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City Centre Alcobendas
San Sebastian de los Reyes
~5.43 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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Plaza de Toros
San Sebastian de los Reyes
~5.69 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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Plaza de Toros de Illumbe is an arena in San Sebastián, Spain. It is primarily used for basketball and the home arena of San Sebastián Gipuzkoa BC. The arena holds 12,500 people and opened in 1998. When configured for basketball games it has a seating capacity for 11,000 spectators[1] In accord with its name, it is also used for bullfighting.
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Arabic Gradens
San Sebastian de los Reyes
~6.05 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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El Pardo
Madrid
~6.69 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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The Royal Palace of El Pardo (Spanish: Palacio Real de El Pardo) is owned by the Spanish state and administered by the Patrimonio Nacional agency. It is situated near Madrid (in the present-day district of Fuencarral-El Pardo (Madrid) and the palace began as a hunting lodge.It became an alternative residence of the kings of Spain until Alfonso XII, who died in the palace in 1885.It was King Enrique III who ordered the building of the pavilion in 1406, on Mount El Pardo, because of its abundant game. Later, in the time of Carlos I (1547), it was transformed into a palace. On 13 March 1604, a massive fire destroyed many of the paintings, including masterpieces by Titian. Carlos III renewed the building in the eighteenth century, appointing his architect Francesco Sabatini for the job. It...
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Business District (Neighborhood)
Fuencarral
~9.18 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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Gran Via
Ciudad Lineal
~9.88 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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Gran Vía (literally "Great Way") is an ornate and upscale shopping street located in central Madrid. It leads from Calle de Alcalá, close to Plaza de Cibeles, to Plaza de España.The lively street is one of the city's most important shopping areas, with a large number of hotels and large movie theaters; it is also noted for the grand architecture prevalent among many of its buildings. Now, most of the theatres are being replaced by shopping malls.
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Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
Madrid
~10.48 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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Estadio Santiago Bernabéu is a football stadium in the Chamartín district of Madrid, Spain. It was inaugurated on 14 December 1947 and is owned by the Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. With a current capacity of 80,354 spectators, it was named as a UEFA Elite stadium in 2007.El Bernabéu, named after chairman Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, is one of the world's most famous and prestigious football venues. It hosted the European Cup final three times, in 1957, 1969 and 1980, and is scheduled to host the UEFA Champions League 2010 final.[2] The finals for the 1964 European Nations' Cup and the 1982 World Cup have also been held at the Bernabéu.
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Bernabeu Stadium
Madrid
~10.51 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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Estadio Santiago Bernabéu is a football stadium in the Chamartín district of Madrid, Spain. It was inaugurated on 14 December 1947 and is owned by the Real Madrid Clube de Fútbol. With a current capacity of 80,354 spectators, it was named as a UEFA Elite stadium in 2007.El Bernabéu, named after chairman Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, is one of the world's most famous and prestigious football venues. It hosted the European Cup final three times, in 1957, 1969 and 1980, and is scheduled to host the UEFA Champions League 2010 final.[2] The finals for the 1964 European Nations' Cup and the 1982 World Cup have also been held at the Bernabéu.
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Technical University of Madrid
Madrid
~10.64 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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The Technical University of Madrid (Spanish: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, UPM) is a Spanish university, located in Madrid. It was founded in 1971 as the result of merging different Technical Schools of Engineering and Architecture, originated mainly in the 18th century. Over 35,000 students attend classes during the year.It is part of the TIME network, which groups fifty engineering schools throughout Europe.
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IFEMA
Feria de Madrid Madrid
~10.65 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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A new Commercial Service office in a prime location at the main Spanish fairgrounds, IFEMA, which can offer a free meeting space to U.S. firms exhibiting, visiting or attending IFEMA's trade shows, has been opened. IFEMA, the Institución Ferial de Madrid, is Spain's largest fairground with more than 5 million square feet of exhibition space. It organizes 70 shows that are attended by 4 million visitors and 30,000 exhibitors every year. IFEMA is a world class, state-of-the-art exhibition facility.
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Madrid Congress Center
Madrid
~10.76 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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Located in the building at the North Entrance with an area of 10,000 square metres, the North Convention and Congress Centre possesses a total of 20 rooms, 18 of which are on the first floor. It is found through a grand entrance hall filled with natural light, and its size makes it the ideal space for exhibitions of up to 468 square metres net, or for providing catering services during the event.Rooms N101 to N106 are multi-purpose as they have separating panels, allowing the hosting of events from 100 to 1,800 people. Joined together, N103 and N104 comprise the North Auditorium, which holds 1,100 people. The North Auditorium´s main characteristic is its removable seating, which allows it to become either an auditorium or an open space according to the client´s needs.The remaining ...
