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Fuencarral-El Pardo, Madrid — Area Guide & Where to Stay
The Casita del Príncipe and old parish churches mark Fuencarral-El Pardo, one of the districts of Madrid, formed in 1950.
About Fuencarral-El Pardo
Where to stay in Fuencarral-El Pardo
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Fuencarral-El Pardo is a broad residential district of Madrid, not a tourist base. Its streets run to housing, the Casita del Príncipe, the Central Lechera Clesa, and the Church of El Carmen rather than to clusters of hotels, so most visitors book central beds and drive out to see it. Rooms are sparse here.
Stay in the centre.
About Fuencarral-El Pardo
What are the main landmarks in Fuencarral-El Pardo?
Fuencarral-El Pardo scatters its landmarks across a wide area. The Casita del Príncipe and the Central Lechera Clesa stand among its best-known sites, while the Church of San Miguel Arcángel de Fuencarral, the Church of El Carmen, and the church of Santa María de la Fe serve its parishes, and the Monolito de Pizarra I stands among them. Parish churches run through it.
The Casita del Príncipe draws visitors.
What is the history of Fuencarral-El Pardo?
Fuencarral-El Pardo was formed in 1950 as one of the districts of Madrid. It drew together the old town of Fuencarral and the lands of El Pardo, keeping their parish churches such as the Church of San Miguel Arcángel de Fuencarral and the church of Santa María de la Fe, while the Casita del Príncipe remains from earlier times. Two places joined as one.
History runs long here.
Where is Fuencarral-El Pardo?
Fuencarral-El Pardo spreads across a wide reach of Madrid, taking in both the old town of Fuencarral and the lands of El Pardo.
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Updated July 2026