You don’t really need a reason to make your home in Madrid. There is so much going on there that anyone living in the city will tell you that the choices are often made for you as soon as you arrive. Some people come to Madrid specifically to work or to study, in which case when they are choosing the best place to live, their geographical location will be generally be aligned with where they will be either working or studying.
On the other hand people who have chosen to make Madrid their home for a few months to a few years will be able to be much more flexible in their thinking, yet will want to live in an area of the city that provides them with easy access to the things that they enjoy most.
Unless you really want to live out in the suburbs then the best choices within the :immediate city center, with Madrid’s most neighborhoods listed as follows.
Alonso Martinez – upmarket and expensive making it home to fashion designers, .politicians, soccer players and high profile professionals.
Chamberi – possibly the most traditional neighborhood in the city with very little • going on the way of nightlife apart from a number of first-class typical tapas restaurants. Chamberi is where veteran Madrilenos go to do their traditional grocery shopping.
Chamartin – is situated in the heart of business and government office district. For that reason it is most popular among those who are world of commerce and finance.
Chueca – Stands out because of its typical Madrid buildings, laced with bars and coffee shops.
El Madrid de los Austrias- The most traditional neighbourhood in Madrid, situated between the Palace, the Cathedral and the Opera. If you like great restaurants and wide-open spaces then this is the place for you.
La Latina – Another traditional Madrid neighborhood and home of the most visited streets in the city for Tapas.
Lavapies – This neighborhood is generally regarded as being the ideal mix between Madrid past and present, bustling with bars and restaurants catering to the city’s cosmopolitan population.
Las Letras – A neighborhood with a well earned reputation as being traditional home for Madrid for its intellectuals. Not only that, it also houses some of the city’s longest established tapas bars and partying along the calle Huertas.
Malasaña – Famous for its bars and its bohemian population. In other words the place to be for people who like to be in the thick of things.
Salamanca- By far the most upmarket neighbourhood in Madrid, housing its finest restaurants, and most expensive shopping districts. If you can afford it go for it.
Now that you have an idea of which neighbourhood in Madrid you may want to live in, the next logical step will be to pay a visit to one of the city’s leading estate agents…
