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Delicias, Madrid — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Delicias is a former railway and industrial quarter of Madrid, Spain, built around the old station that houses the Railway Museum of Madrid.
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Where to stay in Delicias
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
Delicias makes a workaday, well-connected base in Madrid. Rooms here sit near the Railway Museum of Madrid and the arts centre of La Casa Encendida, on the old industrial streets that run down toward the rail tracks below the district. The mood is local.
If you want transport links and a lived-in quarter over any tourist frontage, Delicias keeps its museums, the Parque Enrique Tierno Galván and the wider centre of Madrid close by.
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Things to do in and around Madrid
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Museums & Galleries
3- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Heritage
- National Museum of Anthropology Heritage
- Royal Observatory of Madrid Heritage
Castles & Historic Sites
3- Biblioteca Joaquín Leguina building Heritage
- Osram factory Heritage
- Museo Nacional de Antropología Heritage
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About Delicias
What are the main landmarks in Delicias?
Delicias keeps its landmarks close to the railways that made it. The Railway Museum of Madrid fills the old Delicias station, and the Strawberry train still runs from its platforms, while La Neomudéjar occupies a former railway building nearby. Old industry lingers too.
The Osram factory and the arts centre of La Casa Encendida stand among the streets of this part of Madrid, Spain.
What is the history of Delicias?
Delicias grew up around the railway. The old Delicias station, which holds the Railway Museum of Madrid, drew the workshops, sidings and factories that shaped a working quarter, and the Strawberry train recalls the lines that once left from here. Industry set the tone.
The Osram factory marks that manufacturing past within Delicias, a former industrial ward of Madrid, Spain.
Where is Delicias?
Delicias lies within Madrid, Spain, its streets running down from the Railway Museum of Madrid toward the rail lines and the Parque Enrique Tierno Galván.
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What is the best area to stay in Delicias?
Around the Railway Museum: a local, transport-linked Madrid stay near the Railway Museum of Madrid and La Casa Encendida in Delicias.
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Updated October 2026