most economical place in castilla y leon
I want to go to Castilla y Leon for a 3 month period to practice Spanish (No,no,no schools). I need advice on where in Castilla y Leon I can live economically for 3 months. I'm budgeting $1000. dollars a month for food and lodging.
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HI robert, don't trust rumours! jeje
Madrid is possibly not the most inexpensive place in Spain, granted, but you can find very cheap places and very well situated. I know lots of places to visit and have a beer around the area where that particular small hostel is situated and you get in no time at all to he Plaza España. Nowhere more centric than that.
Even on the Plaza Mayor you can enjoy a lunch , drink included (which in Spain means you get a whole bottle of wine!!) for around 12€.
Underground tickets combined with bus tickets (you can also get a monthly ticket) will cost you 7€ (10 trips). Compared to London, Madrid is just ridiculously cheap.
Even compared to Barcelona.
Just let me know when you come and I will tell you places you simply can't miss! 
Heidita, this is the best answer I ever received to this question. The link you sent is of enormous help. I would never had thought anyhing that well located in Madrid would be so inexpensive. I intend to make my trip from January to March so I should be able to get the best price. Because of sophistication of the people with whom I would have the opportunity to talk to I would have picked Madrid hands down, but I had heard horror stories about it being extraordinarlly expensive.
II don't know Robert, but I don't think sharing a flat is an option then. No way you will find some students to share a flat with you, especially as one of the things you say are no loud music and smoking.
You can find relatively cheap accomodation in hostales, this is a kind of hotel, but a cheap one.
I have just googles pensiones en Madrid and found this place, depending on the date you will get this really cheap. Look at the first one, very well situated, only like 10 minutes walking distance from the Plaza España, and only 18 Euros, can't get it cheaper than that.
Thanks, I had considered Salamanca. But you brought up another question. My only objections to sharing a flat are smoking and music. Otherwise I could share a flat with any age, sexual or gender orientation or whatever. Smoke and loud music are invasive. No non-invasive situation bothers me in the slightest. Of course I'm there to learn Spanish and the ideal flat mate would speak perfect Spanish and absolutely no English. Now, I'll be be 75 when I go. I'm in perfect health and do not look anything like some pseudo-cartoon stereotype of a person that age. I might add, I've lived for years in Europe (Germany and Holland) and I have never had a problem with age discrimination. But, Spain may be different.
Hmmm, how about Salamanca? It is a university city, probably not so expensive.
IN Madrid you can find places to share a flat, depends on your age.
