I am looking at a map for Madrid and it says it is 500 metros from my hotel to the place I will be going. Is that too far to walk? I guess metro means meters? how long would it take to walk 500 metros :o :o

500 meters = 0.310685596 miles
Depends on how much luggage you are carrying and your pace, I guess.

Another way to look at it...a meter is 39 inches. So 500 meters should be the length of 2 football fields.

Sheryl

Three or four minutes, probably less.

A meter (39 inches) is about a yard , so how long would it take you to walk about 550 yards?

DOH! I just read Sheryl's answer :o

or, just over one lap around a standard running track at your local high-school or college.

also, gringo is latin american slang. many Spaniards would have no idea what that means...