Getting Around
Cercanías Madrid Guide: Lines, Fares, Passes and Strikes
How Madrid's commuter trains work: the lines and key stations, which tickets and passes are valid, how to follow disruptions and strikes, and step-free access.
Madrid
Health
Pharmacies in Madrid: Night Duty, Prescriptions and Copays
Madrid pharmacies take turns staying open at night. How to find one, what you pay for prescribed medicines and which rules apply to visitors.
Getting Around
Abono Transporte Prices in Madrid for 2026 by Zone
The 2026 Abono Transporte keeps the discounts introduced in 2025. Here is what each zone costs, who pays less and how many trips you need before a monthly pass beats tickets.
Money & Taxes
Income Tax in Madrid: IRPF Brackets, Regional Deductions and Examples
How the state and Comunidad de Madrid halves of IRPF add up, which deductions only Madrid residents can claim, and what a €30,000, €50,000 or €80,000 salary pays.
Getting Around
Exchanging a Foreign Driving Licence in Madrid: Who Can and How
When your foreign licence stops being valid in Spain, which countries can swap it without tests, and how the DGT exchange works in Madrid.
Money & Taxes
Black Friday and January Sales in Madrid: Your Rights as a Shopper
Black Friday falls on Nov. 27, 2026 and the rebajas start in January. The price rules shops must follow, what you can return, and where to complain in Madrid.
Money & Taxes
El Gordo 2026: How Spain’s Christmas Lottery Works and How to Play
Décimos and billetes, where to buy official tickets in Madrid, the prize table, the tax on winnings and how to check and claim, plus the Niño draw on Jan. 6.
Money & Taxes
Cost of Living in Madrid: Rent, Transport and Food by Household
What living in Madrid costs, built only from dated official and survey sources: rent, the Abono Transporte, food, utilities and family costs, and where to check the figures yourself.
Housing
Problems With Your Rental in Madrid: Repairs, Rent Rises and Eviction
Who pays which repairs, what to do about a rent rise the contract does not allow, how much notice applies at the end of a lease, and where Madrid tenants can get help.
Things to Do
Three Kings Parade in Madrid: Route, Times and Where to Watch
On the evening of Jan. 5 the Three Kings ride down the Castellana to Cibeles. Here is the route, where to stand, how to get there and what happens on Jan. 6.