After grabbing cardboard boxes off the side of the street, Isabel Sillers, 19, hovers over the coffee table, painting across her sign, “El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido”, or “A People United...
The 425 mural masterpieces that decorate the façades and storefronts of the Spanish capital were ranked in the annual competition by Street Art Cities, an online forum.
Commuters are expressing frustration at delays caused by the partial closure of Madrid’s Line 6 metro line, which has been under renovation since early September.
“I feel overwhelmed all the time,”...
As more visitors fill Madrid’s streets, some locals are divided over how tourism and Airbnb rentals are changing everyday life in the city. Victoria Guerrero, a retiree who has lived in Madrid for 54...
Smoking and vaping could soon be banned at outdoor cafés under a proposed Spanish law, and many Madrid residents and students are outraged.
“It’s something integral to Spanish culture,” Brenna...
Sasha Gery, Contributing Writer
• December 6, 2025
One December afternoon, everything changed for then 10-year-old Alejandro Conde. He had gone grocery shopping with his mother at the Centro Comercial Príncipe Pío– his favorite errand because Madrid,...
Most students enjoy their yearly trip to the sheep parade, where hundreds, if not thousands of sheep and goats ramble through Downtown Sol, as they make their way through their migratory route towards...
Beyond the usual joggers, sunbathers and picnicking students, Madrid’s El Retiro Park is also home to Casa de Vacas, a cultural center near the lake that offers free art exhibitions and daily programming...
Upon arriving in Spain as a political science major, I didn’t know much about the country’s political landscape beyond the Franco dictatorship, which ended almost 50 years ago. Last semester, I learned...
