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Bellas Vistas, Madrid — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Bellas Vistas is a district of northern Madrid, Spain, part of Tetuán along the calle de Bravo Murillo near Maudes Hospital.
About Bellas Vistas
Where to stay in Bellas Vistas
The right area depends on your trip — here's what each neighbourhood is best for.
Bellas Vistas gives a plain working base in the Tetuán part of Madrid, Spain. Rooms line the grid off the calle de Bravo Murillo, near the Church of San Francisco de Sales and the tiled front of Maudes Hospital, inside the Community of Madrid yet clear of the tourist core. The streets stay workaday.
If you want a real neighbourhood over a show street, Bellas Vistas keeps the Museo Geominero and the Parque Tercer Depósito within reach.
About Bellas Vistas
What are the main landmarks in Bellas Vistas?
Bellas Vistas carries an unexpected weight of institutions for a working district of Madrid, Spain. The tiled Maudes Hospital rises over its corner as the barrio's boldest building, while the Museo Geominero and the Escuela Superior de Ingenieros de Minas hold the mining collections at the Tetuán edge. Churches anchor the grid.
The Church of San Francisco de Sales and the iglesia de Nuestra Señora de las Victorias gather the streets of Bellas Vistas around the calle de Bravo Murillo.
What is the history of Bellas Vistas?
Bellas Vistas began as a poor settlement on the northern edge of Madrid, Spain. Rows of cheap housing went up on the west side of the old Road of France, the route that became the calle de Bravo Murillo, well before Tetuán was folded into the growing city. The city caught up slowly.
Institutions like Maudes Hospital and the Museo Geominero later gave Bellas Vistas a firmer standing within the Community of Madrid.
Where is Bellas Vistas?
Bellas Vistas lies in northern Madrid, Spain, part of the Tetuán district within the Community of Madrid, gridded west of the calle de Bravo Murillo.
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Updated July 2026