Casa de la Villa

The Casa de la Villa, in Madrid

The Casa de la Villa is the former city hall of Madrid, a fine building of the Madrid of the Habsburgs. The Madrid audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this historic monument and its neighbour, the Casa de Cisneros, on an emblematic square.

The former city hall of old Madrid

In the heart of the Madrid of the Habsburgs, the Casa de la Villa was, for centuries, the city hall of Madrid. Built in the seventeenth century, it presents the sober and elegant architecture characteristic of this era, with its corner towers and its façades of brick and stone. On the same square, it neighbours the Casa de Cisneros, a Renaissance residence. This fine ensemble, a witness of the administrative past and the heritage of old Madrid, illustrates the history of the Spanish capital.

What to see

You admire the sober and elegant architecture of the former city hall with corner towers, and the neighbouring Casa de Cisneros, a Renaissance residence, on a fine square of old Madrid. The Casa de la Villa testifies to the Madrid of the Habsburgs. It is a stop for lovers of history and architecture, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Casa de la Villa lies on a square in the heart of old Madrid, reachable on foot. You mainly admire its façades from the square; access inside depends on its current uses and may be limited. You discover it during a walk in the district of the Habsburgs.

What was the Casa de la Villa of Madrid?

The former city hall of Madrid, built in the seventeenth century in the Habsburg style, neighbour of the Casa de Cisneros, a Renaissance residence.

Where is the Casa de la Villa?

In the heart of old Madrid, in the district of the Habsburgs.