Come home to Teruel and you are in Cuatro Caminos, the working, residential Madrid of long-standing neighbors, neighborhood bars and cafés where the day starts with a coffee at the counter. Bravo Murillo, the barrio's main shopping street, is close, and Cuatro Caminos metro (lines 1, 2 and 6) connects you to the center and beyond. The streets are practical, local and unpretentious, which is exactly their appeal.


Start in the kitchen: orange cabinetry, retro cement tile on the floor and a square island with a gas stove, set up for anyone who loves to cook for a crowd. The dining space beside it is ample, so a long lunch or dinner can stretch as long as the conversation does.

From there the apartment opens onto its private terrace, the part of the home that turns an ordinary evening into a gathering. Bright and airy inside, it moves easily between indoor and outdoor living, with parquet floors, minimalist doors and light in every room. It sits on the fourth floor of a building with an elevator.

The two bedrooms are restful and uncluttered, and floor-to-ceiling closets in the hallway store a full wardrobe. The bathroom is tiled in blue, a cool Mediterranean contrast to the warm kitchen. Air conditioning throughout the apartment keeps the summer months comfortable.