The 14 Essentials

El Valle de la Barranca

Valle de la Barranca: a protected natural jewel in Guadarrama. History of snowfields, anti-tuberculosis sanatorium and trails through pine forests.

Visigothic Archaeological Site of El Rebollar

Visigothic site of El Rebollar (El Boalo): hermitage, necropolis and traces of rural life next to the Cañada Real Segoviana

Mendoza Castle

Castle of Manzanares El Real: 15th century Gothic jewel of the Mendoza family, with traces of Juan Guas. Scenery of history and culture

Paseo Anillo Verde. Soto del Real

Circular route from the Church of Soto del Real along the Green Belt. With hardly any gradient, with views, fauna and wide paths. Ideal for walking all year...

Sculpture of the Poplar: a rendezvous with poetry

The Alamo de Miraflores comes back to life in bronze: a symbol of poetic gatherings with Aleixandre and Ortega. Witness to history and verse

Guadalix reservoir: the lives of the water

Guadalix reservoir: ornithological paradise in Red Natura 2000 and water sports destination, with views of the Guadarrama mountains.

Archaeological site of La Cabilda

Visigothic village from the 7th century in Hoyo de Manzanares. Discover their daily life in an accessible site with unique panoramic views.

Moralzarzal Bullring

Moralzarzal Bullring: 20 years as a cultural and economic icon. Avant-garde architecture and multidisciplinary events in the heart of the Sierra.

Majalespino Reservoir, the secret of Becerril de la Sierra

Majalespino reservoir, key on the route to La Maliciosa. Drinking water for Becerril and unique landscape of the Sierra de Guadarrama.

Miaccum Roman Inn. El Beneficio archaeological site

Roman site in Collado Mediano: inn and baths next to the Fuenfría road (1st-4th century AD). Interpretation centre and guided tours.

Museo Cantero: the language of stones

Alpedrete, a village of stonemasons, displays its art in the Stonemason Museum and its granite quarries, a historical legacy in the Biosphere Reserve.

In the footsteps of war

Guadarrama: nature and history come together in remnants of the Civil War, preserved in strategic landscapes of the sierra

The Cambroño in Los Molinos: the illuminated earth

Los Molinos, capital of the Cambroño: an endemic shrub that turns the mountains yellow in spring. Tradition, nature and hiking

Paquito Fernández Ochoa Ski Museum

The Ski Museum in Cercedilla pays tribute to alpine sport and to Paquito Fernández Ochoa, gold medallist at Sapporo'72.