Plaza Santa Ana is distinguished by the two bronze monuments standing at opposite ends of its central pedestrian strip, one honoring the seventeenth-century playwright Pedro Calderón de la Barca and the other the poet Federico García…
Literary Quarter Walk
This walk takes you through Madrid's historic Barrio de las Letras to visit legendary Golden Age theater sites, preserved writer homes, and the burial place of Miguel de Cervantes.
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1. Plaza santa Ana
2. Teatro Español (Madrid)
The Teatro Español rises from the corner of the Plaza de Santa Ana, recognizable by its neoclassical façade adorned with balconies and a triangular pediment. This building occupies the site of the sixteenth-century Corral del Príncipe, a…
3. Placa "Mentidero de Representantes"
A metal plaque marks the spot known during the seventeenth century as the Mentidero de Representantes. Located at the intersection of Calle del León, Calle de Cervantes, and Calle de Lope de Vega, this site functioned as the primary…
4. Casa de Lope de Vega Garden
The Casa de Lope de Vega garden is a small, quiet courtyard tucked behind the seventeenth-century home of Spain’s most prolific playwright. You can identify the site by the modest brick facade at number eleven Calle Cervantes, where the…
5. Convento de las Trinitarias Descalzas de San Ildefonso
The Convento de las Trinitarias Descalzas de San Ildefonso is recognizable by its austere, dark brick facade and the iron-barred windows facing the street of Lope de Vega. Founded in sixteen twelve by Francisca Gaitan Romero, this…
6. Sociedad Cervantina - Imprenta del Quijote
The Sociedad Cervantina occupies the building at number eighty-seven Calle de Atocha, a rare surviving structure from the sixteenth century. You can identify the site by the stone plaque on its exterior, which commemorates the location of…