Madrid, beyond the classroom
What is actually around you, and what it costs on a student budget.
Madrid is the most expensive of our cities and the one with the most to do. It is also the best connected: high-speed trains put Seville, Valencia and Barcelona within a few hours for a weekend.
- Museo del Prado
Velázquez, Goya, Bosch — and free in the evenings
- Reina Sofía
Guernica
- El RetiroFree to enter
The park everyone actually uses
- El RastroFree to enter
Sunday morning flea market
- Malasaña and Lavapiés
The two neighbourhoods you will end up in
- Toledo and Segovia
Two medieval cities, both a day trip
Prices and times last checked August 19, 2026. Treat figures as indicative.
Courses in Madrid
from €215 per week