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Villa de Vallecas, Madrid — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Villa de Vallecas is a district of Madrid, Spain, joined with Puente de Vallecas to form the wider Vallecas area.
About Villa de Vallecas
Where to stay in Villa de Vallecas
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Villa de Vallecas gives Madrid a calm residential base at the outer edge of the Vallecas area. Rooms here sit among quiet streets and newer housing well away from the tourist centre, with the Church of San Pedro Ad-vincula marking the old core and the Centro Deportivo Municipal Cerro Almodóvar nearby for sport. Life here runs quietly.
If you prefer an ordinary Madrid neighbourhood to sightseeing, Villa de Vallecas keeps Puente de Vallecas and the wider city within easy reach.
About Villa de Vallecas
What are the main landmarks in Villa de Vallecas?
The landmarks of Villa de Vallecas are parish and civic, not monumental. The Church of San Pedro Ad-vincula stands at the historic heart of the old village that grew into this district of Madrid, its tower a fixed point among the surrounding blocks. Sport has its own ground.
The Centro Deportivo Municipal Cerro Almodóvar draws people from across Villa de Vallecas and neighbouring Puente de Vallecas, the two districts that together form the Vallecas area of Madrid, Spain.
What is the history of Villa de Vallecas?
Villa de Vallecas carries the name of the old town of Vallecas, the settlement that stood here before it became part of Madrid. The Church of San Pedro Ad-vincula anchors that early core, the parish around which the town first grew. Its streets came later.
When Madrid fixed its modern district map in 1988, Villa de Vallecas took shape as one of the city's 21 districts, joined with Puente de Vallecas to make up the wider Vallecas area of Spain.
Where is Villa de Vallecas?
Villa de Vallecas lies at the outer edge of Madrid, Spain, forming the Vallecas area together with the neighbouring district of Puente de Vallecas.
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Updated July 2026