Alcalá
de Henares
Cradle of Cervantes, where Cardinal Cisneros
established the famous Complutense University
in remembrance of the name “Complutum”
that the Romans gave to this place.
Manzanares Castle
Property of the dukes of the Infantado and
relinquished at present to the State. Have
a rich decoration and a beautiful gallery
worth visiting.
Chinchón
Its main square is typical and famous by its
bullfights. The parochial church whose greater
altar was painted by Goya. Its famous aniseed
liqueur and its restaurants are known worldwide.
Escorial Monastery
Oriented to the west, we find the main entrance
in the greater side. 207 meters of a building
built by Felipe II between 1563 and 1584,
that is to say, little more than 20 years,
a record for its time.
With 2.593 windows, 1.200 doors, 300 cells
for friars, 86 fountain, 26 courtyards, 1.600
tables and paintings of Velázquez,
Tiziano, Tintoretto, The Bosco, etc. Felipe
II meant it to be a scientific and artistic
centre of universal character and that he
gathered the largest library of time. He wanted
it also to be a pantheon for the kings and
queens of Spain, starting with his father
and his mother, Carlos V and Isabel of Portugal,
in a tradition kept until our days. The library,
the pantheon, the courtyard of the kings,
of the Evangelists, the sacristy and much
more, that impresses by its majestically and
greatness everyone that visits them.
Royal site of Aranjuez
To the south of Madrid, in the meanders of
the Tajo river, in the valleys and hills region
cut by the rivers Jarama, Tajuña and
the Tajo itself, a fertile land and a delicious
climate turn the landscape into a green oasis
in which starting with a palace that the gentlemen
of Santiago had there, Catholic Kings built
a house of recreation.
It was Carlos V the first in living here some
seasons and his son Felipe II built in the
century XVI a great palace that after would
go widening and enlarging by the kings of
the Bourbon’s dynasty creating a precious
joint formed by gardens, river, traced of
streets and grove.
The Paular
In Rascafría, in full “sierra”
and in a beautiful and quiet place is the
Monastery of the Paular. Forests, water fauna...
Mid of the century XIV until the century XVI,
with Carlos V, the different kings of Castille
of the house of Trastamara, conceded privileges
and accomplished gifts in favour of the Carthusian
friars that there installed Juan I in 1330,
in fulfilment of a promise of his father Enrique
II. But it was Carlos V who special had predilection
by this place. Habited at present by the Benedictine
order, is a peaceful environment.
We could continue with monuments and fantastic
places of Madrid, its sierra, its villages...
but very near, they are also other interesting
places like Ávila, Segovia, Toledo,Cuenca,...
Pleasant people, assorted gastronomy and a
very authentic diversity of landscapes and
climates: If us visit us you never forget
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