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Auditorio Nacional de Musica
Madrid
~10.94 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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Museo de America
Madrid
~11.47 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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Avenida Reyes Católicos, 628040 MadridTeléfonos: 91 549 26 41 y 91 543 94 37Fax: 91 544 67 42El Museo de América reúne amplias colecciones que proceden de las distintas culturas del continente americano, lo que permite no sólo admirar piezas únicas sino también valorar la capacidad del hombre americano para desarrollar diferentes estrategias vitales que se manifiestan en diversos universos simbólicos, cargados muchas veces de un fuerte mestizaje.
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Complutense University of Madrid
Madrid
~11.49 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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The Complutense University of Madrid (Spanish: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, UCM) is a university in Madrid, and one of the oldest universities in the world. It is located on a sprawling campus that occupies the entirety of the Ciudad Universitaria district of Madrid, with annexes in the district of Somosaguas in the neighboring city of Pozuelo de Alarcón.According to the annual university rankings conducted by El Mundo, the Complutense University ranks as the top public university in Spain,[5] with its Schools of Philosophy, Spanish Literature, History, Pharmacy, Optometry, Journalism, Psychology, and Sociology holding the top national rankings. The University is also a filial to the Spanish Royal Societies of Physics and Mathematics.
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Ventas
Madrid
~11.49 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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Museo de Lazaro Galdiano
Madrid
~11.56 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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Imagine 37 rooms in a superbly renovated 19th-century mansion bulging with artworks, including many by the most famous old masters of Europe, and you have an idea of what this museum is like. Visitors usually take the elevator to the top floor and work down, lingering over such artifacts as 15th-century hand-woven vestments, swords and daggers, royal seals, 16th-century crystal from Limoges, Byzantine jewelry, Italian bronzes from ancient times to the Renaissance, and medieval armor.Bosch evokes his own peculiar brand of horror on one of the gallery's most striking paintings, whose canvas is peopled with creepy fiends devouring human flesh. The Spanish masters are the best represented -- among them El Greco, Velázquez, Zurbarán, Ribera, Murillo, and Valdés-Leal.One section is devot...
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Barrio Salamanca
Madrid Sp
~11.59 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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Castellana District (Neighborhood)
Madrid
~11.97 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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Cibeles Fountain
Madrid
~11.97 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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The fountain of Cibeles is found in the part of Madrid commonly called the Paseo de Recoletos. It depicts the goddess Cibeles (Cybele), the Phrygian goddess of fertility, sitting on a chariot pulled by two lions. The fountain was built in the reign of Charles III and designed by Ventura Rodríguez between 1777 and 1782. The goddess and chariot are the work of Francisco Gutiérrez and the lions by Roberto Michel. The fountain originally stood next to the Buenavista Palace, and was moved to its present location in the middle of the square in the late 19th century. Up until the 19th century both the fountain of Neptune and Cibeles looked directly at each other, until the city council decided to turn them round to face towards the centre of the city.On one side of the fountain of Cibeles, the ...
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Las Ventas
Madrid
~12.08 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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The Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas is a famous bullring in Madrid (Spain).Situated in the barrio of Guindalera in the district of Salamanca, it was inaugurated on June 17, 1931. It has a seating capacity of 25,000 and is regarded as the home of bullfighting in Spain.This bullring was designed by an architect called Espeliú. Its style is Neo-Mudéjar (Moorish) with pottery incrustations. The seats are situated in 10 "tendidos". The price of the seats depends upon how close they are to the "arena" and whether they are in the sun or the shade (the latter being more expensive). The bullfighting season starts in March and ends in December; bullfights are held every day during the San Isidro Fiesta, and every Sunday or holiday during the season. Bullfights start at 6 or 7pm and last for two to ...
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Museo Municipal
Madrid
~12.27 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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Famed for its outstanding baroque facade, this 18th-century building has a collection of documents, models, paintings, drawings, and sketches that amply covers the history of the Spanish capital. Formerly an orphanage, it's located on the eastern edge of the Malasaña district a short walk up from the Gran Vía. It re-opened in 2005 after 2 years of renovation work.Telephone Number: 91-588-86-72Transportation: Metro: TribunalPrice Information: Admission freeHours: Tues-Fri 9:30am-8pm, Sat and Sun 10am-2pm; mid-July-mid-Sept Tues-Fri 9:30am-2:30pm, Sat-Sun 10am-2pm
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Museo Romantico
Madrid
~12.28 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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This characteristic 18th-century palace has been converted into a museum that captures the essence of middle-class life in the city during the 19th Century. You'll see an interesting collection of household objects like lamps, furniture, china and pianos, laid out in different rooms decorated with portraits of the Royal Family and important politicians and military leaders of the era. The walls are also hung with portraits of popular artists of the time, like Salvador Gutierrez, Ribera, Madrazo, Alenza and Esquivel. You can even wander through the ballroom where famous writers, such as Bequer, Campoamor and Martínez Campos used to gather for literary evenings. There's a room entirely given over to the life of Romantic period novelist, Mariano Jose de Larra.Open Hours: 9:30a-3p Tu-Su, 1...
