Excursion from Madrid to El Pardo, Manzanares el Real, Buitrago del Losoia
Description:
El Pardo
You can write a lot about El Pardo, the most beautiful and historically important suburb of Madrid, but by far the best option is to visit this significant place in the history of Spain and its modern life.
Even the great artist Velázquez immortalized in his time the local unique landscapes. It was here, in the Royal Palace of El Pardo (one of the country residences of the kings of Spain) lived dictator Francisco Franco.
Very close (we will pass by it) is the palace of Sarzuela, in which the current Spanish kings - Philip VI and his wife Queen Leticia - live on a permanent basis.
Here we go.
The Royal Palace of El Pardo.
King's Park.
The church was built by order of Francisco Franco.
Manzanares el-Real
Amazing in beauty and occupying an important place in the history of Castile, Manzanares el Real (Manzanares el Real) has not left anyone indifferent. This small town in the vicinity of Madrid with a population of just over 8 thousand people is located at the foot of the Guadarrama mountain range on the shore of the stunningly beautiful Santillana reservoir.
This settlement is famous for its unique nature, but without any doubt, its main attraction is the medieval fortress or Mendoza Castle (Castillo de los Mendoza), considered the most monumental and best preserved in the vicinity of Madrid. Once it was the castle of Cardinal Mendoza - "the same" adviser to the Catholic kings Isabella and Ferdinand, who was nicknamed for his influence "the third king of Spain."
Here we go.
The castle.
The reservoir.
The Guadarrama mountain range.
Buitrago del Lozoya (Buitrago del Lozoya)
Here we go.
The bridge of Arrabal (Puente del Arrabal), the church of Santa Maria del Castillo (Iglesia de Santa María del Castillo), the fortress wall (Muralla de Buitrago del Lozoya), the Alcazar, the valley of the Lozoya, the river Lozoya, the Picasso Museum.