Madrid Travel Guides

Master your trip with our guide on how to get to Mad Cool Festival. Includes Metro times, shuttle routes, bag policies, and 18 expert tips for 2026.

From chulapo costumes at San Isidro to Foo Fighters at Mad Cool, here's how to pair Madrid's two defining events in one May-to-July trip.

From Amsterdam's August 1 Canal Parade to Madrid's MADO and a quieter Leipzig CSD, here is the 2026 European Pride circuit, dates and costs mapped.

Madrid's NYE is centuries-old ritual, not spectacle: the hand-lowered Sol clock, Cava and 12 grapes, and why grape boxes vanish by 18:30.

Mad Cool has no campsite, so base yourself right: the best Madrid areas, hotels, and metro routes to reach the Valdebebas festival site fast.

Is Mad Cool Festival worth the trip? Read our 2026 review on tickets, the no camping rule, transport from central Madrid, and heat survival tips.

Europe's biggest Pride draws 2 million to Chueca. Four free open-air stages, the 4 July parade, and which days first-timers should save their energy for.