The Comunidad de Madrid is an autonomous administrative region smack in the middle of Spain, bordered by Castilla y León to the north and west and Castilla La Mancha to the south and east. Beyond Madrid proper, the Comunidad offers travelers a variety of daytrips to exquisite cultural landscapes and small-town serenity; these are just a start to possible explorations.
The one-time home of Golden Age authors Miguel de Cervantes, Francisco de Quevedo, and Lope de Vega, and site of a university dating to 1498, the Renaissance city of Alcalá de Henares (pop. 191,000) ...more
Once a getaway for Habsburg and Bourbon royalty and now named a World Heritage Cultural Landscape by UNESCO, Aranjuez remains a worthwhile retreat for its dazzling gardens and palaces, as well as famous ...more
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