A walking route · Moderate
Islamic Mayrit route
- Duration
- 2.5 hours
- Distance
- 2 km
- Stops
- 8
A trip to the first core of Madrid: the Mayrit fortress, which Emir Muhammad I built in the 9th century to guard the road to Toledo, and what remains of its walls, lanes and Mudéjar towers.
Drawn by Dr. Abdulmajeed Al-Mudarra
- Start
- Catedral de la Almudena
- 1
Almudena Cathedral
Catedral de la Almudena
Its name comes from “al-Madina” (the city), and it stands beside the site of the first Islamic fort.
- 2
The Arab Wall – Emir Mohamed I Park
Muralla Árabe (Parque Emir Mohamed I)
The longest surviving stretch of the Muralla árabe de Madrid, dating back to the 9th century CE.
- 3
Cuesta de la Vega
Cuesta de la Vega
The old road climbing from the Manzanares river to the fort's gate, overlooking the river valley.
- 4
Calle del Factor
Calle del Factor
A street that keeps the route of Madrid's first lanes inside the wall.
- 5
San Nicolás church
Plaza de San Nicolás – Iglesia de San Nicolás de los Servitas
Its Mudéjar tower is one of the oldest buildings in Madrid, and some accounts suggest it was raised on a minaret.
- 6
The old town hall square
Plaza de la Villa
It contains the Torre de Lujanes, which has a Mudéjar character and is one of the city's oldest houses.
- 7
Plaza de la Paja and the Morería quarter
Plaza de la Paja – La Morería
A quarter where the Muslim Mudéjars lived after the fall of the city in 1085 CE.
- 8
Church of San Pedro el Viejo
Iglesia de San Pedro el Viejo
A 14th-century Mudéjar tower that closes the route.