Camping in Madrid
5 campsites in Spain, Madrid
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2021
Camping Arco Iris is one of very few sites close to the city centre, with excellent access to the city by car, bus or light...
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2023, 2019
This picturesque and conservation-minded site is situated in an open, sunny lower valley in Madrid’s only beech forest in the Parque Natural Sierre de Guadarrama...
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2021
Established in 1979 by the Sanz family, the large all year site of Pico De La Miel (Honey Peak) lies 60km north of Madrid, easily...
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2020, 2018
El Escorial is very large and everything on site is on a grand scale – indeed a bicycle is very useful for getting around. There...
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2022, 2020, 2019, 2018
Aranjuez, supposedly Spain’s version of Versailles, is worthy of a visit with its beautiful palaces, leafy squares, avenues and gardens. This useful, popular and unusually...
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Madrid
The region of Madrid lies right in the middle of the Spanish mainland bordering Castilla-La Mancha and Castilla and Leon. At the centre lies the city of Madrid, which since the 16th century has been the country’s capital.
The mountainous region of Madrid can be divided into two areas: the Sierra, in the north and west of the region, which includes part of Somosierra and Guadarrama; and the central and southern parts, where the area is flatter and forms part of the plateau of La Mancha and La Alcarria.
Founded by the Moors in the ninth Century, Madrid is now a modern, vibrant city offering innumerable attractions to the visitor. Its architectural heritage is immense. Some of the oldest parts of Madrid lie around the Puerta del Sol; a good starting place for exploring the city. Full of outdoor restaurants and bars, Plaza Mayor is considered to be one of the finest in Spain, and in summer becomes an outdoor theatre and music stage. The city also has a large number of parks and gardens, among them el Retiro, the Botanical Gardens, the Parque del Oeste and the Casa de Campo; and numerous museums and art galleries.
Outside the capital, the Sierra de Madrid is ideal for winter sports and the beautiful town of Aranjuez, home to the Royal Palace and glorious gardens, is a popular retreat from the city.
Places of interest
Alcala de Henares: university town, birthplace of Cervantes, author of Don Quijote, Cervantes House Museum, Archepiscopal Palace Cathedral.
Chinchón: 15th-century castle, beautiful medieval square, 19th-century church with painting by Goya, home of Alchoholera de Chinchón – aniseed liqueur!
Parque Natural de la Cumbre: mountain park, the highest mountains in the Madrid region.
San Lorenzo de El Escorial: town in heart of Guadarrama Mountains, Monastery of El Escorial, Royal Pantheon.
Cuisine of the region
Tapas is popular with typical dishes including seafood: steamed mussels, anchovies in vinegar and pickled bonito plus croquettes and mini-casseroles. Sea bream and cod are used a lot. Local produce includes beef from the Guadarrama Mountains, olives from Campo Real, aniseed from Chinchón and asparagus from Aranjuez. Madrid is also a good place to experience every regional style of Spanish cooking.
Buñuelos: a type of fritter which is filled with custard, chocolate and cream.
Cocido: meat, potato and chickpea stew.
Con gabardina: prawns cooked in beer.
Torrijas: bread pudding.