{"id":4134,"date":"2015-12-08T23:59:53","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T22:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/?p=4134"},"modified":"2020-10-26T14:08:22","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T13:08:22","slug":"plaza-de-santa-ana-in-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/plaza-de-santa-ana-in-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Plaza de Santa Ana in Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Plaza de Santa Ana<\/strong> is one of the most famous plazas in Madrid, with a variety of businesses and other points of interest that attract a lot of people to it. The area occupied by the plaza today used to be the site of the Convent of Santa Ana, also known as <em>Convento de las Carmelitas Decalzas<\/em>, which had been built during the sixteenth century.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 1810, Jos\u00e9 I ordered the destruction of the convent and adjoining houses in order to create a plaza with a garden and to start the urban sanitation of the area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are a number of notable buildings and businesses in the plaza.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/plaza-de-santa-ana-in-madrid\/#teatro-espanol\" title=\"Teatro Espa\u00f1ol\">Teatro Espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/plaza-de-santa-ana-in-madrid\/#cerveceria-alemana\" title=\"Cerveceria Alemana\u00a0\">Cerveceria Alemana\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/plaza-de-santa-ana-in-madrid\/#hotel-reina-victoria\" title=\"Hotel Reina Victoria\">Hotel Reina Victoria<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"teatro-espanol\"><\/span><strong>Teatro Espa\u00f1ol<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Madrid_-_Teatro_Espa\u00f1ol.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4136\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Madrid_-_Teatro_Espa\u00f1ol-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Plaza santa ana madrid\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Madrid_-_Teatro_Espa\u00f1ol-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Madrid_-_Teatro_Espa\u00f1ol-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Madrid_-_Teatro_Espa\u00f1ol-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Madrid_-_Teatro_Espa\u00f1ol-810x608.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Madrid_-_Teatro_Espa\u00f1ol-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Madrid_-_Teatro_Espa\u00f1ol.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Formerly known as Teatro del Pr\u00edncipe, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teatroespanol.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Teatro Espa\u00f1ol<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a> is a neoclassical building designed by architect Rom\u00e1n Guerrero, built between the years of 1887 and 1895. Managed by Ayuntamiento de Madrid, the theatre presents dance shows, concerts and plays.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Teatro Espa\u00f1ol<\/strong> is located at Carrer del Pr\u00edncipe, 25.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>La Suiza<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Founded during the nineteenth century, <strong>La Suiza<\/strong> has become a popular caf\u00e9\/restaurant where visitors can enjoy delicious dishes and sweets and pastries like croissants, ice cream, leche merengada and the typical holiday sweets like roscon de reyes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>La Suiza<\/strong> is located at Plaza de Santa Ana, 2.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"cerveceria-alemana\"><\/span><strong>Cerveceria Alemana\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the beginning of the twentieth century, a group of German manufacturers opened a bar exclusively dedicated to beer tasting. Throughout the years,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cerveceriaalemana.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cerveceria Alemana\u00a0<\/a><\/strong> became a popular place among important national and international personalities, having received visits from members of the American embassy, Domingu\u00edn, a famous bullfighter, and author Ernest Hemingway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Still a favorite place of many, <strong>Cerveceria Alemana <\/strong>is located at Plaza Santa Ana 6.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"hotel-reina-victoria\"><\/span><strong>Hotel Reina Victoria<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also known as Gran Hotel Reina Victoria,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melia.com\/es\/hoteles\/espana\/madrid\/me-madrid-reina-victoria\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Hotel Reina Victoria<\/a><\/strong> was designed by architect Jes\u00fas Carrasco-Mu\u00f1oz y Encina between 1919 and 1923, featuring an eclectic style with modernist details. Founded in October of 2006, the luxury hotel offers high-class accommodation and a refined culinary experience at the hotel\u2018s restaurant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Hotel Reina Victoria<\/strong> is located at Plaza de Santa Ana, 14.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/4685273468_56e9f61e5a_b.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4135\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4135 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/4685273468_56e9f61e5a_b-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Plaza santa ana madrid\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/4685273468_56e9f61e5a_b-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/4685273468_56e9f61e5a_b-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/4685273468_56e9f61e5a_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/4685273468_56e9f61e5a_b-810x456.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>There are also famous statues in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/plaza-toros-las-ventas-a-cultural-icon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">plaza<\/a>, like the monument to <strong>Calder\u00f3n de la Barca<\/strong>, a Spanish catholic priest, author and knight of the Order of Santiago, and the monument to <strong>Federico Garc\u00eda Lorca<\/strong>, a Spanish poet, playwright and theatre director who was murdered in 1936.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Plaza de Santa Ana<\/strong> is a popular place among locals and tourists, who come to take a stroll, take photographs, meet their friends or play with their children.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-center kksr-disabled\"\n    data-id=\"4134\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\"><\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plaza de Santa Ana is one of the most famous plazas in Madrid, with a variety of businesses and other points of interest that attract a lot of people to it. 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