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Museo Reina Sofía
Spain's national museum of 20th-century art, home to Picasso's monumental anti-war painting Guernica.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Coslada
Madrid, Spain · Europe
About Coslada
Coslada works well as a base: 5 minutes from Casco Histórico de Vicálvaro, 53km from Sierra de Guadarrama National Park.
Coslada is in Madrid, Spain, with about 82,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Casco Histórico de Vicálvaro, about 4 km away.
Coslada (Spanish pronunciation: [kosˈlaða]) is a city and municipality in the autonomous community of Madrid in central Spain. It has an area of 11.7 km2.
The Dry Port of the Community of Madrid is located in Coslada, which has become a major logistics hub in the country. Due to the area's close proximity to theRead more
Madrid–Barajas Airport and the Dry Port, the stretch of industrial cities from Madrid to Guadalajara along the A-2 freeway (known as the Corredor del Henares and more recently the "golden mile" of online sales) has, since the 1990s, grown into a logistics hub, similar to East Midlands in England, with the entire area now boasting 5.7 million m2 of logistics space in total. With investment from foreign funds and socimis, the logistics sector has grown rapidly thanks to increases in internet shopping. As Coslada runs out of space, other logistics companies have started to move into nearby cities such as Marchamalo, San Fernando de Henares, and Torija.
A large percentage of Coslada's population works at the airport. Most Spanish transportation and shipping companies have branch offices in Coslada; the city is host to 706 logistics companies, the most in the country. El Corte Inglés operates a distribution center in the city, and delivery company Nacex opened a new distribution center in November 2018.
As of 2019, the mayor of Coslada is Ángel Viveros (PSOE).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Coslada?
Within an hour or so of Coslada: Museo Reina Sofía (11 km), Museo del Prado (11 km), Plaza Mayor (12 km), Royal Palace of Madrid (13 km).
Are there any good drives near Coslada?
The nearest famous roads are Puerto del Pico.
Where is Coslada?
Coslada is in Madrid, Spain, about 4 km from Casco Histórico de Vicálvaro.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 81,860
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Madrid
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 40.4238, -3.5613
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 Coslada
7 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.
11 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.
12 km · about 25 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.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
El Escorial
A vast granite royal monastery and palace at the foot of the Guadarrama mountains, burial place of Spanish kings.
53 km · about 60 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.
53 km · about 60 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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