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Malasaña, Madrid — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Malasaña is a square-shaped neighbourhood in central Madrid, bounded by Gran Vía, Calle de Fuencarral, Calle de Carranza and Calle de San Bernardo.
About Malasaña
Where to stay in Malasaña
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Gran Vía sets the terms. A room on the Malasaña side of it puts the Convent of San Plácido, the Church of San Martín and the whole bounded square of streets within a few minutes, with Calle de Fuencarral marking the far edge. Calle de Carranza closes the other side.
Beds along that edge, and toward Calle de San Bernardo, keep the same walk into central Madrid while sitting off the main frontage, which suits travellers who want a quieter street.
About Malasaña
What are the main landmarks in Malasaña?
Two churches and a convent hold the oldest ground. The Church of Saint Anthony of the Germans and the Church of San Martín stand within the four streets that bound Malasaña, and the Convent of San Plácido completes the religious set. Teaching left buildings too.
The Instituto Lope de Vega and the Museo Pedagógico Nacional carry the educational thread, and the Museo del Robot draws an entirely different visitor into the same grid of streets.
What is the history of Malasaña?
Institutions mark the layers. The Convent of San Plácido and the Church of Saint Anthony of the Germans are the inherited religious foundations, and the Church of San Martín adds a third to a district that is otherwise defined by its four boundary streets. Schooling followed.
The Instituto Lope de Vega and the Museo Pedagógico Nacional record a teaching tradition that settled inside Malasaña rather than on Gran Vía.
Where is Malasaña?
Four streets draw the box. Gran Vía closes it to the south, Calle de Fuencarral to the east, Calle de Carranza to the north and Calle de San Bernardo to the west.
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Updated September 2026