{"id":7805,"date":"2018-11-29T00:11:50","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T23:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/?p=7805"},"modified":"2018-11-29T00:11:50","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T23:11:50","slug":"neighborhoods-of-madrid-la-latina-lavapies-and-madrid-rio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/neighborhoods-of-madrid-la-latina-lavapies-and-madrid-rio\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighborhoods of Madrid: La Latina, Lavapi\u00e9s and Madrid R\u00edo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this exploration of the different neighborhoods of Madrid, there are three that need to be discussed that represent the heart and life of the capital. Each and every one of these neighborhoods form an important part of Madrid\u2019s population, and while they still embody the typical lifestyle of the city, they each have their own idiosyncrasies and unique aspects that set them apart. On one hand, they are all residential areas where the city\u2019s inhabitants return to at the end of the work day, and they also are characterized by their offering of cultural, business and social activities centered around leisure and enjoyment. Today in this article from <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/shmadrid.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>ShMadrid<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we\u2019ll be talking about the neighborhoods of <\/span><b>La Latina, Lavapi\u00e9s and Madrid R\u00edo. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Related article: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/neighborhoods-of-madrid-retiro-salesas-and-aeropuerto-feria-de-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neighborhoods of Madrid: Retiro, Salesas and Aeropuerto-Feria de Madrid<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/i><\/a><\/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\/neighborhoods-of-madrid-la-latina-lavapies-and-madrid-rio\/#la-latina-the-medieval-heart-of-madrid\" title=\"La Latina, the medieval heart of Madrid\">La Latina, the medieval heart of Madrid<\/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\/neighborhoods-of-madrid-la-latina-lavapies-and-madrid-rio\/#madrid-rio-connecting-the-city-to-the-manzanares-river\" title=\"Madrid R\u00edo, connecting the city to the Manzanares river\">Madrid R\u00edo, connecting the city to the Manzanares river<\/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\/neighborhoods-of-madrid-la-latina-lavapies-and-madrid-rio\/#lavapies-paradigm-of-the-popular-neighborhood\" title=\"Lavapi\u00e9s, paradigm of the popular neighborhood\">Lavapi\u00e9s, paradigm of the popular neighborhood<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"la-latina-the-medieval-heart-of-madrid\"><\/span><strong>La Latina, the medieval heart of Madrid<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_7806\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/15992768769_e033f65cf1.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7806\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7806\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/15992768769_e033f65cf1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/15992768769_e033f65cf1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/15992768769_e033f65cf1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via VisualHunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>La Latina <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is one of the oldest <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/top-5-family-friendly-neighbourhoods-in-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>neighborhoods<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the capital, with vestiges of the time when Romans were in control of the city. Its thin, winding streets lead to small, lovely plazas whose names reference the commercial trade of materials that took place during the time period. The name La Latina comes from one of the most important women of the 15th century, <\/span><b>Beatriz Galindo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Galindo was a writer who founded a very important hospital located on Calle Toledo. In this neighborhood, you can enjoy the <\/span><b>Real Bas\u00edlica de San Francisco el Grande<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, built in the 18th century and whose most notable characteristic is its large <\/span><b>dome<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, one of the largest in Europe. You can also visit the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/san-isidro-patron-saint-of-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Museo de San Isidro<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an essential site to visit if your goal is to understand the roots of Madrid\u2019s history. Other vital monuments to see in this neighborhood are the <\/span><b>Puerta de Toledo, the Jard\u00edn de las Vistillas <\/b>and the<b> Colegiata de San Isidro<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Related article: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/neighborhoods-of-madrid-what-not-to-miss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neighborhoods of Madrid &#8211; What Not to Miss<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"madrid-rio-connecting-the-city-to-the-manzanares-river\"><\/span>Madrid R\u00edo, connecting the city to the Manzanares river<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_7807\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/10421987035_c19170a799_b.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7807\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7807\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/10421987035_c19170a799_b-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/10421987035_c19170a799_b-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/10421987035_c19170a799_b-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/10421987035_c19170a799_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/10421987035_c19170a799_b-640x423.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/10421987035_c19170a799_b-810x536.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by grantuhard via VisualHunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Madrid R\u00edo neighborhood is the result of an aperture from the city to the Manzanares river thanks to the elimination of the bypass highway, a daily torrent of traffic that heavily impeded the citizens of Madrid from accessing the river and enjoying it in all its splendor. The result of this change in the neighborhood is the revitalization of<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/parks-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>green spaces<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and pedestrian areas where citizens can enjoy a variety of activities related to sports, culture and leisure.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"lavapies-paradigm-of-the-popular-neighborhood\"><\/span>Lavapi\u00e9s, paradigm of the popular neighborhood<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Lavapi\u00e9s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is one of the Spanish capital\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/neighbourhoodguidetomadrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>most popular neighborhoods,<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a medieval origin similar to that of La Latina. A worker\u2019s district par excellence, Lavapi\u00e9s is the paradigm of the neighbor\u2019s neighborhood in Madrid, having immortalized the popular <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">zarzuelas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the 20th century. In this neighborhood you can find <\/span><b>La Casa Encendida<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the cultural center of the capital as well as the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/museo-de-la-reina-sofia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Museo Reina Sof\u00eda<\/b><\/a>,<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0another one of the neighborhood\u2019s main attractions with its incredible collection of contemporary art. Other monuments of interest in Lavapi\u00e9s include the <\/span><b>Real Monasterio de Santa Isabel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the <\/span><b>Palacio de Fern\u00e1n N\u00fa\u00f1ez. <\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>*Main photo by\u00a0gaelx\u00a0via VisualHunt<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Which neighborhood do you like the best?<\/b><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-center kksr-disabled\"\n    data-id=\"7805\"\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>In this exploration of the different neighborhoods of Madrid, there are three that need to be discussed that represent the heart and life of the capital. 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