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Tucked just off the busy Calle Mayor, the Plaza de la Villa is one of the most atmospheric corners of old Madrid and feels centuries removed from the modern city. For hundreds of years this was the political heart of the town, the place from which Madrid governed itself. Three remarkable buildings frame it. The oldest is the fifteenth-century Casa y Torre de los Lujanes, a Gothic tower where, legend says, the French king Francis the First was briefly held prisoner. Opposite stands the Casa de Cisneros, a jewel of sixteenth-century Plateresque style. Dominating the square is the Casa de la Villa, the former town hall, a severe and elegant Habsburg building of brick and granite begun in 1644. At the centre a statue honours Álvaro de Bazán, the admiral who helped win the Battle of Lepanto.
Fatti principali
- 1644 year — Construction of the Casa de la Villa, the old city hall, began on the square
- 15 century — The Torre de los Lujanes dates from the 1400s, among the oldest buildings in Madrid
- 3 buildings — Historic palaces from three different centuries frame the small square
📍 Plaza de la Villa 2, 28013, Madrid