The Sierra de Guadarrama is a beautiful mountain area with pine covered hills and it is a popular area for walking, mountain biking, horse riding...

Cercedilla is a small town situated at over 3000 feet above sea level in the mountains of the Sierra de Guadarrama. It is a fine...

The Infantes Family House was built for the family of the Infantes Don Carlos Maria Isidro and Don Francisco de Paula. The work was interrupted...

The Casita del Principe is an 18th Century royal lodge in the Prince`s Gardens. It was designed by the Neo-classical architect Juan de Villanueva in...

The Charles 111 Royal Theatre was built by the architect Jaime Marquet in the late 18th Century to provide entertainment for the lords and ladies...

The Trades Guild Houses are two houses that were built in the late 16th Century by Juan de Herrera and Francisco de Mora. They provided...

Manzanares el Real is dominated by a 15th Century castle which was built on the site of an earlier chapel. Although the castle retains military...

The Valle de los Caidos was built between 1940 and 1958 as a monument to the dead of the Spanish Civil War. There is a...

The vast, imposing monastery of San Lorenzo De El Escorial stands in the foothills of the Sierra de Gundarrama. Commissioned by Felipe 111 and built...

The Infantes and Queen`s House was one of the first major works of the architect Juan de Villanueva. It was built as accommodation for the...

The Casita del Infante was designed by the great Neo-classical architect Juan de Villanueva in 1772. It was built for Don Gabriel de Bourbon and...

Aquapolis Water Park at Villanueva de la Canada is one of the biggest in Europe. The park has many pools, including wave pools, and several...

The Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso was built by Felipe V in 1731. He was the first Bourbon King of Spain and the...

Most of the chandeliers in the Palace of La Granja were made in a glass factory in the village of San Ildefonso. The present building...

The Royal Palace was built by Isabel after the death of her husband Felipe V. However, it was not occupied until the 19th Century when...

The Planeta Welby has many atractions for children including bumper boats, roundabouts and bouncy castles. Other atractions include a roller coaster, a maze and a...

The Monasterio de Sant Maria de El Paular was originally a Carthusian monastery. Founded at the end of the 14th Century, it was built in...

The Palacio de El Pardo is a royal hunting lodge and palace near the village of El Pardo outside Madrid. The palace dates from the...

The San Antonio el Real Convent was formerly a palace founded by Enrique 1V in the mid 15th Century. It was used as a summer...

The Iglesia de San Millan is a beautiful, old church located in the Moorish quarter of Segovia. Built in the 12th Century in the Romanesque...