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Fontarrón, Madrid — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Parish churches and the Museo de Bomberos de Madrid mark Fontarrón, a residential barrio of Madrid in the Moratalaz district.
About Fontarrón
Where to stay in Fontarrón
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Fontarrón is a residential barrio of Madrid, well outside the hotel map. Its ground is given to homes, the Museo de Bomberos de Madrid, and parish churches such as the iglesia de Santa Ana y Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza rather than to guest rooms, so most visitors sleep in central Madrid and travel out to Moratalaz. There are few beds.
Book in the centre.
About Fontarrón
What are the main landmarks in Fontarrón?
Fontarrón sets its landmarks among ordinary housing blocks. The Museo de Bomberos de Madrid draws visitors to Moratalaz, while the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Merced and the iglesia de Santa Ana y Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza serve the barrio, and the Escudo de Madrid marks its ground. Parish churches dominate.
The museum is the draw.
What is the history of Fontarrón?
Fontarrón took shape as a residential barrio of Madrid inside the Moratalaz district. Its blocks of housing filled in over the years, joined by the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Merced and the iglesia de Santa Ana y Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza, while the Museo de Bomberos de Madrid later opened nearby. The housing arrived before anything else in Fontarrón.
Churches followed.
Where is Fontarrón?
Fontarrón lies within the Moratalaz district of Madrid, its streets set around the Museo de Bomberos de Madrid and its parish churches.
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Updated July 2026