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Costillares, Madrid — Area Guide & Where to Stay
A ducal palace anchors Costillares, a residential district of Madrid holding the Palace of Duques de Pastrana.
About Costillares
Where to stay in Costillares
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Costillares carries little lodging of its own. The district is residential around the Palace of Duques de Pastrana and the convent of Madres Reparadoras, and it leaves hotels to central Madrid, a short ride from these streets. Places to stay are thin in Costillares, its residential streets around the Palace of Duques de Pastrana leaving hotels to central Madrid.
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About Costillares
What are the main landmarks in Costillares?
Costillares holds a palace, a convent, and a museum. The Palace of Duques de Pastrana stands as its grandest building, the convent of Madres Reparadoras keeps a religious house, and the Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid Museum gathers the city's transport past. The Parroquia Jesús de Nazaret serves the parish.
Public sculptures such as the Ancla and the Doble ancla dot the streets. Grand and plain sit side by side.
What is the history of Costillares?
Costillares came up as Madrid extended its housing outward. The Palace of Duques de Pastrana predates that growth, a ducal seat standing before the housing arrived, while the convent of Madres Reparadoras brought a religious order to the ground. Later the Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid Museum recorded the city's transport story.
The Parroquia Jesús de Nazaret rose for the parish. The old palace held its place.
Where is Costillares?
Costillares is a residential district within Madrid, its streets set around the Palace of Duques de Pastrana and the convent of Madres Reparadoras.
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Updated July 2026