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La Cabrera is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Valdemanco, 31km from Sierra de Guadarrama National Park.
La Cabrera is in Madrid, Spain, with about 2,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Valdemanco, about 4 km away.
La Cabrera (Spanish: [la kaˈβɾeɾa] ) is a municipality in central Spain, around 56 km (35 mi) away from Madrid. La Cabrera belongs to the comarca called Sierra Norte de Madrid which is part of the wider autonomous Community of Madrid.
Covering an area of 22.40 km2 (8.65 sq mi), it is bordered to the north byRead more
Lozoyuela-Navas-Sieteiglesias, to the east by El Berrueco, to the south by Cabanillas de la Sierra and Torrelaguna, and to the east by Valdemanco.
European route E-05 runs through the town, following the old N-I radial road connecting Madrid to Irun and France (later split into the A-1).
La Cabrera is characterised by its mountainous topography with the prominent La Cabrera mountain range forming a natural limit to the North. The town is situated in the easternmost part of the range at about 1,038 m (3,406 ft) above sea level. Although most of the mountain range is in La Cabrera, it also reaches the neighbouring municipalities of Valdemanco and Lozoyuela.
The landscape is formed by a granite massif of Palaeozoic origin. Its main features include the summits of Cancho Gordo (1,564 m [5,131 ft]), Pico del Miel (1,392 m [4,567 ft]) and Cerro de La Cabeza (1,247 m [4,091 ft]), as well as natural springs and streams, including the Alfrecho stream which feeds the Jarama River.
Among its flora are the trees and thickets of the southern slopes, such as: Pyrenean Oak, Holm Oak, Poplar, Willow, and Pink Rockrose.
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Within an hour or so of La Cabrera: Circuito del Jarama (28 km), Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (31 km), Pedraza (34 km), Aqueduct of Segovia (43 km).
The nearest famous roads are Puerto del Pico.
La Cabrera is in Madrid, Spain, about 4 km from Valdemanco.
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Essential numbers in Spain
Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
Full driving guide for Spain8 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
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.
28 km · about 30 min drive
national park
Granite peaks and pine forests north of Madrid, with the Puerto de Navacerrada pass beloved by drivers and skiers.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Perfectly preserved walled village entered through a single medieval gate, with a porticoed Plaza Mayor and a castle once owned by painter Ignacio Zuloaga. In early July it switches off electric light for the candle-lit Noche de las Velas.
34 km · about 40 min drive
ancient ruins
A stupendous Roman aqueduct with 167 arches of unmortared granite blocks, standing perfectly after nearly 2,000 years.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Fairy-tale medieval castle perched on a rocky crag that inspired the design of Disney's Cinderella Castle.
45 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Grand 17th-century rectangular plaza in central Madrid surrounded by three-storey residential buildings with 237 balconies.
50 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Largest functioning royal palace in Europe with over 3,400 rooms, the official residence of the Spanish royal family.
50 km · about 60 min drive
museum
Spain's premier art museum with an unrivaled collection of European art, including masterworks by Velázquez, Goya, and El Greco.
50 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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