The Municipal Theatre stands in the Plaza del Teatro and it is the venue for drama, film, music and dance. An annual Comedy Film Festival...

The Historic Park of San Sebastian is located on a site in the old quarter of Navalcarnero where once stood a hermitage. It is a...

The Parish Church of Our Lady of the Assumption stands in a small square which has been named after the 17th Century Veracruz Hermitage. The...

The Wine Museum in Navacarnero is housed in a building that was once a wine cellar. It was built about 300 years ago when vaults...

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 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...

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

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 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 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 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 Museo de America houses a large collection of artefacts from the Americas, some of them being from the time of the conquistadors. In the...

This rural museum is housed in a large building that was once used as a wash house. Built in the 1920s, it is now dedicated...

The Casa de Campo is an area of pine forests, scrub and heath in western Madrid. It was founded as a royal hunting estate in...

Madrid`s Zoo is located in the Casa Campo Park which was once scrubland and pine forests. The present zoo opened in 1972 and it now...

Puente de Segovia is a fine granite bridge with nine arches spanning the River Manzanares. Felipe 11 commissioned the architect Juan de Herrera to build...

The Puerta de Toledo is a triumphal arch that dates from the early 19th Century. The order for its construction was made by French born...