Madrid - The Don'ts of Visiting Madrid, Spain

Directions for best Paella spot in Madrid... First go to the train station, buy a ticket for Valencia, get on train, get off. You should be good. 😄

I just got back from Madrid and I agree with everything you said. The nightlife here was incredible and the food was absolutely delicious. The Spanish take great pride in regional food and we are all the beneficiaries. I found that by staying in the city centre, I was able to walk everywhere, from the Prado to the Royal Palace. Taxis were cheap and readily available and while I like to try transit systems wherever I go, because of where I was staying it would often take almost as much time to use transit as it was to walk. To your point about pickpockets, in the three weeks I was there, I never felt that my safety was compromised and I only saw a few possible pick pockets. As long as I kept my phone and wallet secure on my person, in zippered pockets, I had nothing to fear. I found the Market of San Miguel to be a bit over hyped. It was expensive and very crowded but still worth a visit. Another thing I really enjoyed in Madrid was the vermouth, so many varieties and in some of the tapas bars and taverns, the vermouth was drawn from a tapped cask. Overall, I loved Madrid and I look forward to returning. I took two day trips (Toledo and Segovia) which I also greatly enjoyed.

I love El Escorial. Beautiful town and art. Terrific.

We loved this city, such beautiful sceneries and food👏🏽💯💃🔥. Great tips!

Loved seeing this! I lived in Madrid for two years and this made me miss it so much. Definitely get the menu del dia. I did that everyday on the Camino De Santiago and there were some for 8 or 9€ for a 3 course meal, and in smaller places if you order wine they’d leave you the whole bottle, even if you’re eating alone. Spain in general is magical and Madrid is a great home base.

Thanks Mark, España is definitely on my bucket list.

I am traveling around Europe for 3 months and your videos are the first thing I look for to know the places and what to do hahaha I really like all the help you provide to all of us!

This is really useful thank you

Que hermoso Madrid y su cultura

Loved every minute of madrid

I'm from Madrid, I don't know why I always end up watching these tourist advice videos for my own city LOL Good tips, I'm not actually from the city but from a town in la Sierra and I agree with the daytrip thing hahaha! Especially for americans who are used to driving long distances, you have some really nice stuff less than a 2 hour drive from the city. Not necessary to rent a car tho, there's always buses or trains. Toledo, Segovia, El Escorial as you said, but also some beautiful nature in the mountains, lots of Embalses (Valmayor, Pantano de San Juan, La Jarosa) and hiking routes around there, in winter time if it snows you can have some fun in the snow in Navacerrada. Expect even less English though! And the quality of the food can have more variance. Rare to find a place that really sucks in the city but also rare to find a "mega deal" but in these smaller towns both can happen Tapas can be hit or miss, there are places that renowned for having good tapas and you can basically have dinner just barhopping and having a drink at several different places and you end up full after all the tapas, but in some other places the tapa is just some commercial chips from a bag or a small plate of aceitunas lol.

I really enjoy watching these types of videos.

Going there this summer, 1st time. Thank you!

Thanks Mark for another great video , going to Madrid and Valencia as part of a European trip in May . I’ve watched/listened too all your videos for any country I’m wanting to visit many times . Merry Christmas to you and the family !

Spain Revealed is a GREAT channel for learning about Spain and the food!

Never been in Spain. It is definitely on my bucket list. Meanwhile I enjoy it through your videos. You just got a new subscriber!!!!

I just visited Madrid a month ago. I had a wonderful time. Would love to go again!!!

Great tips Mark! There is amazing nature very close by unlike many other major European cities too, although the landscape might just feel like home to people from some southern/western parts of the US. Also that's not sopa de mariscos, it's boquerones (anchovies in vinegar) but still delicious!

Sharing is good, we do that all the time. Madrid is on our visit list, probably go by train as we both hate flying. Glasgow to London, London to Paris, Paris to Barcelona, Barcelona to Madrid

Hello Walter, l stumbled across your video. I moved to Madrid in November. It is a wonderful city. Even though I've been living here for a few months now and grew up here (and later moved to the states) l learned a lot from this video so thank you!