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MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 3: People relaxing in a bar terrace in La Latina district, a very typical area to enjoy the spanish food and drink culture, on April 3, 2014 in Madrid, Spain; Shutterstock ID 187121855

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Overview

La Latina combines Madrid's best selection of tapas bars, fine little boutiques and a medieval streetscape studded with elegant churches; graceful Calle de la Cava Baja could be our favourite street for tapas in town. Down the hill, Lavapi茅s is one of the city's oldest barrios (districts) and the heart of multicultural Madrid. Spanning the two neighbourhoods is the Sunday flea market of El Rastro.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Bas铆lica de San Francisco El Grande. The Royal Cathedral of St. Francis the Great (Real Bas铆lica de San Francisco el Grande), XVIII century. @Valery Rokhin/Shutterstock

    Bas铆lica de San Francisco El Grande

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    Crowning Madrid鈥檚 oldest neighborhood of La Latina is an architectural and visual masterpiece that is the Bas铆lica de San Francisco el Grande (Basilica of鈥�

  • Traditional market in Madrid during a sunny day with many people shopping, Rastro de Madrid

    El Rastro

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    A Sunday morning at El Rastro flea market, Europe's largest, is a Madrid institution. You could easily spend the entire morning inching your way down the鈥�

  • Locals and tourists walk though a modern bridge over the Manzanares River in the public park of Madrid R铆o in Madrid, Spain, with the Matadero building (a former slaughterhouse converted to an arts centre) in the background.

    Matadero Madrid

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    This contemporary-arts centre is a stunning multipurpose space south of the centre. Occupying the converted buildings of the old Arganzuela livestock鈥�

  • Restaurant tables in Plaza de la Paja, Madrid, Spain.

    Plaza de la Paja

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    Around the back of the Iglesia de San Andr茅s, the delightful Plaza de la Paja slopes down into the tangle of lanes that once made up Madrid's Muslim鈥�

  • Capilla del Obispo

    Capilla del Obispo

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    The Capilla del Obispo is a hugely important site on the historical map of Madrid. It was here that San Isidro Labrador, patron saint of Madrid, was first鈥�

  • Viaduct & Calle de Segovia

    Viaduct & Calle de Segovia

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    High above Calle de Segovia, Madrid's viaduct, which connects La Morer铆a with the cathedral and royal palace, was built in the 19th century and replaced鈥�

  • Museo de San Isidro

    Museo de San Isidro

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    This engaging museum occupies the spot where San Isidro Labrador, patron saint of Madrid, ended his days around 1172. A particular highlight is the large鈥�

  • Iglesia de San Pedro El Viejo

    Iglesia de San Pedro El Viejo

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    This fine old church is one of the few remaining windows on post-Muslim Madrid, most notably its clearly Mud茅jar (a Moorish architectural style) brick鈥�

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