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La Latina Neighborhood

Come to the charismatic La Latina Neighborhood and enjoy the wonderful Madrid atmosphere

The La Latina Neighborhood is one of the most charismatic in Madrid that we recommend you discover on your next trip to this vibrant Spanish capital.

Its streets preserve the irregular layout of medieval origin, as can be seen in the map of the Villa from 1656. Some of its names (Puerta de Moros, Plaza de la Cebada, Calle de la Morería, La Latina itself) take us back to an ancient time when this area was the true center of life in the city. The La Latina Neighborhood is one of the most popular, traditional, and bustling in Madrid. It is an area with many tapas bars and a great atmosphere for going out for beers and meeting people.

For its part, San Andrés is a neighborhood located in the heart of La Latina, and it has been attracting visitors for centuries. It is a tourist destination and has an old-world charm that makes it stand out from other parts of Madrid. But there are not only terraces and tapas in La Latina, there is also a lot of heritage with a long history that is little known.

For the City Council of the capital, this area is part of the neighborhood called Palacio, within the Central district of Madrid. But for the people of Madrid, the area between Segovia Street, Las Vistillas, Puerta de Toledo, Plaza de San Andrés, El Rastro, and Plaza de la Cebada is called nothing other than La Latina.

The name of the neighborhood is due to Doña Beatriz Galindo, humanist and preceptor of the family of the Catholic Monarchs. She was called La Latina for being a Latin teacher to the queen and her daughters. The foundation of the Latina hospital on the site where the La Latina Theater is located today is due to her.

Everything to see in the La Latina Neighborhood

If there is a heart of the La Latina Neighborhood, it is the Plaza de la Paja, one of the most charming and lively squares in all of Madrid. The square takes its name from the straw market that was held here in ancient times. On one side of the Plaza de la Paja, a very discreet door gives access to the 16th-century bishop's chapel of the Vargas palace, initially conceived as San Isidro's funerary chapel. Inside, there is a Plateresque marble altarpiece that is one of the few examples of Gothic art in Madrid. Very close to this chapel is the Príncipe de Anglona garden, a beautiful neoclassical-style "hanging garden" that was the palace garden of the Madrid court at the end of the 18th century.

If you are looking for restaurants or tapas bars, you should go to the streets of La Cava Alta and La Cava Baja. They are some of the most important streets where visitors to the villa were formerly housed in their inns and guesthouses. In the vicinity of Las Cavas and Plaza de la Paja, there are two of the most visible remains of the second wall of Madrid, considered the first Christian wall of the 12th century.

Among the visits to interesting sites in the neighborhood, you cannot miss the San Isidro Museum to discover the 500,000 years of history of the Madrid region. The Basilica of San Francisco el Grande is an interesting visit because inside it houses a dome 58 meters high and 33 meters in diameter that is the third largest in Christianity.

If you are looking for tranquility, you can also visit the beautiful Vistillas garden. It is named for the spectacular views towards the Almudena Cathedral and the Casa de Campo. Now, there are few things more typical in Madrid than a Sunday morning at El Rastro. The quintessential street market of the capital that you will only enjoy in this neighborhood.

Ribera de Curtidores and Plaza de Cascorro are just two of the many streets and squares occupied by street vendors of clothing, accessories, jewelry, decoration, second-hand or antique magazines of all kinds. After a walk through El Rastro, the custom is to go for tapas or "latineo" through Las Cavas. The star dish of the neighborhood is fried or broken eggs. Those of Casa Lucio—one of the best Madrid cuisine restaurants in the city—are the most famous. But there are also the potato omelets of Juana la Loca or the Castilian bar of Posada de la Villa. Or the pringá de cocido or the callos a la madrileña of Malacatín.

Discover the B&B HOTEL Madrid Centro Plaza Mayor

Among our hotels located in Madrid, we recommend the B&B HOTEL Madrid Centro Plaza Mayor if you are looking for accommodation in the lively area of the La Latina Neighborhood.

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