Welcome
Underground Madrid is “the” blog reference site for Madrid, Spain giving a free wealth of knowledge on what to do, where to go and how to do it in Spains capital city, by people who live here, have visited/worked here or plan to come here.
First off, thank you for reading this blog. Secondly, thank you for visiting Madrid. Madrid, the topic of this blog, is one of the most exciting and dynamic cities in the world. Yet somehow it never gets the props cities like London, Paris, Berlin, or Barcelona get by travelers. What we hope to achieve with this blog is try to provide enough insider information to make any visit to the city, be it extended or temporary, as amazing as possible.
Underground Madrid aims to provide the kind of advice that isn’t found in travel guides or in a visitor’s bureau brochure. We’ll take you to parts of Madrid these publications usually don’t go, places only locals “in the know” frequent and love. In my experience, most guides fail miserably at this. Some just stick to old “guiri” (foreigner) favorites, others to places that are similar to the ones found in back home. While all these guides serve a purpose, they fail to capture the true essence of the city and what makes it great. We want you to avoid tourist traps, overly crowded places swarming with every other tourist who bought the same guide as you, and most importantly places that have no relevance to what makes Madrid.
Underground Madrid also wants to show its readers places that can make Madrid feel a bit more like home. This is especially true for people who are here for extended stays. Places where you can find comfort foods, help in solving any problem, or just have a drink and a nice chat in your native tongue. We’ll help you find places where you can go see your favorite sports game (football, baseball etc..), have a chat about what’s going on back home, and meet and make friends with folks from all over the world.
Lastly, Underground Madrid hopes to make your stay in Madrid as great as it has been for the people here who have started the blog. We want you to love Madrid as much as we do and to see the city like we do. We hope to see you enjoy some great tapas and tinto with your friends before heading to an amazing off the radar hot spot, while the person who read the “hip” guide he/she bought at his/her local book store is stuck eating bad overpriced noodles at some trendy, crowded tourist trap before he/she heads out to the next crowded, on the map place recommended by that guide.
I hope you find this site helpful, and feel free to add any posts you think would help others enjoy this wonderful city.
Please feel Free to contact a member of our team if you have any questions about this site or our service. info@undergroundmadrid.com