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Ventas, Madrid — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Ventas is a district of Madrid, Spain, known for the Museo Casa de la Moneda and the Museo Taurino de Madrid.
About Ventas
Where to stay in Ventas
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Ventas is a residential district of Madrid, and rooms are scarce. Its streets run past the Museo Casa de la Moneda and the Museo Taurino de Madrid, with the iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Covadonga among a lived-in quarter well beyond the tourist core. Hotel beds around Ventas stay hard to find.
Stay in Ventas for an everyday corner of the Community of Madrid, near the Hospital Santa Cristina and away from the crowds.
About Ventas
What are the main landmarks in Ventas?
Ventas draws its landmarks from two museums. The Museo Casa de la Moneda and the Museo Taurino de Madrid anchor the district, while the iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Covadonga and the parroquia de San Alejandro mark its streets and the Hospital Santa Cristina stands among them. One memorial stands apart.
The Monumento a las Trece Rosas sits within Ventas, and the Centro Deportivo Municipal Concepción rounds out a district of Madrid known more for civic buildings than for tourist sights.
What is the history of Ventas?
Ventas took shape as a district of Madrid. Without a single charter year on record, its past lies in its buildings, the Museo Casa de la Moneda, the Hospital Santa Cristina, and the churches that gathered along its streets as the quarter grew. Its museums came to define it.
The Museo Casa de la Moneda and the Museo Taurino de Madrid gave Ventas its public face within Madrid, the mark of a district built up over the modern era.
Where is Ventas?
Ventas lies within Madrid, Spain, its streets set around the Museo Casa de la Moneda and the Museo Taurino de Madrid.
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Updated July 2026