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Hortaleza, Madrid — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Hortaleza is a residential district of Madrid, Spain, one of the city's 21 districts, built up around the Iglesia de San Martín de Porres.
About Hortaleza
Where to stay in Hortaleza
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Hortaleza gives Madrid a plain residential base well away from the crowds. Rooms here sit among the apartment blocks and churches of this district, close to landmarks such as the Iglesia de San Martín de Porres and the iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Tránsito, with the Villa Rotonda standing among its streets. The pace stays local.
If you want an everyday Madrid neighbourhood over the tourist centre, Hortaleza keeps its churches and the Monumento a Enrique Tierno Galván close at hand in Spain.
About Hortaleza
What are the main landmarks in Hortaleza?
Hortaleza gathers its landmarks around churches and monuments. The Iglesia de San Martín de Porres, the Church of San Matías and the iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Tránsito stand among its streets, three churches that mark the district. Monuments punctuate the barrio too.
The Villa Rotonda, the Reloj solar and the Monumento a Enrique Tierno Galván sit among the blocks of Hortaleza, in Madrid, Spain.
What is the history of Hortaleza?
Hortaleza was established as one of the 21 districts of Madrid in 1949. Apartment blocks filled the barrio as the city spread outward, and Hortaleza took on the residential character it still carries within the city of Madrid, Spain. Churches came with the people.
The Iglesia de San Martín de Porres and the iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Tránsito rose among the new streets, and the Monumento a Enrique Tierno Galván later joined the landmarks of the district.
Where is Hortaleza?
Hortaleza lies within the city of Madrid, Spain, one of its 21 districts, its streets gathered around the Iglesia de San Martín de Porres and the Villa Rotonda.
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Updated July 2026