go to...
post new...
search/find
notification...
help...
reply to this topic
  
  login/join up 
Posted
I have no idea where to put this thread, so I'm throwing it in here since I'm trying to plan. Is anyone here familiar with the La Latina district in Madrid? What kind of neighborhood is it? Is it affordable? etc? When I go to madrid I am planning to play water polo and there is a team in this district and I just wanted to find out about it. Also, is it easy to get to Complutense from here? How long would it take? Thanks for any help.
 
Posts: 14 | Location: San Francisco | Registered: 02 April 2002Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
Max
Posted Hide Post
Water polo team in that district? Where exactly? There are no many swimming pools round there. And, if you want to reach the Complutense (any campus), you're going to waste your time commuting. Anyway, it is very well located in downtown Madrid.
Come back to us with the team or swimming pool, and which UCM campus, and you may get more info.
 
Posts: 399 | Location: Madrid | Registered: 05 July 2001Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
Posted Hide Post
The team is called La Latina and the pool is called Jos� M� Cagigal. Another team I was considering is La Concepcion, but I'm not sure where the pool is. I was told that if I live near Complutense that it might be easier to commute there. Any suggestions?
 
Posts: 14 | Location: San Francisco | Registered: 02 April 2002Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
jer
"the man!"
Picture of jer
Posted Hide Post
Hey mach5, the only pool I know in La Latina is in the public gym at the Plaza de la Cebada (right off the La Latina Metro) and it is an indoor covered pool. I do not know the name of it though Frowner

As for La Latina, I personally love the neighborhood (it is a 10 minute walk south of where I live now) but unfortunately, lately there have been a lot of Spaniards moving away from there due to the increasing number of "gitanos" and Latin American immigrants. It is not too expensive to rent/buy there either Smiler

Your commute to the Complutense campus would not be that bad (about 30-40 minutes total). You get the #5 (green) line at "La Latina" and take it to "Callao" where you change to the #3 (yellow) line which takes you to "Moncloa". There are loads of busses at that point to take you to the campus in less than 10 minutes.

My recommendation, live in La Latina if you want and commute. You can also live in the Arg�elles/Mocloa areas which are nice and closer to the Complutense but further from the city center.

Saludos,
jer...


- madrid nut, webweaver of www.multimadrid.com and keeper of the plazaCam.
- worlds biggest outdoor internet cafe --> www.plazawifi.info - GET CONNECTED!!!
--------------------
- rent or buy a cell phone from me for your stay in spain, more info at Onspanishtime.com.
- already have a cell phone, get a spanish SIM card for it at spainSIM.com.
 
Posts: 12233 | Location: ny, u.s.a. --> madrid, spain --> the plaza mayor ! | Registered: 30 June 1998Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
 Previous Topic | Next Topic powered by eve community  
 


 

 

the best of spain in English - check out THE monthly Spain magazine
rent a cell phone for your stay in spain. Academia =elemadrid= Proudly Sponsors multimadrid.com, Please Visit Them.
sponsor multimadrid, click here to send me an e-mail