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Móstoles is an autonomous community of the city Madrid in Spain.
Móstoles
The diverse landscapes of the autonomous Community of Madrid in the heart of Spain are evident in this week’s image.
The community and country’s capital city is visible near the centre of the image. Zooming in, we can see the Buen Retiro park just east of the city centre with its large, artificial pond. About 3.5 km due north sits the Santiago Bernabéu football stadium. Southeast of the stadium we can see another circular structure: the Las Ventas bullfighting ring.
In the upper left corner of the image is the El Pardo mountain and protected natural park, which is popular for mountain biking.
The other areas surrounding Madrid are blanketed with agricultural structures. East of the city are large fields along the Jarama river, and more areas of agriculture appearing brown further east still.
This image, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme, was taken by the Sentinel-2A satellite on 16 November 2015.
Launched in June 2015, Sentinel-2 can map changes in land cover such as forest, crops, grassland, water surfaces and artificial cover like roads and buildings in cities.

Early results from the mission on mapping changes in land cover are expected to be presented at the upcoming Living Planet Symposium, held in Prague in May. The event brings together scientists and users to present their latest findings on Earth’s environment and climate derived from satellite data.
Photo by Garygillmore
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Móstoles

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About Móstoles

Móstoles works well as a base: 10 minutes from Alcorcón, 52km from Sierra de Guadarrama National Park.

Móstoles is in Madrid, Spain, with about 210,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Alcorcón, about 4 km away.

Móstoles (Spanish: [ˈmostoles] ) is a municipality of Spain located in the Community of Madrid. With over 200,000 inhabitants, it is the region's second most populated municipality after Madrid. Móstoles was a small town for a long time, but expanded rapidly in the second half of the 20th century. The city also hosts

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What is there to see near Móstoles?

Within an hour or so of Móstoles: Museo Reina Sofía (17 km), Plaza Mayor (17 km), Royal Palace of Madrid (17 km), Museo del Prado (18 km).

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The nearest famous roads are Puerto del Pico.

Where is Móstoles?

Móstoles is in Madrid, Spain, about 4 km from Alcorcón.

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Quick Information

Population
207,095
Continent
Europe
Country
Spain
Region
Madrid
Timezone
Europe/Madrid
Coordinates
40.3223, -3.8650

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 Móstoles

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

museum

Museo Reina Sofía

Spain's national museum of 20th-century art, home to Picasso's monumental anti-war painting Guernica.

17 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.

17 km · about 20 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.

17 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.

38 km · about 45 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.

40 km · about 45 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.

52 km · about 60 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.

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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