Nearest Airport
: Barajas
at 17
Kilometres
Nearest Ferry
: Valencia
at 350
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Nearest Train
: Atocha
at 2
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Nearest Motorway
: M30
at 4
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Nearest Beach
: Valencia
at 350
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Nearest Barpub
: Various
at 20
Metres
Nearest Ski
: Navacerrada
at 40
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Nearest Golf
: La moraleja
at 10
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Nearest Restaurant
: Various Spanish and international restaurants
at 20
Metres
Car: not necessary
El Madrid de los Austrias (English: The Madrid of the Austrians or the Habsburgs) is a name used for the old centre of Madrid, built during the reign of the Habsburg Dynasty, known in Spain as Casa de Austria. The area is located south of the Calle Mayor, in between the Metro stations Sol and Opera.
Several important buildings are also located in the Plaza de la Villa, one of the oldest plazas in Madrid. The oldest building is the Torre de los Lujanes, built in the Gothic style in the 15th century. Strictly speaking the Torre does not belong to the Habsburg period, though it is situated in the Madrid de los Austrias. Another building, the Casa de Cisneros, was built in 1537. Alongside it is the Ayuntamiento, the old town hall. It was built by the architect Juan Goméz de Mora, designer of the Plaza Mayor, and it is architecturally similar with a relatively austere red-orange facade and mansard roof, and steep-roofed corner towers.