| Escorial (Madrid) |
50 Km. / 31 miles |
By car : Take national highway VI. Exit 47. Comarcal M505
By bus: Autocares HERRANZ S.L. 91- 890 41 22
By train : Commuter train line C-8a |
 Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial |
|
Aranjuez
(Madrid) |
47 Km.
/ 29 miles |
By car : Take national highway IV. Exit 37.
By bus : Aisa
By train : Commuter train line C-3
|
Palace of Aranjuez (in Spanish) |
Fresh strawberries and asparagus. |
| Chinchón (Madrid) |
45 Km. / 28 miles |
By car : Take A3 to the bridge in Arganda. Turn on the road to.
By bus: La Veloz. Tel.: 91 409 76 02 |
Plaza Mayor |
Garlics and "anís" liquor. |
Alcalá de Henares
(Madrid) |
33 Km. / 20.5 miles |
By car: Take national highway N-II
By bus : Continental Auto.
Tel.: 91-356 23 07
By train: Commuter train lines C-1, C-2 and C-7 |
University (in Spanish)
Magisterial Cathedral |
Caramel-coated almonds and costradas cakes. |
| Ávila |
115 Km. / 71 miles |
By car : Take national highway A-6 exit at Villacastín to the N-501.
By bus : Larrea. Tel.: 91 530 48 00
By train: Renfe |
The walls of Avila
Convent of Saint Teresa
Cathedral of Avila |
Yemas de Santa Teresa , a candy made with egg yolk and sugar named after the famous Saint,
and T-bone steak. |
| Cuenca |
167 Km. / 104 miles |
By car : Take national highway A-3 to Tarancón.
By bus : Auto res. Tel.: 902 02 00 52
By train : Commuter train line C-3.
|
Hanging Houses (in Spanish)
Old Quarter (in Spanish) |
El morteruelo, a traditional regional paté, Manchegan cheese, mantecados, traditional Christmas sweets made mainly from lard, and more. |
