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Museo Reina Sofía
Spain's national museum of 20th-century art, home to Picasso's monumental anti-war painting Guernica.
12 km · about 20 min drive
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Getafe
Madrid, Spain · Europe
About Getafe
Getafe works well as a base: 5 minutes from Leganés, 55km from Alcázar de Toledo.
Getafe is in Madrid, Spain, with about 190,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Leganés, about 4 km away.
Getafe (Spanish: [xeˈtafe] ) is a municipality and a city in Spain belonging to the Community of Madrid. As of 2018, it has a population of 180,747, the region's sixth most populated municipality.
Getafe is located 13 km south of Madrid's city centre, within a flat area of central Iberia's Meseta Central in theRead more
Manzanares River basin. The Cerro de los Ángeles hill, a site traditionally considered to be the geographical center of the Iberian Peninsula, also lies within the municipal limits.
Getafe was a hamlet attached to the Madrid's sexmo of Villaverde during the late Middle Ages. Its proximity to Madrid fostered industrial development during the 20th and 21st centuries. Industrialisation was followed by an increase in population, reaching 170,115 in 2011. Due to its industrial and social networks, the majority of residents work or study within the city. New neighborhoods were developed towards the end of the 20th century.
Getafe hosts an Airbus factory. It is home to the Getafe Air Base, one of the oldest Spanish military air bases, and to the main campus of the Charles III University of Madrid (UC3M).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Getafe?
Within an hour or so of Getafe: Museo Reina Sofía (12 km), Plaza Mayor (12 km), Royal Palace of Madrid (13 km), Museo del Prado (13 km).
Are there any good drives near Getafe?
The nearest famous roads are Puerto del Pico.
Where is Getafe?
Getafe is in Madrid, Spain, about 4 km from Leganés.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 187,525
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Madrid
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 40.3057, -3.7330
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 Getafe
8 notable places within an hour's 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
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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
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Museo del Prado
Spain's premier art museum with an unrivaled collection of European art, including masterworks by Velázquez, Goya, and El Greco.
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.
37 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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
castle
Alcázar de Toledo
A square fortress crowning Toledo's skyline, rebuilt many times and now housing the Army Museum.
55 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Toledo Historic City
A hilltop maze of Moorish, Jewish and Christian monuments wrapped by the Tagus river, Spain's former imperial capital.
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
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