Barrio de las Letras (Literary Quarter), brimming with antique shops, tapas bars and charming cafés. The Barrio de las Letras is an area of the city of Madrid, located in the neighborhood of Cortes, in the Centro district of the capital. The area is delimited, to the west, by Calle de la Cruz and Plaza de Jacinto Benavente; to the east, along the Paseo del Prado; to the north, by the Carrera de San Jerónimo; and, to the south, by Atocha Street. Some of its most emblematic streets are Calle de las Huertas, Calle del Prado, Calle de Echegaray, and Plaza del Ángel and Plaza Santa Ana.