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El Molar is worth a stop: 5 minutes from El Vellón, 33km from Sierra de Guadarrama National Park.
El Molar is in Madrid, Spain, with about 8,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is El Vellón, about 4 km away.
El Molar is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain.
El Molar is bordered by;
North: El Vellón
North-West: Pedrezuela
North-East: Talamanca de Jarama
West: Soto del Real
East: Talamanca de Jarama
South: San Agustín del Guadalix
South-West: San Agustín del Guadalix
South-East: Valdetorres de Jarama
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received the privilege of township in 1564, as it split from the jurisdiction of Talamanca.
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Within an hour or so of El Molar: Circuito del Jarama (13 km), Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (33 km), Museo Reina Sofía (37 km), Plaza Mayor (37 km).
The nearest famous roads are Puerto del Pico.
El Molar is in Madrid, Spain, about 4 km from El Vellón.
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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.
13 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Granite peaks and pine forests north of Madrid, with the Puerto de Navacerrada pass beloved by drivers and skiers.
33 km · about 40 min drive
museum
Spain's national museum of 20th-century art, home to Picasso's monumental anti-war painting Guernica.
37 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Grand 17th-century rectangular plaza in central Madrid surrounded by three-storey residential buildings with 237 balconies.
37 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Largest functioning royal palace in Europe with over 3,400 rooms, the official residence of the Spanish royal family.
37 km · about 40 min drive
museum
Spain's premier art museum with an unrivaled collection of European art, including masterworks by Velázquez, Goya, and El Greco.
37 km · about 40 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.
48 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
A vast granite royal monastery and palace at the foot of the Guadarrama mountains, burial place of Spanish kings.
50 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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