Barrio de La Latina
La Latina is a historic neighborhood in the Centro district of downtown Madrid, Spain. La Latina occupies the place of the oldest area in Madrid, the Islamic citadel inside the city walls, with narrow streets and large squares.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighbourhood in the district of Palacio in the center of Madrid, Spain
- Also known as: “Barrio de la Latina”, “La Latina”, and “Latina”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Museo de San Isidro and Chapel of the Bishop, Madrid.
Chapel of the Bishop, Madrid
The Bishop's Chapel is a chapel, located in Madrid, Spain, which was built in the 16th century. It is named after Gutierre de Vargas Carvajal, Bishop of Plasencia, who is buried there.
Palacio Real de Madrid
Museum
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the Spanish royal family and is used primarily for state ceremonies. With over 135,000 m2 and 3,418 rooms, the Royal Palace of Madrid is the largest royal palace in Europe and one of the largest in the world.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Latina-Austrias and El Madrid de los Austrias.
La Latina-Austrias
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
La Latina and Austrias are neighbourhoods in central Madrid. They can be labelled as the old town of the Spanish capital.
El Madrid de los Austrias
Neighborhood
Photo: Antonio Tajuelo, CC BY 2.0.
El Madrid de los Austrias is a name used for the old centre of Madrid, 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 Sol and Ópera.
Palacio
Quarter
Photo: FDV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palacio is an administrative ward of Madrid, Spain, belonging to the district of Centro. It contains the historic neighborhoods of La Latina and El Madrid de los Austrias.
Barrio de La Latina
- Category: locality
- Location: Centro, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.41238° or 40° 24′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.71106° or 3° 42′ 40″ westOpen location code
8CGRC76Q+WHOpenStreetMap ID
node 347277264OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q3845152
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Barrio de La Latina” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “لا لاتينا”
- Chinese: “拉丁區”
- Dutch: “Barrio de La Latina”
- Esperanto: “Kvartalo La Latina”
- German: “Stadtviertel La Latina”
- Persian: “باریو د لا لاتینا”
- Spanish: “Barrio de La Latina”
- Spanish: “La Latina”
- Swedish: “La Latina, Madrid”
- Swedish: “La Latina”
- Turkish: “Barrio de La Latina”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Berlin Cabaret and Plaza de San Andrés.
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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 “Barrio de La Latina”. Photo: Ivanpascual.es, CC BY-SA 3.0.