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Plaza Mayor
Grand 17th-century rectangular plaza in central Madrid surrounded by three-storey residential buildings with 237 balconies.
16 km · about 20 min drive
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Las Rozas de Madrid
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About Las Rozas de Madrid
Las Rozas de Madrid works well as a base: 10 minutes from El Plantío, 33km from Sierra de Guadarrama National Park.
Las Rozas de Madrid is in Madrid, Spain, with about 96,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is El Plantío, about 5 km away.
Las Rozas de Madrid (Spanish: [las ˈɾoθas ðe maˈðɾið] , or simply, Las Rozas [las ˈɾoθas]) is a municipality in the autonomous community of Madrid, Spain, with an area of 59 km² (22¾ sq. mi.).[1]
The municipality is served by three Renfe railway stations– Las Rozas, Pinar de Las Rozas and Las Matas. Additional stopsRead more
at Peñascales and El Tejar were closed. The municipality shares borders with Torrelodones to the north, Villanueva del Pardillo and Galapagar to the west, the park of Monte del Pardo in the east and Majadahonda (south).
Las Rozas has one of the highest average per capita incomes in the Madrid region, and it has become a right-wing stronghold.
During the final decades of the 20th century the town has experienced a vigorous building program, mostly as a dormitory town for Madrid, with a correspondingly strong population growth, which more than doubled between 1991 and 2005 (from 35,137 to 76,246 inhabitants).
The provisioning for local services (such as schools and new dwellings) has at times been outpaced by the locality's high birth and immigration rates. However, by 2010 the community was well served in all health, education and social sectors.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Las Rozas de Madrid?
Within an hour or so of Las Rozas de Madrid: Plaza Mayor (16 km), Royal Palace of Madrid (16 km), Museo Reina Sofía (18 km), Museo del Prado (18 km).
Are there any good drives near Las Rozas de Madrid?
The nearest famous roads are Puerto del Pico.
Where is Las Rozas de Madrid?
Las Rozas de Madrid is in Madrid, Spain, about 5 km from El Plantío.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 95,550
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Madrid
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 40.4929, -3.8737
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 Las Rozas de Madrid
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
16 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.
18 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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
El Escorial
A vast granite royal monastery and palace at the foot of the Guadarrama mountains, burial place of Spanish kings.
25 km · about 30 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.
28 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.
33 km · about 40 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.
55 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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