BABYSITTING
If you come with your family and any time you feel like doing something
alone with your partner, there is no problem, we'll take care of your children
so that you can spend time by yourselves. During the activities or to have a
romantic evening, we propose complementary activities for your kids or just
look after them at home (always by experienced and totally reliable
“Au-pairs”).
From: 10€/hour (2 or 3 kids)
SPANISH COURSE
AdreaminSpain has a qualified and experienced teacher of Spanish as a
Foreign Language. Hourly classes are offered for both children and adults of
all levels. Combine your holiday with learning! In one week you can learn
enough to enjoy the country the next time without the aid of a dictionary!
From: 25€/h/group
MASSAGE
If you wanna relax yourself a bit more during your holidays, you are
lucky! AdreaminSpain has a great business deal with AQUARELA
FISIOTERÁPIA (in Madrid), you will find the best service with a real good
prices, choose you relaxing, sporty or therapeutic massage.
From: 40€/hour/person (transportation and tea/coffe included).
HOME EVENING
If you waant to learn and discover Spanish gastronomy while
discovering the culture in a depth way there are two options: "ir de
tapas" or to participate in a HOME EVENING. What is this? It's simple, if
you want to meet Spanish people and have direct contact with them the best
option is to go to their own homes as guests and enjoy an evening in their
company. Meeting native families you will learn much more about the culture,
customs and even how to cook the dishes which then you will enjoy for
dinner! A highly recommended experience! Don´t be shy, come and meet your
new friends!
SHOPPING
From beautiful
antiques to the latest in design: furniture, fashion from national designers to
the most prestigious brands, gifts, souvenirs or special food stuff the shop
windows all-round the city are very attractive to the stroller. Shops, malls
and street markets in Madrid are a world of infinite possibilities when
shopping.
Madrid is presented as a great temptation for people of all ages to
shop, with its many shops and malls, many of them open continuously throughout
the day, both in the centre and the periphery. Across the capital can highlight
five shopping areas: Salamanca, Chueca, Centro, Princess and Cuatro Caminos
districts.
Remember! The sales (Rebajas) usually are from the second week of
January until the end of February for the winter season, and from late June to
late August for the summer one, so let´s go bargain hunting!
Our special recommendation is one of the most famous street market
places in the world and the largest in Europe, El Rastro. Every Sunday morning,
just in the historical centre of Madrid, over 1,000 stallholders and street
sellers tempt visitors with a multitude of wares: trinkets, second-hand and
reduced-price clothing, antiques, arts and crafts, books and discs…trying to
bargain is acceptable at all stalls although some stallholders will maintain
their previous price and in reality have fixed prices. The market has a unique
atmosphere and is a magnet for both tourists and locals who make the most of
their visit by combining a little shopping followed by the customary drink and
tapas in some of the bars and traditional taverns in the area.
Residents Tip:
Keep an eye on your wallet or purse and if taking a backpack wear it on your
front. Pickpockets, although not numerous, have benn known to operate in
the busy market environment.
In case of bad weather you can always visit one of the big malls that
abound in Madrid area. El Gran Plaza 2 (Majadahonda) filled of well-known
Spanish stores to international brand name establishments or Xanadú
(Arroyomolinos) that also boasts a superb indoor ski slope, are the exact
places you want to be if you are looking for an interesting shopping day. All
of them offer restaurants, cafés and bars which provide a variety of
opportunities to enjoy a delicious meal or snack, many with international
flavour. Besides, you can also kick back and relax at one of their 3-D cinemas
or improve your aim at their bowling alleys. Specifically, Xanadú was referred
in the New York Times as a "Snowy Pleasure Dome" when it opened in
2003. The 18000 m2 of snow allow you, both expert and beginner ski and
snowboarding enthusiasts to practice your favourite sport throughout the year.
An indoor racetrack for karting, beckons to those with a need for speed, and a
mini-golf course and a mini amusement park also deserve consideration.
AMUSEMENT PARKS & ZOO
In Spain
it is very easy to have fun in some of its theme parks filled with attractions.
In particular, Madrid, boasts two of the greatest parks in the country. In the
South opens its doors Warner
Park, which brings to our country all the magic and spectacle of
Hollywood. The enclosure can be accessed through the Hollywood Boulevard or the
Movie World Studios. Apart of amazing and imposing attractions, some of them
just for really brave people, the yourger guests can meet their favourite
cartoon on Cartoon Village: Daffy Duck, Tweety, Bugs Bunny...while Old West
Territory put us into the American Wild West, with a huge wooden coaster. The
second one is Madrid Amusement Park where
more than 40 exciting attractions await you just a few minutes from Madrid downtown.
Hanging coasters reaching 80 km/h, giant pendulums with 180º movement or free
falls from 63 m height, tuen the visit into an unforgettable experience. The
young audience has its own area with conventional and aquatic roller coasters,
bumper cars or pirate ship, all in "mini" size. If you like animals
and you want to spend the day among them, choose the Zoo Aquarium or the Faunia Park, where you can feel like a tropical jungle explorer.
In summer, the
best option are the water parks which guaranteed to provide a fun filled day
for adults and children alike. Do you want to enjoy this irresistible family
plan? For example, next to Madrid Aquópolis awaits you one of
the largest water parks in Europe, where water, sun and fun for the whole
family let you to get the most out of the day. Take this opportunity to share
with their children a pleasant day, full of laughter, emotions and games. In
addition, the comprehensive range of complementary services that it has (green
and recreation areas, sanitary equipment, lifeguards, shops, restaurants ...),
will allow you to spend a safe, pleasant and comfortable time.
From: 30€/adults
and 20€/children (picnic and transportation included).
COOL DOWN
If the heat is
stifling and you are looking for something more than the water parks, the pool
and the beach, you can always cool off in a full contact with nature. The
natural pools of El Paular or Navafría (in the middle of the mountains) and the
Manzanares River in the Pedriza Natural Park are some of the highly recommended
places to do so. Of course you can also try the urban "beach" Madrid
Río, where the locals go to cool down, play and sunbathe every sunny day!
PICK UP AT OTHER AIRPORT
If you fly to
another airport more easily and cheaply, let us know and we will pick you. We
can arrange a perfect plan for the whole family starting from any point of
Spain!
For instance, from Oulu you can fly best and cheapest with Norwegian to Alicante. If this option will let you save money, go ahead! We will pick you up from there (120€, return way per group). It could be cheaper depend on the extra activities you book with us. For example, if you book the “one week trip” around the East of Spain it would cost you just 90€).
For instance, from Oulu you can fly best and cheapest with Norwegian to Alicante. If this option will let you save money, go ahead! We will pick you up from there (120€, return way per group). It could be cheaper depend on the extra activities you book with us. For example, if you book the “one week trip” around the East of Spain it would cost you just 90€).
Info:
Alicante-Madrid takes less than 4h by car.
RENT A CAR
If you want to do
your own plans (it is not the main goal of this project but could be possible)
and you need rent a car, adreaminSpain offer you a good car rental deal. You
can check how much would it cost in a normal car rental place and how long
would the paperwork lasts. You will avoid that paper stuff and save money with
us! (Volkswagen Touran)
From: 20€/day
OTHER LANGUAGE GUIDE
It would be also
possible to get a Finnish/French/Italian spoken guide.
From: 60€/day
.