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Valdezarza, Madrid — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Valdezarza is a neighbourhood of Madrid, Spain, in the district of Moncloa-Aravaca, marked by the Casa Oswald and the church of San Federico.
About Valdezarza
Where to stay in Valdezarza
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Valdezarza is a residential neighbourhood of Madrid, and beds here are scarce. Within the district of Moncloa-Aravaca, its streets gather around the Casa Oswald and the church of San Federico, a lived-in quarter far from the tourist core of Madrid. Places to stay in Valdezarza are hard to find.
Stay in Valdezarza to bed down beside Lecheras and the church of San Federico in an everyday part of Moncloa-Aravaca, well away from the crowds.
About Valdezarza
What are the main landmarks in Valdezarza?
Valdezarza keeps its landmarks few but distinct. The Casa Oswald stands among its residential streets, the church of San Federico anchors the neighbourhood, and Lecheras marks another corner of this part of Moncloa-Aravaca. None draw crowds.
Together they give Valdezarza its own set of reference points within Madrid, small landmarks that locals use to place one street against the next.
What is the history of Valdezarza?
Valdezarza belongs to the district of Moncloa-Aravaca. It was defined as one of the constituent barrios of Madrid within that district, a residential quarter shaped by municipal boundaries rather than by any single dated founding or charter. The church of San Federico rose here.
Alongside it, the Casa Oswald and Lecheras took their places as Valdezarza settled into the built fabric of Moncloa-Aravaca and greater Madrid.
Where is Valdezarza?
Valdezarza sits inside the district of Moncloa-Aravaca in Madrid, its edges drawn around the church of San Federico and the Casa Oswald.
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Updated July 2026