We spent a month in Madrid and joined Fisico to keep in shape. What a lovely gym. It was easy to…read morejoin and the dues were fair. We decided to do personal training a few days a week and got paired with Fran. I think possibly because Fran also speaks English as we do. Fran was excellent to work with. He was always smiling and motivating to keep us involved with our workouts. We enjoyed going to the gym for our workouts... even if we did feel a little tired afterwards some days. On the days without personal training the variety of equipment is first class! Also it's not highly busy so you can always lift weights or get on an aerobic machine without any wait. We highly recommend Fisico and highly recommend Fran for your personal training!

I stumbled across this largely by accident as I had arrived from my day trip to Toledo earlier than…read moreoriginally planned and still had the urge to explore something new. Unlike Retiro Park and other spots, this is one more partaken by the locals of Madrid rather than the tourists like me. Because of the heat, I didn't really explore the area in full. However, it's serene and blissful in the midst of a bustling metro. It's quite the way to escape from the madness. Fortunately there is easy metro access here so it isn't hard to reach.

The decision to place one of Madrid's highways underground provided an unprecedented opportunity to…read morelocate the city of Madrid within its surroundings, achieving a greater environmental biodiversity and a city that is greener, more habitable and sustainable.