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Arguelles-Moncloa Moving north from Plaza De Espana, you will find Calle de la Princesa, a street that will take you to Argelles and then on to Moncloa. The first of these two districts has new and elegant buildings, usually four or five-... Chamberi, Nuevos Ministerios This area, situated north of the centre, is a middle-income zone. The architecture is functional and not very impressive. Here there are mainly four or five-storey buildings, sometimes with balconies, built mostly in the... Chueca Situated north of the most famous street in Madrid, the Gran Via, that runs from Plaza de la Cibeles to Plaza de Espana, Chueca offers a good glimpse of the real spirit of this city. Life evolves around the square and un... Cuatro Caminos Many students chose Cuatro Caminos as the place to live. This is because it is close to the two important universities in Madrid, la Universidad Complutence in Moncloa, and the Universidad Autonoma north of Madrid. In ad... Goya Near Salamanca and Retiro, Goya is second only to Salamanca for elegance and opulence. Inhabitated mainly by middle to high-income residents it offers a plenty of shops and malls; one of the biggest is El Corte Ingles. I... La Latina Close to the wonderful Plaza Mayor this district is the real ancient centre of Madrid. Here you will be able to get a glimpse of how the city developed from mediaeval times to the 20th century. Many parts of this distric... Lavapies Situated between Plaza Tirso de Molina and Plaza Lavapies (both have underground stations), and La Latina and the Atocha railway station. Once Madrid's Jewish district, today Lavapies is inhabited mainly by immigrants, e... Malasana Once one of the most dangerous districts in Madrid, it has had a recent renaissance. Many new bars, small clubs and restaurants have opened lately, most of them around Plaza dos de Mayo, even though the whole district is... Opera, Palacio Real This area is situated at the end of the important Calle Arenal, one of Madrid's main shopping streets, which starts at Puerta Del Sol and ends in Plaza Isabel II. Close to this square, which has an underground station, y... Pacifico-Atocha This area is situated close to the Retiro park. Sadly famous for the recent terrorist attack of the 11 March 2004, Atocha, is worth seeing even if you are not planning to take a train. Inside the station there is the ori... Retiro El Parque Del Retiro is one of the two big parks in Madrid, along with the Casa Del Campo. Very close to the famous Museo del Prado, it has attractions such as the Palacio de Cristal or the little lake situated in the ce... Salamanca This is Madrid's upper-income heartland. Full of elegant apartments, and even more elegant shops, it is close to the Paseo de la Castellana, one of the big avenues that crosses Madrid from north to south, and to Plaza Co... Sol, Santa Ana, Huertas
Puerta Del Sol is the centre of Madrid. No visit to the Spanish capital is complete without a walk in this square. Not far from Plaza Mayor, it represents not only the centre of city but of all Spain; all distances in th...
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