Hortaleza, Residential district in northeastern Madrid, Spain
Hortaleza is a residential district in northeastern Madrid comprising multiple neighborhoods including Palomas, Canillas, and Pinar del Rey. The area contains schools, healthcare facilities, and green spaces scattered throughout its different zones.
Archaeological evidence shows people lived in this area since prehistoric times, with tools from the Stone Age and early farming periods discovered here. Over centuries, the neighborhood developed into a modern residential district shaped by French cultural influences that remain visible today.
French institutions like the Lycée Français de Madrid have shaped daily life in the neighborhood for decades. These establishments continue to give the area its particular character, drawing families who want to maintain connections with French language and culture.
The district has good public transportation links making it easy to explore different neighborhoods and move around. Visitors should plan time for walking through parks and discovering schools and shops spread throughout the area.
Football manager Luis Aragonés grew up here, and a monument marks his childhood home in the neighborhood. This small marker shows how the area is connected to Spanish sports history.
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Church of San Matías, Madrid
369 m
Iglesia de San Martín de Porres
1.1 km
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Tránsito
1.2 km
Parque de Villa Rosa Paco Caño
787 m
Sanitas Headquarters
2 km
Reloj solar
656 m
Headquarters of the Spanish High Council of Chambers of Commerce
1.3 km
F1 The Exhibition
2 km
Coca-Cola Spain headquarters
1.5 km
Headquarters of the Spanish Olympic Committee
553 m
Iglesia de las Siervas de Santa María, Madrid
2 km
Fauna Mayor Ibérica III, Madrid
2 km
Fuente de los caballitos de Hortaleza
579 m
Monumento a Enrique Tierno Galván
823 m
Apot Building
2.1 km
A.M.A. Headquarters
940 m
Fuente Sena I
2 km
Iris Building
1.2 km
Fuente del parque Villarrosa
658 m
Ermita de San Blas, Canillas
593 m
Silo de Hortaleza
738 m
Monolito conmemorativo del parque Villarrosa
786 m
Fuente Sandro Pertini
177 m
Fuente de la glorieta de Luxemburgo
1.9 km
Fuente Sena II
2.1 km
Parque Juan Pablo II (Madrid)
2 km
BNP building
1.6 km
Fuente plaza José María Escrivá de Balaguer
549 m
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