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Museo de Unidades Acorazadas de El Goloso
Edificio del Convento de la Concepción Jerónima, en El Goloso, Madrid.
Hangar of the Museum of Armored Units of El Goloso
Photo by Contando Estrelas from Vigo, España / Spain
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El Goloso

Madrid, Spain · Europe

About El Goloso

El Goloso works well as a base: 10 minutes from Alcobendas, 34km from Sierra de Guadarrama National Park.

El Goloso is in Madrid, Spain, with about 19,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Alcobendas, about 5 km away.

El Goloso is an administrative neighborhood (barrio) of Madrid belonging to the district of Fuencarral-El Pardo. Much of the administrative area lies along the M-607 Colmenar Viejo Road South of Tres Cantos and west of Alcobendas, though it also includes most of the recently built Montecarmelo residential area. On

Read more August 20, 1943, the Armoured Division No. 1 "Brunete" was established at the El Goloso Camp under the command of Major-General Ricardo Rada Peral.

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What is there to see near El Goloso?

Within an hour or so of El Goloso: Circuito del Jarama (12 km), Plaza Mayor (15 km), Royal Palace of Madrid (15 km), Museo Reina Sofía (16 km).

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The nearest famous roads are Puerto del Pico.

Where is El Goloso?

El Goloso is in Madrid, Spain, about 5 km from Alcobendas.

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Quick Information

Population
19,036
Continent
Europe
Country
Spain
Region
Madrid
Timezone
Europe/Madrid
Coordinates
40.5534, -3.6997

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Spain

Police
091
Ambulance
061
Fire
080
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.

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Worth the detour from El Goloso

8 notable places within an hour's 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.

12 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.

15 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.

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

museum

Museo del Prado

Spain's premier art museum with an unrivaled collection of European art, including masterworks by Velázquez, Goya, and El Greco.

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.

34 km · about 40 min drive

landmark

El Escorial

A vast granite royal monastery and palace at the foot of the Guadarrama mountains, burial place of Spanish kings.

38 km · about 45 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.

56 km · about 65 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

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near El Goloso.

Alcobendas

🇪🇸 Spain

5 km awayPop. 116,037

Tres Cantos

🇪🇸 Spain

5 km awayPop. 41,896

Fuencarral

🇪🇸 Spain

6 km awayPop. 238,765

San Sebastián de los Reyes

🇪🇸 Spain

6 km awayPop. 75,912

Valverde

🇪🇸 Spain

6 km awayPop. 64,757

Soto de Viñuelas

🇪🇸 Spain

6 km awayPop. 1,976

Mirasierra

🇪🇸 Spain

7 km awayPop. 35,676

Fuencarral-El Pardo

🇪🇸 Spain

7 km awayPop. 220,085

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