Community of Madrid

The Community of Madrid (Spanish: Comunidad de Madrid) is the area surrounding the capital city of Madrid, Spain. Cities Madrid — capital city and largest city of Spain with busy nightlife and great art museums Alcalá de Henares — the city where the famous writer Cervantes of the Don Quixote was born Aranjuez — highlights include the Palacio Real, the summer home for the Bourbons and the lavishly designed Casa del Labrador near the Tagus River Chinchón — typical Spanish town which retains its character from the 1700s El Escorial — a mountainous retreat home to Spain's largest monastery, the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, as well as the Valle de los Caidos (Valley of the Fallen) Getafe San Martín de Valdeiglesias Sierra de Guadarrama — a mountainous area with the glorious scenery to Los Cotos as well as the Peñalara Nature Park. Torrelaguna Other destinations laguna Grande de Peñalara Understand Talk Get in Get around See Itineraries Do Eat Drink Stay safe Get out This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!