Madrid and Spain news in English, from the capital outward.
Pozuelo, Majadahonda, Las Rozas, Alcobendas, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Tres Cantos, Getafe and Alcalá de Henares side by side: fare zone, rail links, asking rent and schools.
Official 2026 taxi tariffs, supplements and the airport flat fare, how Uber, Cabify and Bolt set prices, and which works out cheaper for common trips.
The NIE is the identification number Spain gives foreigners for contracts, taxes and property. This is how to request one at a Policía Nacional office in Madrid.
BiciMAD is the city's electric bike-share, run by EMT. How to sign up in the app, what a ride costs, the rules for riders and the main cycling routes.
Madrid lets patients choose their family doctor, nurse and health center anywhere in the region. How to switch, book and get a specialist referral.
How Madrid's regulated street parking works, who can park where and for how long, how residents get a permit, and what to do about a ticket or a towed car.
The tarjeta sanitaria links you to a family doctor in the Comunidad de Madrid. Here is who is entitled, what to sort out first and how the app works.
Registering your address on the padrón is the first local step after moving to Madrid. Here is how to book it, what to bring and how to get proof later.
The three types of school in Madrid, the bilingual programme, British and American schools, and how the Comunidad de Madrid's admission process and points system work for 2027-28.
A flat monthly fee buys access to the public health system after one year in Madrid. What it covers, what it leaves out and how to apply.
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