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Berruguete, Madrid — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Berruguete is a district of northern Madrid, Spain, set around the Typhlological Museum and the Church of San Francisco de Sales.
About Berruguete
Where to stay in Berruguete
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Berruguete makes a quiet residential base in northern Madrid, Spain. Rooms here sit among plain apartment blocks near the Typhlological Museum and the Church of San Francisco de Sales, within the Community of Madrid but well north of the crowded old centre. Buses do the work.
If you want a lived-in address over a postcard one, Berruguete keeps Maudes Hospital and the Mural Palacio de Congresos within easy reach.
About Berruguete
What are the main landmarks in Berruguete?
Berruguete gathers a run of churches and small museums across northern Madrid, Spain. The Typhlological Museum holds its tactile collections near the centre of the barrio, while the tiled Maudes Hospital and the Mural Palacio de Congresos mark its bolder edges within the Community of Madrid. Churches fill the gaps.
The Church of San Francisco de Sales, the iglesia de Nuestra Señora de las Victorias, and the iglesia de María Inmaculada y San Vicente stand among the streets of Berruguete.
What is the history of Berruguete?
Berruguete grew as Madrid, Spain, pushed its housing north past the old city limits. Blocks of flats rose across the former open ground, and parish churches like the Church of San Francisco de Sales and the iglesia de Nuestra Señora de las Victorias were built to serve the new streets of the barrio. The neighbourhood filled in fast.
Maudes Hospital and the Typhlological Museum later gave Berruguete its public landmarks within the Community of Madrid.
Where is Berruguete?
Berruguete lies across northern Madrid, Spain, within the Community of Madrid, its grid running between the Typhlological Museum and Maudes Hospital.
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Updated July 2026