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A design hostel, with private rooms and shared dorms, on Plaza del Celenque, two minutes’ walk from Sol.

From Where to Stay in Madrid 2026: A Neighbourhood-by-Neighbourhood Guide, under “1. Sol / Centro: for the trains, not the evenings”.

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    Teatro Eslava

    Citorah says It opened as a café-theatre in 1871, by its own account, and became a nightclub in 1981, esmadrid says. It closed in 2020 for a refurbishment by Philippe Starck, and reopened in 2022 as a concert hall and club.

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    Chocolatería San Ginés

    Citorah says Chocolatería San Ginés, in the Pasadizo de San Ginés next to Puerta del Sol. It has served chocolate con churros since 1894, and says it’s open 24 hours, every day of the year.

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    Puerta del Sol

    Citorah says Puerta del Sol is kilometre zero, the starting point for Spain’s major radial roads, marked by a stone slab in front of the Casa de Correos. The statue of a bear and a strawberry tree, the city’s symbol, stands here.

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    Plaza Mayor

    Citorah says Plaza Mayor, in the heart of Habsburg Madrid, the oldest part of the city, as esmadrid puts it.

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