Basic facts about the capital of Spain

• 3.251.876 Inhabitants in Madrid City • 8.360.000 Tourists per year (2015 ) • 5th position in ICCA world ranking • 18,7% GDP of Spain (37,5% increase since 2004) • 2.789 hours of sunshine per year • 144 museums • 5 077 restaurants • 300 metro stations covering 293 km of underground transport system • 15.704 taxis • 6 world heritage sites within 1 hour drive: Toledo, Segovia, Ávila, Alcalá de Henares, El Escorial and Aranjuez) • Madrid Barajas Airport: Direct air connections with 184 cities (39 American + 118 European + 12 Asian + 15 African destinations)

Madrid. Making business a pleasure Madrid: the heart of the country, some interesting facts

• 15.704 taxis, 208 bus routes, 3.618 km of roads, 4 motorway ring roads • 2nd largest fish market in the World! • +100 daily high-speed train connections with the rest of Spain • Most modern high-speed network of any country in Europe! • Second largest underground network in Europe: • Almost 300 km total network • Over 300 stations (143 accessible to disabled) • 1,884.000 daily passengers • 690,000.000 yearly passengers • 1.50 € single ticket price • 5 € transfer from and to the airport

Madrid. Making business a pleasure From airport to city center (Sol): 5€ / 25 min. Fixed taxi fare = 30€.

Madrid. Making business a pleasure A cosmopolitan city with a wide range of leisure activities

• 2.769 yearly hours of sunshine

• 5.077 restaurants

• 27 golf courses in the region

• 21,2% foreign population

• 144 museums

• 87 art galleries

• 61 theatres

• 24 Michelin stars ( 16 restaurants)

Madrid. Making business a pleasure Madrid cost of living

Here as follows you will find some examples of actual prices for basic products a visitor may wish to acquire during its stay in Madrid: • A coffee in a typical café = 1.50 € • A sandwich with ham= 2.50 € • A 0.50 cl bottle of mineral water = 1 € • A lunch menu, 3 courses incl. drink = 9 to 14 € • A beer in a tapas bar = 1.5 € • A cinema ticket = 8 € • A bus/metro ticket = 1,5 € • A ticket for a musical in Gran Vía = 35 € • A museum ticket (Prado, Reina Sofia, Thyssen) = 6 to 8 € • 16 Restaurants with a Michelin star (City and Region) = 100+ €

Madrid. Making business a pleasure The artists mile “Paseo del Prado”: an unforgettable cultural experience

• PRADO MUSEUM

• REINA SOFIA MUSEUM

• THYSSEN BORNEMISZA MUSEUM

• CAIXAFORUM MUSEUM

• Over 5 million yearly visitors

Madrid. Making business a pleasure Unique: 6 UNESCO World Heritage sites within one hour

IN THE MADRID REGION

• Alcalá de Henares • El Escorial • Aranjuez

OUTSIDE OF THE REGION

• Toledo • Segovia • Ávila

Madrid. Making business a pleasure