🇪🇸 Madrid Study Abroad Guide: Must-See & Eat! 📚✨

📍 Itinerary Day 1: 🏰 Royal Palace (Book online! Students €10 w/ audio guide) ⛪ Almudena Cathedral (Free, next to palace) 🌆 360° Rooftop @ RIU Hotel (€5 before 5PM—epic views!) 🌅 Templo de Debod (Best sunset spot) Day 2: 🐻 Puerta del Sol (Bear & tree statue) + Plaza Mayor 🌳 Retiro Park (Free "newspaper photos" by artists!) 🎨 Reina Sofía (Free for <25s—Picasso’s Guernica lives here) Day 3: 🖼️ Prado Museum (Free hours on!) 🚉 Atocha Station (Jungle-like interior) 🍽️ Food Recs ☕ Chocolatería San Ginés (Breakfast churros + thick chocolate) 🌶️ Sichuan Restaurant ("Best EU Sichuan food" – try mapo tofu!) 🔥 Xiaolongkan Hotpot (Pricey but legit – book ahead!) 🐷 La Oreja de Jaime (€20 = plate of divine pig ears) 🍖 Alhambra (Accidental find, delish tapas) 🚇 Transport • 10-trip metro card = cheapest option! 🏠 Accommodation • Central Airbnb (~€30-40/night) ⚠️ Watch for pickpockets! (Especially in crowds) #StudyAbroadLife #MadridOnABudget #EatLikeALocal #ArtAndChurros