What to see in Autonomous community Madrid

Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caídos) monumental memorial is situated near San Lorenzo de El Escorial near Madrid. It is built in honor and bury those who fell during the Spanish Civil War. It encloses over 3,360 acres of Mediterranean woodlands and granite boulders on the Sierra de Guad...

The Palace of Laredo in Alcala de Henares is very impressive and rich of history. The building was owned by one of the most important characters of Alcala de Henares, Manuel José Laredo and Ordoño, who designed the building and lived in it with his family. Laredo was the city mayor, restorer, pa...

The Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza is an art gallery in Madrid. It is known as a part of the "Golden Triangle of Art", which also includes the Prado and the Reina Sofia galleries. The Thyssen-Bornemisza fills the historical gaps in its counterparts` collections: in the Prado`s case this includes...

The monument to the Sacred Heart (of Jesus) is located at "Hill of the Angels" (Cerro de los Ángeles) in in Getafe, Spain, about 10 km  south of Madrid. It was built in 1919 to dedicate the country and inaugurated by king Alfonso XIII but was destroyed after several battles occurred on th...

El Escorial monastery (aka "Monastery of St Lawrence") is located in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, at the foot of Mt Abantos, 49km northwest of Madrid. It was built by Philip II in honor of his victory over the French in Saint Quentin on 10 August 1557. The project took 21 years and the...

Alcobendas is known with its over 30 parks and green spaces. The garden of the Fertile Valley houses a Japanese style garden which has been designed according to traditional Japanese principles....

The castle of San Jose de Valderas in Alcorcon was built in 1917 and together with Church Santa Maria la Blanca is one of main town attractions....

The Monument of Andres Garcia Torrejón (Monument of the Mayor) was built in 1908 by Alfonso XIII on the occasion of the centenary of the uprising of the people Móstoles led by one of its two mayor - Andres Garcia Torrejon, who rose against the French and declared war on France (May 2, 1808). The ...

Construction of the Monastery of el Paular near Rascafría was started in August 1390 by John I, King of Castile. It was the first in the kingdom of Castile and the sixth in Spain...

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