Yeserías Prison

Yeserías Prison is a prison in Arganzuela, Madrid, Community of Madrid, which is located on Calle Juan de Vera. Yeserías Prison is situated near the government office Servicio de Gestión de Penas y Medidas Alternativas de Madrid, as well as near the park Plaza Casar de Cáceres.

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Type: Prison
Description: former Spanish prison
Also known as: “Carcel de Yeserias”, “Centro de Inserción Social ‘Victoria Kent’”, “Centro Penitenciario Victoria Kent”, “Penal de Yeserías”, “Prisión de Yeserías”, and “Yeserías Jail”
Address: Calle Juan de Vera 8-10, Madrid, 28045

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Museum Reina Sofía and Railway Museum.

Museum Reina Sofía

Museum

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The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía is Spain's national museum of 20th-century art. The museum was officially inaugurated on September 10, 1992, and is named for Queen Sofía. Museum Reina Sofía is situated 1½ km north of Yeserías Prison.

Railway Museum

Museum

The Museo del Ferrocarril in Madrid, Spain, is one of the largest historic railroad collections in Europe. It is housed in a redundant railway station called Madrid-Delicias in the barrio of Delicias. Railway Museum is situated 420 metres north of Yeserías Prison.

Mercado de Guillermo de Osma, Madrid

Marketplace

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Mercado de Guillermo de Osma, Madrid is a marketplace, which is situated 340 metres west of Yeserías Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Las Delicias and Arganzuela.

Las Delicias

Quarter

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Las Delicias is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Arganzuela.

Arganzuela

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Arganzuela is a district in southern Madrid on the banks of river Manzanares. In addition to that, this article covers all southern districts of the Spanish capital, most of which are little frequented by international travellers.