Narrow medieval streets of tavern fronts and nineteenth century apartment blocks, and the viaduct Pedro Almodovar filmed for Matador.
What La Latina looks like
and Cava Alta run parallel through the quarter, narrow streets of tavern fronts under four and five storey apartment blocks. Most of the buildings are nineteenth century, rendered in coloured mortar with narrow wrought iron balconies and a few tiled roofs. The streets bend and narrow along a medieval plan, opening onto small squares such as , where the 's carved stone facade faces a row of cafe tables under the trees.
has held a market on the same ground since the fifteenth century. The Mercado de la Cebada building there still fills the square with stalls and painted signage, delivery vans idling at the kerb on market mornings. On Sundays the spreads east from Plaza de Cascorro, filling the surrounding lanes with folding tables of antiques, records and old furniture.
stands at the western edge of the quarter, its stone dome and twin bell towers rising above the surrounding roofline. Calle de Segovia runs beneath the here, three reinforced concrete arches rebuilt in 1942 that carry the street 25 metres above the road.
Shot in La Latina
Pedro Almodovar filmed at the Viaducto de Segovia for Matador in 1986. The viaduct crosses Calle de Segovia on three reinforced concrete arches rebuilt in 1942.
Matador, 1986
The Viaducto de Segovia
Pedro Almodovar shot scenes for Matador here in 1986. The viaduct's three arches carry Calle de Bailen 25 metres above Calle de Segovia. Street View
Trastevere's narrow lanes and mortar rendered apartment blocks over ground floor bars share La Latina's scale and sloping medieval street plan. Both quarters keep a Sunday market and a run of tavern fronts at street level. Trastevere's warmer ochre and terracotta tones and heavier Roman balcony ironwork stand out against La Latina's cooler render, so a tight lens on the doorways and pavement keeps the difference out of frame. Try searching narrow lanes tavern fronts now.
Alfama's steep, winding lanes follow an old fortified core the same way La Latina's streets follow Madrid's original city wall. Both keep a similarly narrow scale underfoot. Lisbon's glazed tile facades and funicular tracks are more distinctive than anything in La Latina, so wider shots that include either will give the city away. Try searching steep winding lanes now.
Barrio de Santa Cruz in Seville, Spain
Santa Cruz has the same narrow, bending medieval street plan as La Latina. Small plazas open off the lanes in the same way. Santa Cruz's whitewashed facades and potted courtyards read lighter and greener than La Latina's coloured render, so this is a looser match best held to tight street level frames. Try searching narrow whitewashed lanes now.
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