cheesy house and commercial stuff.
Bilbao is also an option. This area has a little bit of everything: Bars, pubs, restaurants, clubs.
La Latina is frequented by artists. Hosts a big number of wineries and tapas bars. A must on sunday mornings.
Malasaña is the district for rock and roll, and independent music. Nice terraces on summer.
Some places
This list is by no means complete. It has a trendy and young flavour so it may not suit everybodies' tastes. But just in case you happen to be lost in madrid and want some party and good atmosphere here are some places to look for:
Bars
Areia: Chueca. Colonial Chill Out, nice bar with cushions where to chill and enjoy a cocktail while laying down with friends. Can book a bed in advance !!
Capote: Alonso Martinez.
Clubs
8 y medio: Gran Via. Small and nice. Trendy house. Mixed. 12-6AM
Coppelia: Castellana/Recoletos. Big. Uplifting house and electro 12-6AM.
Divino: Ermita Del Santo. Big. Commercial House. 12-6AM.
Ohm: Callao. Commercial House. Gay/Mixed. 12-6AM. Fri, Sat, Sun
One / Gheiza: Gran Via/Pza España. Plays Techno, hard house, Drum And Bass and even Trance, depending on the day of week. 12-6AM.
Specka: Orense. Hard House. 12-6AM.
After Hours
Space Of Sound: Chamartin. Huge. Legend in Madrid. Opens Suns 8AM-Late afternoon. Mixed, ravey atmosphere. Hard House.
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Plaza de España-Spain Square
Plaza de España-Spain Square
The Puerta del Sol square, the heart of the city
The Puerta del Sol square, the heart of the city
Contemporary Madrid came into its own after the death of the Spain as a whole, began to reassert itself on the international stage. Within Spain, reaction against the dictatorial bureaucracy centered in Madrid and a history of centralism that predated Franco by centuries has resulted in the successful modern movement towards increased autonomy for the regions of Spain, considered as autonomous regions, under the umbrella of Spain.
Modern Madrid ranks as one of the important cities in Europe. Madrid is a leading southern European city and the most important link between the European Union and Latin America.
The modern metropolis is home to over three million people. As expected with any major European capital city, each district (or barrio in Spanish) has its own feel.
Plaza Mayor and Sol
The Plaza Mayor is one of the most beautiful and emblematic urban areas in what is known as the Madrid of the House of Austria. It is located in the historical and commercial heart of the city. The Plaza is rectangular in shape and is surrounded by three-floored residential buildings. It has a total of nine entranceways. The Plaza Mayor was built during the Austrian period. Previously it was named the Plaza del Arrabal. The origins of the Plaza go back to 1581 when Felipe II told Juan de Herrera to devise a plan to remodel the busy and chaotic area of the old Plaza del Arrabal. Juan de Herrera was the architect who designed the first project in 1581 to remodel the old Plaza del Arrabal but the construction didn't start until 1617, during the Felipe III's reign. This king asked Juan Gomez de Mora to continue with the project, and he finished the porticoes in 1619. Nevertheless, the Plaza Mayor as we know it today is the work of the architect Juan de Villanueva who was entrusted with its reconstruction in 1790 after a spate of big fires. The Plaza Mayor has been the scene of multitudinous events: market, bullring and "actos de fe" against supposed heretics and the executions of those condemned to death. Under its porticoes there are some old and traditional shops. The statue of Felipe III on horseback in the centre of the square dates back to 1616. It is the work of Juan de Bolonia.
Opera
As the name implies, Madrid's main Opera Theatre is the Teatro Real (Royal theatre). In front of the theatre is the Royal Palace. The Royal Palace is no longer used as a residence, but it has been kept intact since it last functioned as home to the King, primarily serving as a tourist attraction. The entire palace is not open to the public, but most of the more important rooms can be visited. The palace is interesting in its own right, in particular its architecture and gardens (there are two, the Jardines del Moro and the Sabattini gardens). There are also some excellent frescos inside the palace by Tiépolo, and paintings by Velázquez, Goya, Rubens, El Greco, Juan de Flandes and Caravaggio, among others.
Alonso Martínez
This district contains the large Plaza de Colón. This plaza commemorates Christopher Columbus, who was responsible for ushering in the Spanish imperial golden age of the 16th and 17th centuries. It is within walking distance of the main cultural and commercial areas of the city such as the Prado museum, the expansive Parque del Buen Retiro as well as near the business center on the lower part of the Paseo de la Castellana.
Atocha
Façade of the old Atocha Railway station building
Façade of the old Atocha Railway station building
Atocha includes a rather large area which is bordered by the Huertas and Lavapiés districts. The two important sites located in this area are the Chamartín). The area also contains a number of art galleries and restaurants serving traditional food. This district also contains the main bus terminal as it is a central point of the city.
