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Butarque, Madrid — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Butarque is a southern district of Madrid, Spain, part of Villaverde along the Avenida de Andalucía and the Gran Vía de Villaverde.
About Butarque
Where to stay in Butarque
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Butarque sits at the far southern edge of Madrid, Spain, deep inside Villaverde. Rooms here stand among newer housing off the Avenida de Andalucía, in a quiet outer stretch of the Community of Madrid a long way from the tourist centre. The setting is plain.
If you want cheap distance and a room near the southern road out, Butarque puts the Gran Vía de Villaverde and the Obeliscos octogonales within reach.
About Butarque
What are the main landmarks in Butarque?
Butarque keeps only a light scatter of landmarks across southern Madrid, Spain. The Obeliscos octogonales rise beside the Avenida de Andalucía as the barrio's clearest markers, set where the road cuts through Villaverde toward the edge of the Community of Madrid. Public art fills the rest.
Roadside monuments line the Gran Vía de Villaverde through the plain streets of Butarque.
What is the history of Butarque?
Butarque took its place among the southern barrios that make up Villaverde in Madrid, Spain. Open fields and roads once ran here on the far southern side of the capital, and the district was drawn into Villaverde as Madrid spread down toward the Avenida de Andalucía. Building came later.
Roadside markers such as the Obeliscos octogonales and the monuments of the Gran Vía de Villaverde went up as Butarque settled into the Community of Madrid.
Where is Butarque?
Butarque lies at the far south of Madrid, Spain, part of Villaverde within the Community of Madrid, strung along the Avenida de Andalucía.
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Updated July 2026