Castellana-Plaza Castilla -
Chamartin
Castellana is the name given to the area round the
avenue between Nuevos Ministerios and Plaza de Colón, on either side of
the Paseo de la Castellana. This area is one of the main financial centers
of the Spanish capital. Most important banks have their headquarters
there. The offices of the European Union in Madrid and many important
companies are located there too. In the area there are also some of the
most prestigious hotels in town, embassies, big stores, luxurious
appartment houses, boutiques...it is also walking distance from calle
Serrano in Salamanca area.
Plaza de Castilla
Plaza de Castilla can be considered the main entrance to
Madrid from the north. The square is dominated by the imposing, leaning
Torres KIO on both sides of the avenue forming a sort of "door".
That's why the square is called "Puerta de Europa", though for many
Spaniards, the KIO towers are the synister setting for the "Day of the
Devil" scary-freakish movie.
It is a major hub of transports, the
bus station just below the Torres Kio is terminal to many lines which go
to towns north of Madrid. Plaza de Castilla area reaches to calle General
Perón (Plaza de Lima) and to the west up to Calle Bravo Murillo. It is a
residential area where blocks of flats mix with high-standard hotels,
hospitals and other resources. The most important commercial street is
Calle Orense, though Calle Capitán Haya also has a good number of
establishments.
Chamartín
Its difficult to make exact delineations, we could say
that this area runs from North of the Bernabéu soccer stadium to the
Chamartín train station. Again a residential area with blocks of flats and
commerce to serve the residents. No real tourist interest, apart from the
railway station of course.
Links of interest
ACCOMODATION
TRANSPORT
ART & CULTURE
SPORT
& BUSSINESS
SHOPPING
RESTAURANTS & TAPAS
GOOGLE MAPS
METRO IN THE AREA
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In Cuatro Caminos: Cuatro Caminos (L1,L2,L6)/
Estrecho (L1)
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In Castellana: Cuzco /Santiago Bernabéu /Nuevos
Ministerios /Gregorio Marañón /Rubén Darío
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In Nuevos Ministerios: Nuevos Ministerios
(L10,L8,L6)
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Arturo Soria
The Arturo Soria street extends throughout 5.8 km in a
residential area of the East of Madrid, with a direction almost the
North-South. From particular form the section between the street of
Alcala and the Pine of Chamartín benefits from a careful and harmonic
city-planning exposition: Small blocks of buildings opened with
buildings of only three or four plants, opened spaces, green zones,
communal zones with gardens and swimming pools... Its elevation, is one
of the highest zones of Madrid, the abundant vegetation and their leafy
and old one hoisted guarantees low levels of contamination.
METRO IN THE AREA
- Arturo Soria : (L2)
- Ventas: (L2)
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