{"id":1843,"date":"2025-12-10T19:03:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T19:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iticse.acm.org\/2026\/?page_id=1843"},"modified":"2025-12-10T19:18:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T19:18:31","slug":"local-information-on-madrid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iticse.acm.org\/2026\/local-information-on-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Information on Madrid\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Some useful hints for your stay in Madrid:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Currency in Spain is the euro.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plugs\u00a0usually are\u00a0type F, also type C. For more information, check it\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mains_electricity_by_country#Plugs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can hail a taxi on the street, but you can also call to order one.\u00a0In addition, companies like\u00a0Cabify,\u00a0Uber\u00a0or Bolt\u00a0offer their services in Madrid.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There is also a\u00a0bicycle service in Madrid, called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bicimad.com\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bicimad<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you are at touristic places in the city center you would better not wear anything that publicities you as a tourist (e.g.,\u00a0the\u00a0conference\u00a0badge) to reduce\u00a0attracting pickpockets\u00a0(like in any other city).\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is not necessary to give a tip on service at bars or restaurants, but it may be nice to round up to the next ten or up to 5-10%.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Small shops close between noon (e.g., 14:00) and the early afternoon (e.g., 17:30), but larger shops\u00a0can\u00a0be open all day. Similarly, at the weekend, small shops open on Saturday morning and\u00a0perhaps Saturday\u00a0evening, but larger shops\u00a0may\u00a0also open on Sunday.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Getting Around<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Information about the Tourist Travel Pass can be found at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/en\/madrid-tourist-travel-pass\">https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/en\/madrid-tourist-travel-pass<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional information of any kind can be found at the Official Tourism webpage of the city: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/en\">https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/en<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Useful Maps<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Information\u00a0about the\u00a0Tourist Travel Pass\u00a0can be found\u00a0at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/en\/madrid-tourist-travel-pass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/en\/madrid-tourist-travel-pass<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Metro map can be downloaded here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iticse.acm.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Madrid_Metro_Map.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1840\">Madrid Metro Map <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A touristic Metro map can be downloaded here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iticse.acm.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Madrid_Touristic_Metro_Map.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1850\">Touristic Metro Map<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A touristic buses map can be downloaded here:  <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1QcoxHVZjtYWhsR0dfnf3mmPUKSLUgT3U\/view?usp=sharing\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1QcoxHVZjtYWhsR0dfnf3mmPUKSLUgT3U\/view?usp=sharing\">Metro Bus Map<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some useful hints for your stay in Madrid:\u00a0 Getting Around Information about the Tourist Travel Pass can be found at: https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/en\/madrid-tourist-travel-pass Additional information of any kind can be found at the Official Tourism webpage of the city: https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/en Useful Maps<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1843","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iticse.acm.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iticse.acm.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iticse.acm.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iticse.acm.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iticse.acm.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1843"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/iticse.acm.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1852,"href":"https:\/\/iticse.acm.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1843\/revisions\/1852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iticse.acm.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}