Madrid, Spain · Europe
Tres Cantos works well as a base: 10 minutes from El Goloso, 30km from Sierra de Guadarrama National Park.
Tres Cantos is in Madrid, Spain, with about 42,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is El Goloso, about 5 km away.
Tres Cantos (Spanish: [tɾes ˈkantos] ) is a municipality of Spain located in the Community of Madrid.
Originally belonging to Colmenar Viejo, it seceded from the latter municipality in 1991, becoming the youngest municipality in the region. The urbanised area was conceived as a "satellite city" of Madrid developed byRead more
urban planners in the 1970s. It had a population of 48,326 inhabitants in 2020.
The city, as other planned cities, has a distinctive structure. It consists of three phases and a newer development "Nuevo Tres Cantos". The two first phases are subdivided in sectors. Most sectors, especially in the first phase (North), include internally pedestrian public spaces, being surrounded by streets. The names of urban places are usually related to the sector in which they are located–for example, the Sector Océanos consists of five streets named after the five oceans.
The town hosts a number of Spanish headquarters of companies such as Siemens, Danone, Beiersdorf, advanced research at Merck, GSK, and a chapter of the Spanish High Committee of Scientific Research CSIC.
Compare prices across Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia, and more. Select your dates to see availability.
Pick your must-haves once: provider links open pre-filtered. Each filter lists which sites it applies to.
Compare before you book!
Prices can vary significantly between platforms. We recommend checking at least 2-3 sites to find the best deal for your stay in Tres Cantos.
Discover famous landmarks, scenic roads, and more near Tres Cantos.
Within an hour or so of Tres Cantos: Circuito del Jarama (10 km), Royal Palace of Madrid (20 km), Museo Reina Sofía (21 km), Plaza Mayor (21 km).
The nearest famous roads are Puerto del Pico.
Tres Cantos is in Madrid, Spain, about 5 km from El Goloso.
Road trip
Add it as a stop and the planner works out the driving, the nights and what's worth seeing on the way.
Start planningSwipe through places to go
Places within a drive of Tres Cantos. Keep the ones you like and add them to your trip.
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.
10 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Largest functioning royal palace in Europe with over 3,400 rooms, the official residence of the Spanish royal family.
20 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Spain's national museum of 20th-century art, home to Picasso's monumental anti-war painting Guernica.
21 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Grand 17th-century rectangular plaza in central Madrid surrounded by three-storey residential buildings with 237 balconies.
21 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Spain's premier art museum with an unrivaled collection of European art, including masterworks by Velázquez, Goya, and El Greco.
21 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.
30 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A vast granite royal monastery and palace at the foot of the Guadarrama mountains, burial place of Spanish kings.
37 km · about 45 min drive
ancient ruins
A stupendous Roman aqueduct with 167 arches of unmortared granite blocks, standing perfectly after nearly 2,000 years.
52 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
Other places to explore near Tres Cantos.
Your trip starts here
Pick the days, drop in the stops, and share it with whoever's coming.
