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Pacífico, Madrid — Area Guide & Where to Stay
The National Museum of Anthropology stands at the edge of Pacífico, a district of the city of Madrid, Spain, beside El Retiro Park.
About Pacífico
Where to stay in Pacífico
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Pacífico is a handy district to stay in beside El Retiro Park in the city of Madrid, Spain. Rooms here sit within walking distance of the National Museum of Anthropology, the Hospital del Niño Jesús and La Neomudéjar, with El Retiro Park and the Palacio de Velázquez a short stroll away in the Community of Madrid. Museums frame the walk.
If you want a base close to El Retiro Park and the museums of Madrid rather than the nightlife, Pacífico keeps the National Museum of Anthropology and the Palacio de Velázquez within easy reach.
About Pacífico
What are the main landmarks in Pacífico?
The landmarks of Pacífico range from museums to churches. The National Museum of Anthropology and the Real Gabinete de Máquinas stand near its edge, the Hospital del Niño Jesús and the iglesia del Santísimo Sacramento anchor its streets, and El Retiro Park opens beside it with the Palacio de Velázquez among the trees. Churches punctuate the streets.
Along its edges stand the Atocha station memorial, La Neomudéjar and the Church of San Ramón Nonato, giving Pacífico a run of landmarks between El Retiro Park and the city of Madrid, Spain.
What is the history of Pacífico?
Pacífico grew as the city of Madrid spread out beyond El Retiro Park. Its blocks rose around the Hospital del Niño Jesús and the iglesia del Santísimo Sacramento, while the National Museum of Anthropology and the Real Gabinete de Máquinas took their places along the edge it shares with central Madrid. Hospitals and churches came first.
Pacífico settled into a district of the city of Madrid, Spain, shaped by its hospital, its churches and the green of El Retiro Park rather than by royal building.
Where is Pacífico?
Pacífico occupies a band of the city of Madrid, Spain, between El Retiro Park and the National Museum of Anthropology.
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Updated July 2026