Campings in Spain - Campsite in Madrid Aranjuez (Madrid, Spain)
Madrid Tours: Monuments of Madrid - Camping Holidays Spain
Come discover the Madrid area and enjoy one of the best campings in Spain
Our Campsite in Madrid is located 45km from Madrid City, 40km from Toledo, and 25km from the Warner Bros World Park. Camping Aranjuez is the perfect choice to enjoy tourism in Madrid and discover the art and culture heritage of Spain
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- Aranjuez
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- Madrid Monuments
- Puerta del Sol
- Fuente de la Cibeles
- Palacio Real
- Plaza Mayor
- Puerta de Alcalá
- Catedral de la Almudena
- The Temple of Debod
- Casa de la Villa
- Palacio de Cristal
- Plaza de Oriente
- Biblioteca Nacional
- Metrópolis Building
- Plaza Monumental de Las Ventas
- Banco de España
- Convento de San Ildefonso de Trinitarias Descalzas
- Casón del Buen Retiro
- Fuente de Apolo
- Iglesia Colegiata de San Isidro San Isidro Colegiata Church
- Fuente de Neptuno
- La Casa de Postas
- City Walls
- La Real Casa de Aduanas
- Palacio del Congreso
- Puente de Segovia
- Palacio del Senado
- Puente de Toledo
- Puerta de Toledo
- Sociedad General de Autores
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Surroundings
The Community of Madrid is a unique monumental whole, of great scenic and architectural beauty. The entire region offers a varied and rich monumental heritage, set in beautiful natural spaces with castles, churches, palaces and monasteries all well worth a visit. A trip through these towns and villages, many of them World Heritage Sites, is a must for their cultural interest and unique beauty. They are magical places where one feels one is travelling back in time.
These towns and villages offer us, as well as a magnificent cultural whole, first class hotels, gastronomy and shops. Taste the typical dishes, admire the making of traditional products, sweets, cold meats and craftwork: all of this is a must. And, of course, enjoy fine accommodation in enchanting surroundings.
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San Lorenzo de Escorial Monastery
The Royal Seat of San Lorenzo de Escorial is a large complex (palace, monastery, museum and library) in the town of the same name, located to the north-west of Madrid. In the centre of this town, in the unbeatable natural surroundings of the Sierra de Guadarrama, one of the region's most impressive monuments was built: the Monastery of San Lorenzo de Escorial. It was raised on the orders of [...]
University of Alcalá de Henares
Founded by Cardinal Cisneros at the start of the 16th Century, Alcalá de Henares was the first planned University city in the world. The first example of the concepts of the ideal city, the City of God (Civitas Dei) is to be found in this beautiful town; from there the idea spread around the world. An outstanding feature of the building is the paranymph, the old Aula Magna, whi [...]
Royal Seat of Aranjuez
Aranjuez is a locality to the south of Madrid, bathed by the waters of the Rivers Tajo and Jarama. It forms part of the select club of Royal Seats, Spanish Heritage Sites. It is a place with many points of interest for tourists, given that it was the spring residence of the Spanish royal family in the 17th Century.
During the Middle Ages, a large house was built there to serve as a [...]
The Castle of Manzanares El Real
The Castle of Manzanares El Real, in the locality of the same name, is situated on the southern flank of the Sierra de Guadarrama. It has an unbeatable location, given that it is between the beautiful scenery of la Pedriza and Santillana reservoir, dominating the middle valley of the Manzanares.
The Dukes of Infantado ordered a castle-palace to built there during the reign of the Catholi [...]
Monasterio de El Paular
Enrique de Trastámara ordered the construction of this monument in the town of Rascafría during the 15th Century. The current benedictine monastery is the result of the regret this monarch felt at having burnt down the Santa María del Paular hermitage during the French campaign and which compelled him to build a monastery in the same place occupied by the primitive hermitage.
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Muralla de Buitrago del Lozoya
This locality in the Comunidad de Madrid can be found in the River Lozoya's wonderful valley, at the feet of the Somosierra Pass. Its geographic situation, on the south side of the Sistema Central, and layout, on one of the river's pronounced meanders, were strategic points during part of the Middle Ages.
For two hundred years it was an Arab fort, built with the idea of stopping Christia [...]
Plaza de Chinchón
Chinchón is a city to be found in the south-east of the Comunidad de Madrid; it is beautifully sited in the Tajo-Jarama basin, and a visit is recommended. The muncipality, as pretty as its surroundings, has a curious central square, which deserves to be enjoyed.
The Plaza Mayor de Chinchón has a classical Middle Ages style in popular architecture. It is irregular in shape, of g [...]
Castillo de Batres
The residence-fort Castillo de Batres was home to Garcilaso de la Vega, the famous poet, born in Toledo in around 1501. It is one of the finest and most original castles in the Comunidad de Madrid, set in the town of Batres, municipality to be found in the south-west of the region, bordering Toledo and on the banks of the River Guadarrama, which provides it with great natural wealth. This sturd [...]
