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Essentials about Malasaña in brief
Located in the north of Gran Vía, Malasaña is the quintessential hipster neighborhood of Madrid. Malasaña is young, creative and above all cool. In this trendy neighborhood you can find everything that is hip in Madrid right now, from cool cafes and hip bars to stylish fashion boutiques and fancy vintage second-hand stores to modern traditional bakeries and organic grocery stores. If you like shopping and going out among young, creative and cool people, you’ve landed in the right neighborhood here.
The history of Malasaña
The district owes its name to the 15-year-old Manuela Malasaña, who was executed and thus became a heroine after the Maridlen uprising against the French occupiers in 1808. The main square of the neighborhood, Plaza del Dos de Mayo, also commemorates the popular uprising against the French on May 2, 1808, which marked the beginning of the Spanish War of Independence. Today, a monument in the square commemorates the two officers Luis Daoíz y Torres and Pedro Velarde, under whose leadership the insurgents rose up against the French.
The trendy neighborhood Malasaña
Today Malasaña is what is called a hipster district. Here mainly people live and meet who are either hip or consider themselves hip. Malasaña is one of the most creative and lively neighborhoods in Madrid. A typical phenomenon in Malasaña are so-called “botellons”, where young people meet in the streets and squares for a pregame and then move on to the bars and clubs of the neighborhood. Malasaña’s nightlife is one of the most diverse in Madrid. Whether you’re into goth, hip-hop, house, Latin, metal or rock, Malasaña’s bars and clubs cater to just about every musical taste.
Shopping in Malasaña
Malasaña is also a good place for shopaholics looking for something more unusual. In the charming alleys around the Plaza del Dos de Mayo you will find many smaller vintage and second-hade fashion boutiques, design stores, book and comic stores and stores for more unusual niche products. You can also shop for very good organic and traditionally made food in Malasaña.
The Triángulo de Ballesta
Particularly dynamic is the Triángulo de Ballesta (Triangle Ballesta), usually just called “Triball” for short, which is located between Ballesta, Valverde, Desengaño, Corredera Baja de San Pablo, Barco and Plaza Soledad Torres Acosta. Triball is highly popular not only among the Madrilenians themselves because of its unique combination of numerous facilities from gastronomy, culture, fashion, shopping, entertainment and wellness.
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Getting there
By public transport:
Metro line 2: Stop Noviciado
Metro lines 1 and 10: Stop Tribunal
Metro lines 1 and 4: Stop Bilbao
Metro lines 3 and 4: Stop Plaza de España
Metro lines 2 and 4: Stop San Bernardo
Metro line 3: Stop Ventura Rodriguez
By car:
In and around Malasaña there are a number of parking garages.
Photos: Luis García, Plaza de San Ildefonso (Madrid) 01, CC BY-SA 3.0 ES
Texts: Individual pieces of content and information from Wikipedia EN under the Creative-Commons-Lizenz Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
English version: Machine translation by DeepL