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Vallecas

Vallecas

Vallecas was a municipality of Spain that disappeared as such in 1950, when its annexation to the municipality of Madrid took place.

Nowadays, the territory is shared between two districts: Puente de Vallecas and Villa de Vallecas.

How locals move

Getting around Vallecas the local way

  • Get inA somewhat unusual means of transportation is the cable car, that links Argüelles with the Casa de Campo (zoo and theme park) while offering a great view of the city.

From Wikivoyage: Madrid/Moncloa, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Javier Pérez Montes (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.