Lavapiés (Madrid Metro)

Lavapiés is a historic neighbourhood in the city of Madrid, Spain. It is located in the administrative ward (barrio) of Embajadores in the downtown Centro District, southwest of neighbouring neighbourhood La Latina. The name literally means "wash feet" possibly in the fountain in Plaza de Lavapiés which no longer exists.

Line 3 is a rapid transit line of the Madrid Metro in Madrid. It contains 18 stations across 16.424 kilometres (10.205 mi).

The Teatro Valle-Inclán is a theatre in Madrid, Spain. Together with Teatro María Guerrero, it is the home of the Spanish Centro Dramático Nacional. It is located at plaza de Lavapiés, in the city centre, and opened in February 2006.Architects Ángela García de Paredes and Ignacio García Pedrosa received the 2007 Spanish Architecture Award for its design.

Embajadores is an administrative neighborhood (barrio) of Madrid, belonging to the Centro District.

The House of Sombrerete (Spanish: Corrala de Sombrerete) is a building located in Madrid, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1978.

The Escuelas Pías de San Fernando is a building located in Madrid, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1996.

La Casa Encendida is a social and cultural centre in central Madrid (on the Ronda de Valencia where it is met by Calle Valencia). It began operations in December 2002. It belongs to the Fundación Montemadrid (the formal title of which is Fundación Obra Social y Monte de Piedad de Madrid), a social responsibility entity set up by the Spanish bank Caja Madrid. Among its activities are avant-garde art exhibitions, and running courses and workshops on social matters, culture and the environment. The cultural programme includes performance art, film, exhibitions and other forms of contemporary creativity. It developed as a place which particularly supports young artists. The name La Casa Encendida ('The Burning House' in English) is taken from the eponymous book of the poet Luis Rosales Camacho, whose heirs gave their permission for its use.

Tabacalera de Lavapiés (Tabacalera of Lavapiés) or Centro Social Autogestionado La Tabacalera de Lavapiés (Self-managed Social Center Tabacalera of Lavapiés) is a well-known cultural and social center in Madrid, Spain. It consists of a large (9,200 m2; 97,000 sq ft) set of connected buildings in the central neighbourhood of Lavapiés. The buildings are property of the Spanish Ministry of Culture, although since 2010 its use has been transferred to a local grassroots association, and since then it is managed by a local organization. The space hosts a fab lab, a theatre, several music bands, artist collectives and social activities. It is considered one of the major spots for cultural activities in the city, especially among the youth.

Eskalera Karakola is a feminist self-managed social centre in Madrid, Spain. Women squatted a bakery on Calle de Embajadores 40 from 1996 until 2005, whereupon they were given a building at Calle de Embajadores 52.

The Circo Price, also known as El Price, is a 2,142-seat concert venue and former circus in Madrid. The circus was originally located in the Jardin de las Delicias, a park which lay at the corner of the Paseo de Recoletos and the calle de la Veterinaria, now calle Barbara de Braganza. In 1880 the impresario Thomas Price, part of the English family of equilibrist clowns, the Price Brothers obtained permissions to construct a permanent circus hall and theatre in the Plaza del Rey. It was for many years colloquially known as the "Circo de Parish" after its manager Leonard Parish (d. 1930), who followed in his father's (William Parish) footsteps. During this period the theatre became a major venue for zarzuelas.

The Cine Doré is a cinema in Madrid, Spain. It is currently used for Filmoteca Española screenings.

Acacias-Embajadores is a station on the Madrid Metro. Line 3 serves Embajadores whilst Line 5 serves Acacias. It is located in fare Zone A. The station offers connection to Cercanías Madrid via Embajadores railway station.