It is a very genuine and traditional area, but also cosmopolitan, open and used to diversity, old typical quarters with plenty of personality.

The San Bernardo, Bilbao, Alonso Martínez and Colón squares are all within easy reach, bordering with the Chamberí district; and further ahead, you can find the emblematic Plazas del Dos de Mayo, Sol, Mayor, Oriente, Cibeles, Neptuno, España or Moncloa.

Also close and with good transport links you can find the university campuses of Ciudad Universitaria (Complutense, Politécnica, Saint Louis, CEU San Pablo Universities) and the Pontificia de Comillas University (ICAI, ICADE).

Within the neighborhood you can find:

• A myriad of diverse small retailers, both traditional and modern, with all you need for you daily shopping.

• Department stores, markets and supermarkets.

• Coffee shops and restaurants to cater for any kind of taste.

• Gyms, theatres, cinemas, opera, dance, musicals, bars and wine bars.

• Hotels, schools, kinder gardens, nursing homes, churches, etc.

In the vicinity, within a 15 to 20 minute walk, you can find:

• Sport facilities, and leisure centres: Escuelas Pías Municipal Sport Centre (with indoor swimming pool, spa with hydro massage, sauna and Turkish baths, plus swimming clubs among other services); Santander Park, Isabel II Canal (with gardens, minigolf, swimming pool, paddle tennis courts, football pitches, etc.), Vallehermoso sport facilities and Retiro Park, etc.

• Business centres, and shopping (fashion) and touristic areas: the passages and shopping galleries in Paseo de la Castellana – Paseo de Recoletos – Paseo del Prado, Gran Vía – Princesa – Moncloa o Arguelles – San Bernardo – Bilbao – Alonso Martínez – Colón – Goya, Calles de Alcalá, Fuencarral, Hortaleza, Serrano, Velázquez, etc.

• Hospitals: Clínico San Carlos, Hospital de Madrid, La Milagrosa.

You are just 100 to 500 meters away for these tube stations: Chueca (line 5), Tribunal (line 1), Alonso Martínez (lines 4, 5 and 10), Gran Vía (line 1 and 5) and Banco España (line 2).

The mobility and easy transport links all over the city are further supported by the bus network.

From here, thanks to the endless public transport connections you can get in no time to any spot in the capital and beyond.

Easy connections with other points and routes of interest in Madrid (Santiago Bernabéu and Vicente Calderón football stadiums, Plaza de las Ventas, Palacio de los Deportes, etc.), plus suburban business and financial districts (Las Tablas, AZCA, etc.) and all the pedestrian areas in the city.