We had drinks here while we were waiting for someone in our family (who lived here) to meet us. We sat outside amongst the local middle aged men who were singing (drunk but comedic) and the black, African immigrants who were pacing and also engaging...More

Madrid has many of these open court-type spaces and this is just a taste of one. Not very noteworthy but great to stumble across.

I discovered this neighborhood on my last Madrid and honestly don't know why I never walked around in that area... just go there and enjoy this neighborhood and specially on Calle Lavapies the nice and good indian restaurants

Lavapies is one of the most multiracial places of Madrid, where you can find a cultural variety of spectacles like Theatre, Classical and local cinema, monologues, paintings expositions into some cute bar or cellars. To eat and spend time in a "terraza": there is a...More

We stayed in this barrio. It's quite fun. A labaryinth if one way streets with hills and lots of older buildings. Seemed safe enough but appears edgy on surface at night. Go during the day and wander around the barrio.

Kids playing in the evening. Bums sitting outside drinking and smoking and leaving alcohol bottles scattered everywhere. We were in the area for a week and walked through the plaza morning, evening and At night. It didn't feel unsafe but I can't imagine coming specially...More

We had an apartment Calle de Amparo in Lavapies. We travelled as three adults and two children and had no problems in this neighbourhood. Some other reviews mention the ethnic diversity of the area and the use of hard drugs, but we never experienced anything...More