The city can basically be divided into those
zones which make up the center of the city,
and those zones lying beyond. Madrid is quite
a big city so the Softguide limits itself
to descriptions of the city zones lying inside
the perimeter of the M-30
ring road.
There are also maps available to complement
this section of the Softguide, which you can
view, download and/or print.
Madrid has an old city center, with an ambling
urban structure which is not particularly
well defined. Streets don't run parallel and
perpendicular, unless by chance, especially
in the old city center. Because of this, it's
not usual to explain locations in terms of
blocks, a common practice in most modern city
centers.
Madrid can be divided in many ways. The division
we use here is not so much guided by official
neighbourhoods but by zones with aspects in
common.
Greater Madrid: Zones outside M-30 ring road
