museum
Museo Reina Sofía
Spain's national museum of 20th-century art, home to Picasso's monumental anti-war painting Guernica.
12 km · about 20 min drive
Madrid, Spain · Europe
Getafe works well as a base: 5 minutes from Leganés, 55km from Alcázar de Toledo.
Getafe is a city located in Madrid, Spain. With a population of 187,525, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Getafe sits in Spain, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Madrid time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Getafe to your route.
Getafe (Spanish: [xeˈtafe] ) is a municipality and a city in Spain belonging to the Community of Madrid. As of 2018, it has a population of 180,747, the region's sixth most populated municipality.
Getafe is located 13 km south of Madrid's city centre, within a flat area of central Iberia's Meseta Central in theRead more
Manzanares River basin. The Cerro de los Ángeles hill, a site traditionally considered to be the geographical center of the Iberian Peninsula, also lies within the municipal limits.
Getafe was a hamlet attached to the Madrid's sexmo of Villaverde during the late Middle Ages. Its proximity to Madrid fostered industrial development during the 20th and 21st centuries. Industrialisation was followed by an increase in population, reaching 170,115 in 2011. Due to its industrial and social networks, the majority of residents work or study within the city. New neighborhoods were developed towards the end of the 20th century.
Getafe hosts an Airbus factory. It is home to the Getafe Air Base, one of the oldest Spanish military air bases, and to the main campus of the Charles III University of Madrid (UC3M).
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Getafe is located in Madrid, Spain, Europe. The coordinates are 40.3057 latitude, -3.7330 longitude.
Getafe has a population of approximately 187,525 people, making it a city in Spain.
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Spain's national museum of 20th-century art, home to Picasso's monumental anti-war painting Guernica.
12 km · about 20 min drive
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Largest functioning royal palace in Europe with over 3,400 rooms, the official residence of the Spanish royal family.
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Spain's premier art museum with an unrivaled collection of European art, including masterworks by Velázquez, Goya, and El Greco.
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A tight, twisting 3.4km circuit north of Madrid designed by John Hugenholtz that hosted nine Spanish Grands Prix. Still active for club racing and track days, largely unchanged since the 1970s.
37 km · about 40 min drive
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A vast granite royal monastery and palace at the foot of the Guadarrama mountains, burial place of Spanish kings.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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A square fortress crowning Toledo's skyline, rebuilt many times and now housing the Army Museum.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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A hilltop maze of Moorish, Jewish and Christian monuments wrapped by the Tagus river, Spain's former imperial capital.
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