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Walks in Arganzuela.
3 walks through Arganzuela — stops, distances, and a paragraph on what to notice. Editor-walked where flagged; the rest are Claude-drafted routes awaiting a walk.
Walks in Arganzuela
Arganzuela and the Delicias: the railway-museum quarter
A grand iron train shed turned museum, the working-industrial streets, and the river edge below.
Madrid Río: the riverside park
The buried motorway turned park: the Toledo bridge, the slaughterhouse, and the beach-fountains.
Matadero Madrid and Legazpi: the slaughterhouse and the river edge
A vast brick slaughterhouse turned arts city, the Plaza de Legazpi, and the river edge.
Nearby
Other walks close to Arganzuela.
Sorted by distance from the start of arganzuela and the delicias: the railway-museum quarter. Good for stitching together a longer day.
Lavapiés: the steep multicultural quarter
The corralas, an arts centre in an old tobacco factory, and the city's most international streets.
Usera: Madrid's Chinatown and the river's south edge
The food streets and tea houses of Madrid's Chinatown, then a valley park down to the river.
The Botanic Garden & the Jerónimos: behind the Prado
The royal botanic garden, the king's old church, and a hill of second-hand books.
La Latina: the Rastro and Cava Baja
Sunday's great flea market, the tapas street, and the oldest square in Madrid.