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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.
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Where to stay in Costillares
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
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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Things to do in and around Madrid
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Museums & Galleries
1- Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid Museum
Churches & Religious Sites
2- St. Michael's Church in Chamartín
- Parroquia Jesús de Nazaret
Castles & Historic Sites
3- Palace of Duques de Pastrana Heritage
- Ancla
- Doble ancla
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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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What is the best area to stay in Costillares?
Around the Palace of Duques de Pastrana: a calm residential base by the Palace of Duques de Pastrana.
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Updated October 2026