Nuevos Ministerios of Madrid !!

Posted in Europe, Madrid, Spain

I have mentioned it briefly in several posts but feel needs a post of its own. Perhaps the most important connection coming to Madrid on public transports for many years. I like to update this old post as memories flash from my last visit there in July 2023 ,and tell you a bit more on Nuevos Ministerios or new ministries of Madrid !! Will do post in my black and white series, no pictures. Therefore, this is my take on Nuevos Ministerios of Madrid !! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Nuevos Ministerios constitute a government complex that houses the headquarters of several ministries in the Chamberí district of Madrid. It is located in the block delimited by Paseo de la Castellana, Raimundo Fernández Villaverde and Agustín de Betancourt streets and San Juan de la Cruz square.

On this site there was the racecourse of Madrid and the Republican government at the time decided to do a complex of several government buildings in the same spot. The construction began in 1933 and, although it was paralyzed during the Spanish Civil War, the entire complex was completed in 1942 (already under Franco). The construction styles consists of a large clear spaces with squares, fountains and ponds, around which the different ministries are arranged, as well as a large arcade on the side facing the Paseo de la Castellana. Today it houses the headquarters of the Ministries of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Labor and Social Economy, Inclusion, Social Security and Migrations and the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge. The entire architectural complex is fully integrated into the so-called AZCA center (see post) , one of the most important business and office centers in Madrid. Also, a shopping mall.

Next to these buildings and facing Paseo de la Castellana street you have a multimodal transports station, If you come from the Barajas Adolfo Suarez Inter Airport you probably come by here as I do most of the times too. This is done on metro line 8, as well as Cercanias suburban trains C1 and C10, From a tourist view me think C1 is better, Another thing have done on the metro line 8 you can stop out at Colombia and take line 9 or Mar de Cristal line 4. Once in Nuevos Ministerios you can take as well as I line 6 or more often line 10 to Santiago Bernabeu stadium of Real Madrid CF (see posts) if raining as you can also walk to it.

The Nuevos Ministerios Station interchange you can reach the government complex through Cercanías Lines C-1, C-2, C-3, C-3a, C-4, C-7, C-8 and C-10 , Metro Lines 6, 8 , and 10 as well as Bus lines 5, 7, 12, 14, 27, 40, 45, 126, 147, 150, Circular 1, Circular 2, and night lines N22,and N24 . Which either directly or indirectly can take you anywhere in the city. There are now bike stations for rent at  Paseo de la Castellana corner Calle Raimundo Fernández Villaverde, Paseo de la Castellana 106 , and Plaza de San Juan de la Cruz, 11,

I have come often to this area and in fact on my way out stop by the stores for last minutes shopping as near just across the street there is a big  El Corté Inglés department store ,(see post).

The Madrid tourist office on Nuevos Ministerios: https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/nuevos-ministerios

The official Metro of Madrid on Nuevos Ministerios : https://www.metromadrid.es/es/estacion-emblematica/nuevos-ministerios

The Renfe on cercanias trains at Nuevos Ministerios:  https://www.renfe.com/es/es/cercanias/cercanias-madrid/rodajes/estacion-nuevos-ministerios

There you go folks, a wonderful transports hub in my Madrid, and very nicely done, One of the must stations to visit and the area of Nuevos Ministerios is good for walks up or down paseo de la Castellana and shopping is good too. Again, hope you enjoy the post on Nuevos Ministerios of Madrid !! as I

And remember, happy travels good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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