Colonia Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro
Designed in 1941 and built over three decades in post-war Madrid, the Our Lady of Perpetual Help housing estate is located in the Palomeras Bajas district.
This neighbourhood feels more like a village; it is a collection of more than a thousand protected housing units built by the National Housing Institute, with a food market, religious residences, a police station, schools, a family centre, a church, a parish house and housing estates.
According to the COAM Architecture Foundation, its “emphatic architectural language, framed in the best tradition of classicism applied to housing, makes it a unique neighbourhood”. Linear, closed or U-shaped blocks interact with the surrounding city without losing their unity. Towards Avenida de la Albufera, the backs of the open blocks offer disturbing openings in their longitudinal axes”.
Updated: 20/10/2025
Useful information
Permit procedure
The filming permits to shoot on the streets of the city of Madrid are managed by the Filming Authorization Bureau. For more information on these permits and how to process them, read the How to film in Madrid page.
