Latina and Lavapiés

The former “slums” between modernity and folklore

On this walk we will visit two of the most traditional Madrid neighborhoods that bring together all the imaginable contradictions. Popular heart of the capital but at the same time its modern face. Typical Madrid characters and also immigrants who built up a new existence here. Famous bandits, bloody criminals, despotic kings, courageous workers, hipsters as a symbol of gentrification, golden miles of drinking and partying, vehement neighborhood protests. All the diversity of a capital concentrated in two districts south of Plaza Mayor and the historic Austrias neighborhood. With some outstanding monuments of the Madrid landscape: Church of San Isidro el Real, Rastro, Church of San Cayetano and many more places.