Community of Madrid
Madrid
Centro

Callao

Callao is a station on Line 3 and Line 5 of the Madrid Metro. It is located in fare Zone A. It is named after the Plaza del Callao, under which it is located.
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  • Type: Railway stop
  • Description: Madrid Metro station
  • Also known as: “Plaza de Callao”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cine Callao and Teatro Real.

Movie theater
Photo: David Gordillo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a building located in Plaza de Callao in . It is a common venue for film premieres and press screenings. Designed by Luis Gutiérrez Soto, the facade features elements inspired by the Art Deco.

Theater building
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is an opera house in , Spain. Located at the , opposite the , and known colloquially as "El Real". it is considered the top institution of the performing and musical arts in the country and one of the most prestigious opera houses in Europe. is situated 460 metres southwest of Callao.

Movie theater
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a movie theater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sol and Universidad.

Quarter
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is an administrative neighborhood of belonging to the district of . It has a total area of around 44.5 hectares. Hugely affected by the impact of tourism, by 2018 it had over 2 tourists per 1 permanent dweller.

Quarter
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, originally known as Barrio de Maravillas, is a neighborhood in the Centro district of . Its precise boundaries were historically defined by Calle de San Bernardo, Calle de San Vicente Ferrer, Calle de Fuencarral, and Calle de Carranza—streets that once belonged to the former Parroquia de Maravillas.

Neighborhood
Photo: Antonio Tajuelo, CC BY 2.0.
is a name used for the old centre of , built during the reign of the Habsburg Dynasty, known in Spain as Casa de Austria. The area is located south of the Calle Mayor, in between the Metro stations and .

Callao

Latitude
40.42019° or 40° 25′ 13″ north
Longitude
-3.70581° or 3° 42′ 21″ west
Elevation
678 metres (2,224 feet)
Operator
Metro de Madrid
Open location code
8CGRC7CV+3M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5303043465
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­stop
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6452712
Wiki­data ID
Q2055072
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Callao” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Callao geltokia”
  • Basque: “Callao”
  • Catalan: “Callao”
  • Chinese: “卡亞俄站”
  • Czech: “Callao”
  • Dutch: “Callao”
  • Esperanto: “Callao”
  • French: “Callao”
  • Galician: “Callao”
  • German: “Callao”
  • Hungarian: “Callao metróállomás”
  • Hungarian: “Callao”
  • Indonesian: “Callao”
  • Irish: “Callao”
  • Italian: “Callao”
  • Korean: “카야오역”
  • Lombard: “Callao”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Callao”
  • Polish: “Callao”
  • Portuguese: “Callao”
  • Portuguese: “Estação Callao”
  • Russian: “Кальяо”
  • Spanish: “Callao”
  • Spanish: “Estación de Callao”
  • “Callao”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Callao”. Photo: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0.