Lavapiés is the district if you love art and culture and enjoy tasting cuisines from all over the world.
A somewhat urban and plenty vibrant atmosphere can be found in Lavapiés. The working-class neighbourhood used to be Madrid's Jewish quarter. When the Jews were expelled, Lavapiés fell into disrepair. Actually, the neighbourhood only flourished again in the 1980s, when the vacant buildings attracted squatters and young people. Today, it is the multicultural neighbourhood par excellence. In the streets you see people from all corners of the world. New shops, bars and restaurants open every month and you can enjoy music, theatre or dance at various places. Your visit to Madrid is not complete until you see Picasso's famous painting La Guernica at the Museo Reina Sofía.
