Neighborhood 48H guide

La Latina: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours

Tapas on Cava Baja and the Sunday Rastro.

Sunday stalls on Ribera de Curtidores at El Rastro
Photo: Javier Perez Montes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

La Latina, just south of Plaza Mayor, is old Madrid at its most sociable: tapas bars on Cava Baja and Calle de la Cava Alta, and the Rastro flea market on Sundays.

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Why stay here

Tapas crawls on the doorstep, Plaza Mayor two minutes away.

Who it's for: Food lovers and weekenders.

Pros

  • Tapas bars
  • Sunday Rastro
  • Old streets

Cons

  • Packed on Sundays
  • Noisy at night
  • Few big hotels

48H in La Latina

Rastro, tapas.

  1. 10:00 – El Rastro

    Sundays and public holidays, 9:00–15:00.

  2. 13:30 – Cava Baja

    Tapas bar to tapas bar.

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