AZCA / Nuevos Ministerios
Torre Picasso, in AZCA
Torre Picasso, in AZCA
This is the financial district. The area is populated by skyscrapers, among them Edificio BBVA and Torre Europa. Torre Windsor, one of the skycrapers in this area, burnt entirely on the night between 12 February and 13, 2005 [1]. A very large (3 interconnected buildings) El Corte Inglés department store is also here. The area is directly linked to Barajas Airport by metro line 8 from Nuevos Ministerios station.
Chueca
Main article: Chueca
Chueca is among the most authentic and cosmopolitan neighborhoods in the downtown city center. This district was the site of major urban decay during the early 1980s. However, later on during the decade it became one of the most active centers of the so-called 'La Movida', largely due to its new-found status as a popular gay village. It is still quite attractive and has many good and interesting places to eat, as well as some of Madrid's most avant garde fashion and shoe shops.
Las Cortes
This district is small in size but packs a number of powerful sites. The most important include Spanish parliament buildings of the lower house Congreso de los Diputados. It also includes one of the three museums of the Madrid golden triangle, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. In addition, we find the highly ornate Banco de España, the Café del Círculo de Bellas Artes, the Zarzuela theater.
Gran Vía
As the name implies, the Gran Vía district contains one of Madrid's most important avenues, the Gran Vía (literally, "Great Way") First and foremost it is a shopping street, but it also contains a number of tourist accommodations, plenty of nightlife and most of Madrid's largest movie theaters. It is also a hub for Madrid's red-light district, especially the side streets. One of those streets, Fuencarral has become a link between the old shopping areas of the center of the city, the Bohemian Malasaña and the hip Chueca, making of it one of the most cosmopolitan areas of the city.
Huertas-Lavapiés
Traditionally one of the poorer neighborhoods near the city center, this district has maintained much of true 'Madrileño' spirit of the past. Lavapiés is one of the areas with a high concentration of immigrants, and also tends to attract artists and writers adding to the cosmopolitan mix. The presence of immigrants has led to an inevitable variety of shops and restaurants - this is a good place for good and cheap restaurants of local and international food. It's also one of the best places to search for non-Spanish foodstuff, (herbs and spices etc.) Due to its immigrant character and the fact that the terrorists responsible for the Madrid train bombings of 11 March 2004, were based in Lavapiés (in particular, in a popular Moroccan restaurant called Al-Baraka), there are substantiated fears of crime in this district.
La Latina
In and around this area are the origins of Madrid. Its difficult to put precise boundaries on La Latina, because, like its immediate neighbors, streets are narrow and wind a lot. There are quite a few nightlife spots. There are also a number of attractive churches as well as Madrid's town palace. Bordering on La Latina's east side is the famous Rastro flea-market (a prime pick-pocket spot).
Malasaña
Malasaña is a vibrant neighborhood full of lively bars and clubs overflowing with young people. Its streets are currently being renovated, making it a much more attractive quarter (the streetworks are almost finished). It's one of the classic areas for partying the night away. The area's center is the Plaza del Dos de Mayo (in commemoration of the Madrilenian popular uprising on May 2, 1808, brutally and effectivey repressed by the French troops and which started the Spanish Independence War).
Although popularly known as the barrio Malasaña, the real name for the area is Universidad (University). The name Malasaña comes from the 17 year old girl Manuela Malasaña who once lived on the street San Andrés. She was killed fighting the French in 1808. Today there is a street named in her honour very close to the roundabout 'Glorieta de Bilbao'.
Vallecas
Vallecas is a working-class residential district in the south of Madrid. It is also home to the Rayo Vallecano soccer team.
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The region of Madrid has a Mediterranean climate that manifests itself with fresh winters that often experience temperatures lower than 8 °C. Summer tends to be warm with temperatures that easily reach 24 °C in July and that can often reach 35 °C. In fact, the daily oscillation of the weather conditions its quite reduced in the center of the city, but its far more noticeable in the outskirts of Madrid. Precipitation, although very limited, can be observed all throughout the year except during summer.
Parque del Retiro's Observatory
1971-2000
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
TOTAL
Max. Temp (°C)
9.7
12.0
15.7
17.5
21.4
26.9
31.2
30.7
26.0
19.0
13.4
10.1
19.4
Min. Temp (°C)
2.6
3.7
5.6
7.2
10.7
15.1
18.4
18.2
15.0
10.2
6.0
3.8
9.7
Precipitation (mm)
37
35
26
47
52
25
15
10
28
49
56
56
436
Barajas Airport
1971-2000
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
TOTAL
Max. Temp (°C)
10.6
12.9
16.3
18.0
22.3
28.2
33.0
32.4
27.6
20.6
14.7
11.0
20.6
Min. Temp (°C)
0,3
1.5
3.2
5.4
8.8
13.0
16.1
16.0
12.7
8.3
3.8
1.8
7.6
Precipitation (mm)
33
34
23
39
47
26
11
12
24
39
48
48
386
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
The Complutense University is one of the oldest universities in the world, and the largest in Spain. It has 10000 staff and a student population of 117 000. It is located on two campuses, in the university quarter Ciudad Universitaria at Moncloa in Madrid, and in Somosaguas.
