racetrack
Circuito del Jarama
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.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Alcobendas
Madrid, Spain · Europe
About Alcobendas
Alcobendas works well as a base: 10 minutes from El Goloso, 38km from Sierra de Guadarrama National Park.
Alcobendas is in Madrid, Spain, with about 120,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is El Goloso, about 5 km away.
Alcobendas (Spanish: [alkoˈβendas] ) is a municipality of Spain located in the Community of Madrid.
It forms an urban continuum with the neighbouring municipality of San Sebastián de los Reyes. The affluent residential area of La Moraleja lies within the municipal limits, segregated from the main urban nucleus by theRead more
A-1 highway. The municipality features the Valdelatas nature reserve and a light industrial estate. It also houses a basketball museum organised by the Pedro Ferrándiz Foundation, where the FIBA Hall of Fame is located.
Once a working-class area, Alcobendas has become one of the most economically affluent municipalities in the Madrid metropolitan area.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Alcobendas?
Within an hour or so of Alcobendas: Circuito del Jarama (9 km), Museo del Prado (15 km), Museo Reina Sofía (16 km), Plaza Mayor (16 km).
Are there any good drives near Alcobendas?
The nearest famous roads are Puerto del Pico.
Where is Alcobendas?
Alcobendas is in Madrid, Spain, about 5 km from El Goloso.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 116,037
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Madrid
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 40.5475, -3.6420
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Spain
Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
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Worth the detour from Alcobendas
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Museo del Prado
Spain's premier art museum with an unrivaled collection of European art, including masterworks by Velázquez, Goya, and El Greco.
15 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Museo Reina Sofía
Spain's national museum of 20th-century art, home to Picasso's monumental anti-war painting Guernica.
16 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Plaza Mayor
Grand 17th-century rectangular plaza in central Madrid surrounded by three-storey residential buildings with 237 balconies.
16 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Royal Palace of Madrid
Largest functioning royal palace in Europe with over 3,400 rooms, the official residence of the Spanish royal family.
16 km · about 30 min drive
national park
Sierra de Guadarrama National Park
Granite peaks and pine forests north of Madrid, with the Puerto de Navacerrada pass beloved by drivers and skiers.
38 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
El Escorial
A vast granite royal monastery and palace at the foot of the Guadarrama mountains, burial place of Spanish kings.
43 km · about 50 min drive
ancient ruins
Aqueduct of Segovia
A stupendous Roman aqueduct with 167 arches of unmortared granite blocks, standing perfectly after nearly 2,000 years.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Driving in Spain
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.55/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€4.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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