I’ll be doing IM Lanzarote on May 21st and will stop for 2 nights in Madrid on my way back. I will want to go out on Monday May 23 and Thuesday May 24.
Where should I go to party…Starting with a nice diner in a restaurant with great, young(25-30) atmosphere and going out after. I’ll be staying near plaza Espana.
What else should I do in Madrid? I already planned a visit to museo del Prado on my way to Lanzarote.
Thanks
Check the spanish babes 
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I sure will! And want to know where to see them at there best!
There’s a street in Madrid - can’t remember the name - that’s like a circus at night with lots of bars. If you ask some spanish where’s the street to go at night he will probably redirect you there.
Oh yeah and don’t forget to see one of the biggest soccer stadium of the world - Real Madrid’s home Santiago Bernabéu!
Yeah, I checked for Real and there I will be in Madrid for their game against Seville but the cheapest ticket are 150 Euros!!!
I also thought about watching a corrida but it doesn’t seem like there is one during my stay.
You are not picking the best nights to go out to nightclubs in Madrid (or anywhere else in this planet for that matter), however I would suggest you visit Plaza Mayor where you can visit small bars that will serve tapas (i.e. appetizers). Each bar will have a wide assortment of tapas, but each bar has their specific specialty as well.
You can also go along La Castellana, a very long and wide street in Madrid which has some temporary bars on its median. These open for the Summer season, so check and see if those are open in late may or not.
If you want nightclubs, there are plenty, but as I said, Monday and Tuesday will not bring out the Spanish señoritas in throngs like a Friday or Saturday. Pachá is a well known club, but I think there are better ones and you can find out the info from any young, cute señorita with a green blazer who works at the many information desks at Barajas airport (Madrid’s airport).
Another idea is to do a search for the Spanish Tourism Office in the USA. Get in touch with them and ask them to give you names and addresses of cool nightclubs, titi bars and whatever else it is you may want to know.
If you have time and energy during the day, I suggest you take a day trip to Toledo. You will not regret it. Cheers!
If you get to Madrid Sunday night (and if you’re not something close to a PETA activist), a must see is the classic bullfight in Las Ventas. It is a step back in time.
Thanks Fasttwitch!
I know that Monday and Thuesday are not really good but it is not really a choice since it is when I’ll be in Madrid. I’ll sure check about Toledo.
Damn! I’ll just get ther on Monday 'cause Monday morning I hope to have my legs back (at least a part of it) and surf in LZ.
Is Madrid a good city to explore by bike?
Is Madrid a good city to explore by bike?
Only if you want to return home in a bodybag.
hehe crystal clear!
Just buy a big jug of cider and hang out in the Plaza de España at night getting drunk. There isn’t anything more spanish than that 
But walking around at night by the Princesa-Gran Via-La Castellana is pretty cool… Even if mondays and tuesdays are kind of slow.
Madrid is not a biker’s city. Do not ride your bike there. The exhaust alone will kill you if not the busses and motorcycles.
As for dining and bar hopping, I suggest Puerta del Sol and la Plaza Mayor. Puerta del Sol is the Times Square of Madrid. Just southwest of Puerta is Plaza Mayor (like .25 miles away). In this corridor you will find world famous restaurants like Botin (a Hemingway favorite and the oldest operating rest in the world) and more bars than you could imagine. Be sure to hop around, having a drink and a snack at each place. Every location has its own ambiance and seeing all the different options is what it is all about.
As for clubs, Monday night will be dead. Tuesday night will be more hopping.
The Museo Thyssen and Reina Sofia are also excellent museums in addition to the Prado. Prado shocases the work of the Masters, Thyssen is more contemporary and Reina Sofia is super contemporary, like Picasso/Miro, etc.
I’d pack your bike away in LZ and forget about it. You can walk the city center, and get a taxi easily to any area of town. A few memories:
good way to explore the city is to run the Madrid Marathon (of course, only until you bonk bad and want to rip the throat out of the next person who yells “Guapo!” at you)
when the babysitter came to stay with the kids while my wife and I went out to the bullfight, I wanted to stay home and be babysat! - smokin 19 y/o
watching your 2yo almost rip a $5million painting off the wall in the Prado causes grey hair.
I actualy answered too fast 'cause I’m stopping in Madrid on on my way to LZ. I always forget that evening since I wont go out but bull fighting…I’m sure in!!!
Thanks!!!
Thanks James!
I’ll sure try to check all those places. Guess I’ll have a full schedule there!
Let us know how the trip goes. I am jealous.
I spent a few days in Madrid recently. it’s a great city with plenty to do. Folks there eat and drink like crazy. I enjoyed shopping at a wonderful street bazaar the city has every Sunday with goods of all imaginable sorts being sold. If you like cultural sites, the palace and Prado Museum are interesting. I used Rick Steves’ Europe Through the Backdoor guidebook on Spain, which has a great section on Madrid, to navigate around the city.
Thanls for the tips.
Jameshinton, I’ll sure give some news once back.
How was the trip? You back yet?