Living in Madrid

Living in Spain’s capital city has its advantages. It boasts good educational and medical facilities. There are international schools catering for British, American, German, French and even Irish pupils, and some of the international schools are highly acclaimed around the world.

For schools in Madrid you can visit our schools section. If you have young children, you may need to enrol them in a daycare centre or hire an au pair. Our home-help section has some excellent homehelp agencies specialising in nannies and aupairs, and we have a dedicated section on playgroups with some recommended  English and Spanish playgroups as well as early learning centres. In our afterschools activities section you will find a wide-range of different educational yet fun activities for your children - have them take part in magic workshops, art, theatre and more.

On the healthcare front, Madrid is reputed to be home to some of the best facilities as well as professionals in the whole of Spain.

If you have just landed in Madrid you may need some guidance on the maze of paperwork required to get you residency papers sorted out or your driving licence changed over to Spanish.