Living in Moncloa

Moncloa is the university district par excellence. If you are interested in staying in a residence or college, there are a large number of them here. This is a very useful option if you want to meet a lot of people from the first day you arrive in Madrid. In addition, thanks to living together, you will create bonds as if they were a large family and you will integrate into Spanish culture from within, almost without realizing it.

It is also the ideal neighbourhood for you if what you are looking for is proximity to the faculty. The Complutense University is located here, so if you study there you will be very close. If, on the other hand, you study at the Autonomous University, the Rey Juan Carlos, Carlos III or some other private university, you will be a little further from your campus, and you will have to assess how profitable it is to live in this area and how much time you spend on transportation. public. Even so, Moncloa is very well connected with the rest of the city thanks to the Moncloa interchange, from which buses leave that connect with all areas of Madrid, thanks to this you will be able to live in the center of Madrid, and enjoy the cultural offer and leisure, without giving up studying on peripheral campuses.

In Moncloa, you can enjoy all the aspects of a typical Madrid neighbourhood: small shops, bars, and family businesses as well as all the well-known stores and franchises. In addition, thanks to the metro, you will be directly connected to Sol by line 3 and you will be able to escape to the center in a matter of minutes.

Either because you want to get to know your neighbourhood and visit everything around you or because, even if you are going to live in another area, you are interested in getting to know it, we provide you with a guide with the most outstanding tourist and cultural highlights:

  • Museo de América: It is one of the best and most unknown museums in Madrid, it houses a collection of Ibero-American art ranging all the way from American prehistory to the present. If you are passionate about museums, you cannot miss this jewel.
  • Moncloa's lighthouse: It is a lighting tower 110 meters high, built in 1992. You can go up 92 meters in a panoramic elevator to the viewpoint, to see the Royal Palace, the Almudena Cathedral, or the peaks of the Sierra de Guadarrama. In addition, at the viewpoint, there is an informative railing on the growth and evolution of the city throughout history.
  • Universidad Complutense: Whether you study here or not, it is worth taking a walk around the campus. You can see its gardens, statues, and the different faculties.
  • Museo del Traje: This museum has an important collection of period costumes from the 16th century to the present. The traditional clothing from all over Spain will allow you to take a look at the history of the country.

Either because you want to live in the university center and surrounded by young people or because you want to be in an area where you have access to everything, Moncloa could be your ideal neighbourhood. If you are convinced, all you have to do is decide if you want to live in a flat, shared flat or residence. Your biggest adventure is almost here!