The alumni office is pleased to bring you a few tips and pointers for Health and Safety Numbers: returning to Freiburg. IES Abroad Chicago office number is 800-995-2300. General Emergency EU wide: 112

International Travel for US Citizens Embassy of U.S.: +34 915 87 22 00 Be sure that your passport expiration date extends at least six months beyond your travel dates. HM Hospital Universitario : +34 902 08 98 00 How to get to Madrid from Madrid– Airport via Taxi

If you wish to take a taxi from the airport, go to the first available taxi at the taxi stand and proceed to your housing assignment. There is a flat rate of €30 to the city center. Remember: the taxi driver should put down the flag on the meter at the beginning of the trip. There is no extra fee for luggage neither a return to the airport fee. A tip is not expected, butappreciated. When you enter the taxi, mention that you will need a receipt (recibo), then request it at the end of the journey. via Bus

Look or ask for the Airport Express 24 hours bus service (Exprés ) which stops outside all the airport terminals and costs approximately €5. Take the bus to . From there take a taxi or the Metro to your hotel. via Metro

The metro station is located within the airport. Consult a metro map to find the closest metro stop to your housing assignment. A metro ticket is around €5 and free pocket metro maps are available at most stations. Be aware that most metro stops do not have elevators or escalators. You should be prepared to carry all of your belongings up and down stairs and through metro turnstiles. via train/Cercanías

There is also a train (Cercanías) station in the airport, at Terminal 4 (if you arrive to Terminal 1-2 you should take a bus to get to Terminal 4), with trains running every 30 minutes to Chamartín, Nuevos Ministerios or Atocha. Visit the Cercanías official webpage for specific times.

Hotels in Madrid

• Hotel Husa Princesa: Dirección: Serrano Jover, 1, 28008 Madrid • Catalonia Gran Vía: Gran Vía, 9, Madrid City Centre, 28013 Madrid • Hotel Paseo Del Arte : Atocha, 123, Madrid City Centre, 28012 Madrid • Emperador: Gran Vía, 53, Madrid City Centre (Swimming Pool) • T3 Tirol: Marques de Urquijo, 4, -, 28008 Madrid • Conde Duque: Plaza del Conde Valle Suchil, 5, Chamberí, 28015 Madrid • Room Mate Alicia: Prado, 2, Madrid City Centre, 28014 Madrid • Room Mate Oscar: Plaza Vazquez de Mella, 12, Madrid City Centre, 28004 Madrid • Apartamentos Argüelles: , 3 , Chamberí, 28015 Madrid • Santa Ana Apartamentos: Nuñez De Arce, 14, Madrid City Centre, 28012 Madrid • NH Zurbano : Zurbano, 79-81, Chamberí, 28003 Madrid

Madrid Map IES Abroad in Madrid The original location of IES Abroad Madrid was Avenida de Reyes Católicos, 4. Restaurants

• Botin: Calle Cuchilleros, 17 (The oldest restaurant of the world by the Guinness Book from 1725) • Restaurante La Barraca: Calle de la Reina, 29, (traditional restaurant, offering Spanish cuisine). • La Buganvilla: Calle de , 12, (Good restaurant for Paellas) • La Capilla de La Bolsa: Calle de la Bolsa, 12 (formal restaurant offering Mediterranean cuisine) • Casa Lucio: Calle Cava Baja 35 (Famous old restuarant with great menu, excellent wines.) • Realcafé Bernabéu: Avenida Concha Espina, 1. (impressive view of the inside of the Santiago Bernabeu Bernabeu stadium). • Bar Tomate: Calle Fernando El Santo, 26 (a bar with kitchen, mostly Mediterranean market dishes) • Teatriz: Calle Hermosilla, 15 (This converted theater makes for a wonderful eating venue) • Asador Casa Juan: Calle de la Infanta Mercedes, 111 (An excellent dinner with a good mix of starters and a perfect steak a tradiotional Asador) • Cafe de Chinitas: Calle Torija, 7, 28013 Madrid (Tapas and drinks, while enjoying a flamenco show in Madrid) • Posada de la Villa: Calle Cava Baja, 9, (Certificate of Excellence 2013)

Other Popular Activities

• Museo del Prado and Reina Sofia Visit • San Ginés: hot chocolate • La y Plaza de Santa Ana: great barrio for tapas • El : green escape in the middle of the city • Mercado de San Miguel: tapas Market • Flamenco Show at Villarosa • Visit the Rastro: Madrid's weekly flea market • Templo de Debod: Egypt with a view • Royal Palace: Madrid's most beautiful building, the largest royal palace in Western Europe. • Puerta del . Madrid's most central and best known square. • Plaza Mayor: Marvellous enclosed square, perfect to sit outside and people watch. • Templo de Debod: An authentic 2nd Century BC Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid! • Madrid Cathedra: Madrid's largest and most important church. • Plaza de la Villa: Incredibly historic square, home to the 15th Century Torre de Lujanes, • Puerta de Alcalá: A Madrid icon, this old city gate even has a song dedicated to it! • Gran Vía: Madrid's most famous and most central street. • Plaza de Cibeles: Central square where Real Madrid celebrates championship wins and home to the Bank of . • Take an open-topped bus tour • Take a ride on Madrid's cable car: The Teleférico gives visitors wonderful panoramic views of many of the capital's best sights & attractions

Traveling Around Madrid

If possible, purchase a "10 ticket travel pass" for about 14.50 Euros at any Metro stop. http://www.metromadrid.es/en/index.html

Buying a 10 trip ticket (valid both for buses and the metro, and can be shared by several people) You could also find tourist passes for unlimited usage during 1, 2, 3, 5 or 7 days. You can buy single tickets on buses (cash) or at the slot machines in metro stations (cash or credit card).