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Latina, Madrid — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Latina is one of Madrid's 21 districts, in the south-west of the city, named after Beatriz Galindo, La Latina, a close friend of Isabella the Catholic.
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Where to stay in Latina
Not every neighbourhood fits every trip — here's what each one is good for.
MadridSpainvisitors who want La Latina's monument and line 6Puerta del Angel
The monument to Beatriz Galindo, La Latina, stands in Puerta del Ángel, and metro line 6 serves it.Puerta del Ángel →
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Aluche
Aluche holds Latina's main fiestas in the last week of May and the first of June, and has both metro and Cercanías stations.Aluche →
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Things to do in and around Madrid
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Museums & Galleries
1- Yacimiento paleontológico. Estación de Metro Carpetana
Churches & Religious Sites
1- iglesia de San Fulgencio y San Bernardo
Castles & Historic Sites
3- Terrazas del Manzanares Heritage
- Cruceiro de la Ermita de San Isidro
- Prensa
Stadiums & Sports
1- Centro Deportivo Municipal Gallur
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About Latina
What are the main landmarks in Latina?
Latina's barrio of Puerta del Ángel has a monument to Beatriz Galindo. In the far south, Cuatro Vientos is the oldest of Madrid's airports still in use, an air base and civil field for general aviation with no scheduled flights, and the Museo de la Aeronáutica y Astronáutica stands there. At Carpetana metro station a permanent display shows the palaeontological site of the Vía Carpetana.
What is the history of Latina?
Madrid's division of 1845 drew ten districts, Latina among them. Its present land belonged to the municipalities of the Carabancheles, and when the Carabancheles joined Madrid in 1948 it became part of the Carabanchel district. From 1891 a railway, 'el trenecillo', left the Goya station for Navalcarnero and later Almorox, bringing farm produce into Madrid until 1970.
Latina split off in 1971 and became fully separate in 1976.
Where is Latina?
Latina runs along the carretera de Extremadura, which divides it from the Casa de Campo, and borders Carabanchel, Arganzuela, Centro and Moncloa-Aravaca.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Latina?
Puerta del Ángel: visitors who want La Latina's monument and line 6. Aluche: visitors who come for the district's biggest fiestas.
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Updated October 2026