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Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida
Madrid
~12.32 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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La ermita de San Antonio de la Florida, situada en la plaza del mismo nombre, es la tercera de las ermitas dedicadas a san Antonio de Padua que hubo a las afueras de Madrid. Está en el distrito de Moncloa.
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Templo de Debod
Madrid
~12.37 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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Dating from the second century BCE, this small Egyptian temple covered in fascinating drawings, hieroglyphics, and religious inscriptions was a gift from the Egyptian government to Spain in 1970 in recognition of Spain's assistance in saving historical remains during the construction of the Aswan Dam. You will find it located in a peaceful and pleasant park, but you are advised not to come here after dark.
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National Library
Madrid
~12.43 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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The Biblioteca Nacional de España ('National Library of Spain') is a major public library, the largest in Spain. It is located in Madrid, on the Paseo de Recoletos.The library was founded by King Philip V in 1712 as the Palace Public Library (Biblioteca Pública de Palacio). The Royal Letters Patent that he granted, the predecessor of the current legal deposit requirement, made it mandatory for printers to submit a copy of every book printed in Spain to the library. In 1836, the library's status as Crown property was revoked and ownership was transferred to the Ministry of Governance (Ministerio de la Gobernación). At the same time, it was renamed the Biblioteca Nacional.During the 19th century, confiscations, purchases and donations enabled the BN to acquire the majority of the ant...
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National Archaelogical Museum of Spain
Madrid
~12.47 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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The National Museum of Archaeology (Spanish: Museo Nacional de Arqueología) of Spain (officially known as National Archaeological Museum before 2009)[1] is in Madrid, beside the Plaza de Colón (Columbus Square), sharing its building with the National Library.Façade of the museumThe museum was founded in 1867 by a Royal Decree of Isabella II, and its purpose was to be a depository for numismatic, archaeological, ethnographical and decorative art collections compiled by the Spanish monarchs.In 1895 all the collections were moved to the current venue, a neoclassical building projected by architect Francisco Jareño and built from 1866 to 1892. In 1968 were started renovation and extension works that considerably increased its area.In 2008/2009 the museum was being remodelled with o...
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Plaza de Espana
Madrid
~12.51 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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Plaza de España (or "Spain Square" in English) is a large square, and popular tourist destination, located in central Madrid, Spain, at the western end of the Gran Vía. It features a monument to Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, and is bordered by two of Madrid's most prominent skyscrapers. Also, the Palacio Real (Royal Palace) is a short walk south from the plaza.
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Plaza Espana
Madrid Sp
~12.51 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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Plaza de España (or "Spain Square" in English) is a large square, and popular tourist destination, located in central Madrid, Spain, at the western end of the Gran Vía. It features a monument to Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, and is bordered by two of Madrid's most prominent skyscrapers. Also, the Palacio Real (Royal Palace) is a short walk south from the plaza.
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Puerta de Alcalá
Madrid Sp
~12.56 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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The Puerta de Alcalá ("Alcalá Gate") is a Neo-classical monument in the Plaza de la Independencia ("Independence Square") in Madrid, Spain. It stands near the city center and several meters away from the main entrance to the Parque del Buen Retiro. The square is bisected by Alcalá street, although the street itself doesn't cross through the monument, and it is the origin of the Alfonso XII, Serrano and Olózaga streets. Its name originates from the old path from Madrid to the nearby town of Alcalá de Henares.Madrid in the late 19th century, still remained a somewhat drab villa in appearance, surrounded by medieval walls. Around the year 1774, king Carlos III commissioned Francesco Sabatini to construct a monumental gate in the city wall through which an expanded road to the city of Alcalá...
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Chueca
Madrid
~12.56 miles from Tres Cantos city center
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Chueca is a neighborhood in Madrid. It is located just to the north of the downtown core and old city, centered around the Plaza de Chueca and Chueca metro station. It is known as the main gay village of Madrid.A decade ago it was a dangerous area where drugs and male prostitution were rampant. However, Madrid's increasingly growing and affluent gay community has made Chueca one of the most fashionable and cosmopolitan areas of Madrid. During the day the majority of activity is concentrated in the numerous shops and boutiques of both international and independent designers, and the chic cafés. At night, the area is known for its innovative restaurants, bars, and clubs. In addition to this, there are other businesses oriented toward a gay clientelle such as travel agencies, lawyers and vi...
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