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La Venencia

Sherry bar·Barrio de las Letras

Calle de Echegaray

An old-fashioned sherry bar in the Barrio de las Letras.

Our take

  • Sherry
  • Old Madrid
Address
Calle de Echegaray 7, 28014 Madrid
Barrio de las Letras, Madrid
Nearest metro
Sevilla
200 m · 3 min walk
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About La Venencia

La Venencia, at Calle de Echegaray 7, is a tavern given over to sherry, its decoration unchanged in the old style (esmadrid.com).

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with La Venencia before you go.

What’s nearby

Distances from La Venencia are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.

Nearest metro stations

  1. SevillaL2200 m3 min walk
  2. SolL1L2L3350 m4 min walk
  3. Antón MartínL1400 m5 min walk

Key sights

  1. Puerta del Sol400 mWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
  2. Thyssen-Bornemisza400 mWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
  3. Plaza Mayor650 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
  4. Museo del Prado700 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
  5. Museo Reina Sofía950 mWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
  6. Royal Palace1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
  7. El Retiro1.4 kmWalk 17 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
  8. Templo de Debod1.8 kmWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
  9. Santiago Bernabéu4.2 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 16 min
  10. Madrid-Barajas Airport14 kmCar or taxi 42 min

Main railway stations

  1. Sol (Cercanías)350 mWalk 4 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 5 min
  2. Madrid Puerta de Atocha1.4 kmWalk 17 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
  3. Príncipe Pío1.8 kmWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
  4. Nuevos Ministerios (Cercanías)3.4 kmWalk 43 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 13 min
  5. Madrid Chamartín6.6 kmCycle 26 minCar or taxi 22 min

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