The Somosaguas. The old Alcala campus reopened as an independent university (Universidad de Alcalá de Henares) in 1977.
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
The Autonoma, perhaps Spain's best university for research along with Complutense, was instituted under the leadership of the famous physicist, Nicolás Cabrera. The Autonoma is widely recognised for its research strengths in theoretical physics.
Known simply as la Autónoma in Madrid, its main site is the Cantoblanco Campus, situated 15 kilometers to the north of the capital (M-607) and close to the municipal areas of Madrid, namely Alcobendas, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Tres Cantos and Colmenar Viejo.
Located on the main site are the Rectorate building and the Faculties of Science, Philosophy and Fine Arts, Law, Economic Science and Business Studies, Psychology, Higher School of Computing Science and Engineering, and the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education.
The Medical School is sited outside the main site and beside the Hospital Universitario La Paz. [3]
Other Universities
Public universities
Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Rey Juan Carlos)
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)
Universidad de Alcalá de Henares (UAH)
Universidad Carlos III ([4])
Private universities
Universidad Antonio de Nebrija (Nebrija)
Universidad Camilo José Cela (Cela)
Universidad Europea de Madrid (UEM)
Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Francisco de Vitoria)
Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (UPComillas)
Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca (UPSAM)
Universidad San Pablo (CEU)
Escuela de Organización Industrial (EOI)
Various
Real Conservatorio Superior de Música
Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofia
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Few cities in the world have the frenetic activity you can find in Madrid any day of the year, any time round the clock. It's quite common to be in a traffic jam at 5AM any Tuesday, wondering where all of the people are going, or if they have to work the next day.
Central Madrid district is rammed with night clubs, discos, late-night restaurants, bars and pubs. 'Street life' is also very popular due to the safety the city inspires to anyone who wants to walk at night.
How To Start
To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup.
See rationale on the talk page, or replace this tag with a more specific message. Editing help is available.
This article has been tagged since February 2006.
So you want a little party, huh? The best start for this is to dine out. Madrid has excellent restaurants that can set the bases for a very memorable night out. Remember, Spaniards love to have dinner late at night. A normal time for this would be 10PM on winters and even 11PM on summers. The dining ceremony extends well until 1 AM, good time to have the "primera" (the first drink).
In Chueca district you can find hundreds of trendy, but not neccessarily expensive, dinner restaurants. If "spanish tapas" is what you fancy, La Latina and C/Segovia districts have very interesting wineries specialized on tapas. La Latina is really famous on Sunday Mornings, but for a Saturday dinner is good as well.
So let us recommend you for the beginning a night walk around Chueca or Latina area, until you find a restaurant that fancies you. They are relatively small and pedestrian areas so it is nice to walk around mixing with the locals.
After the dinner it is a good idea to have a drink around, or head for other districts, depending on what you want.
Alonso Martinez is rammed with youngsters. All kinds of music here.
Avenida De Brasil and nearbies is for beautiful people. Nice pubs and clubs. Also nice restaurants.
Chueca is more headed towards trendy people. The pubs and clubs around host a mixed and open-minded clientele. The music heard is frequently cheesy house and commercial stuff.
Bilbao is also an option. This area has a little bit of everything: Bars, pubs, restaurants, clubs.
La Latina is frequented by artists. Hosts a big number of wineries and tapas bars. A must on sunday mornings.
Malasaña is the district for rock and roll, and independent music. Nice terraces on summer.
Some places
This list is by no means complete. It has a trendy and young flavour so it may not suit everybodies' tastes. But just in case you happen to be lost in madrid and want some party and good atmosphere here are some places to look for:
Bars
Areia: Chueca. Colonial Chill Out, nice bar with cushions where to chill and enjoy a cocktail while laying down with friends. Can book a bed in advance !!
Capote: Alonso Martinez.
Clubs
8 y medio: Gran Via. Small and nice. Trendy house. Mixed. 12-6AM
Coppelia: Castellana/Recoletos. Big. Uplifting house and electro 12-6AM.
Divino: Ermita Del Santo. Big. Commercial House. 12-6AM.
Ohm: Callao. Commercial House. Gay/Mixed. 12-6AM. Fri, Sat, Sun
One / Gheiza: Gran Via/Pza España. Plays Techno, hard house, Drum And Bass and even Trance, depending on the day of week. 12-6AM.
Specka: Orense. Hard House. 12-6AM.
After Hours
Space Of Sound: Chamartin. Huge. Legend in Madrid. Opens Suns 8AM-Late afternoon. Mixed, ravey atmosphere. Hard House.
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