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Orcasur, Madrid — Area Guide & Where to Stay
The Caja Mágica rises at the edge of Orcasur, a residential district of the city of Madrid, Spain.
About Orcasur
Where to stay in Orcasur
The right area depends on your trip — here's what each neighbourhood is best for.
Orcasur is a plain residential quarter to stay in on the working side of Madrid, Spain. Rooms here sit near the Caja Mágica and the gardens of Pradolongo, a short ride from the Iglesia de Maris Stella and the Church of San Mateo, in a part of the Community of Madrid shaped by everyday life rather than tourism. Nights are calm here.
If you want a quiet, unfussy base near the Caja Mágica and the gardens at Pradolongo, Orcasur puts its local streets within reach of central Madrid.
About Orcasur
What are the main landmarks in Orcasur?
The landmarks of Orcasur mix sport, faith and civic art. The Caja Mágica stands near its edge, the Church of San Mateo and the Iglesia de Maris Stella serve the neighbourhood, and the Columnas toscanas Pradolongo mark the gardens of Pradolongo. Grand museums are elsewhere.
What Orcasur keeps are the public monuments Imprenta and Linotipia, set among the residential blocks of this part of Madrid, Spain.
What is the history of Orcasur?
Orcasur grew as one of the residential quarters that filled the working edge of the city of Madrid. Its blocks rose around the Church of San Mateo and the Iglesia de Maris Stella, while open land at its edge was later given over to the Caja Mágica and the gardens of Pradolongo in the Community of Madrid. Local life shaped it.
Orcasur belongs to the outward spread of the city of Madrid, Spain, a neighbourhood of homes and playing fields rather than palaces or grand avenues.
Where is Orcasur?
Orcasur lies in the city of Madrid, Spain, reaching from the Caja Mágica across to the gardens of Pradolongo.
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Updated July 2026