Madrid/Chamberí-Castellana

Chamberí is a middle-class residential district in Madrid. Paseo de la Castellana is an important northbound boulevard. Moreover this article includes listings in other, lesser-known northern districts of the city.



Understand
Chamberí is just north of the city centre. It is mostly residential and little frequented by tourists, but has nice intact neighbourhoods with well-preserved 19th century urban architecture. Neither overcrowded nor too quiet, this area may be a reasonable choice for lodging, with shops, restaurants and cafés that are mostly frequented by Madrilenians rather than catering to foreign guests.

Paseo de la Castellana is Madrid's most prominent northbound arterial road. Its section that is closer to the centre was created in the 19th century, but it was significantly extended in the mid-20th century during the rule of fascist dictator Francisco Franco, when it was named Avenida del Generalísimo. The more outlying section is still developing in the 21st century. The boulevard is lined by important business and financial institutions, e.g. in the highrise buildings of the AZCA, Gate of Europe and Cuatro Torres zones, as well as government offices, namely in the Nuevos Ministerios complex.

Get in
, one of the city's two main stations, is located in the northern part of the city, near La Castellana. Cercanías (suburban rail) also stop at in the central section of La Castellana.

The Chamberí district is served by metro lines 1, 2, 5, 5, 7 and 10. Conveniently located stations are Quevedo, Iglesia, Alonso Cano, Canal, Islas Filipinas and Bilbao. Line 10 accompanies the course of La Castellana from Gregorio Marañón to Begoña. Lines that cross the boulevard are 5 (at Ruben Darío), 7 (Gregorio Marañón), 6 and 8 (Nuevos Ministerios), 1 and 9 (Plaza de Castilla).

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