Cuerda del Ortigal

Cuerda del Ortigal is a locality in Santa María de la Alameda, Madrid, Community of Madrid. Cuerda del Ortigal is situated nearby to the locality La Pila, as well as near Cerro de la Cabeza.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Puerto de Malagón and Centro de educación ambiental Arboreto Luis Ceballos.

Puerto de Malagón

Mountain saddle

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Puerto de Malagón is a mountain saddle, which is situated 3 km northeast of Cuerda del Ortigal.

Centro de educación ambiental Arboreto Luis Ceballos

Garden

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Centro de educación ambiental Arboreto Luis Ceballos is a garden, which is situated 3 km east of Cuerda del Ortigal.

Casita del Infante

Building

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The Casita del Infante is a historic building in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain. It was constructed as a private home for the Infante Gabriel of Spain, hence its name. Casita del Infante is situated 3½ km east of Cuerda del Ortigal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zarzalejo and El Escorial.

Zarzalejo

Village

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Zarzalejo is a village in the Community of Madrid in Sierra Oeste, near El Escorial. It had 1,773 inhabitants in 2022. An ancient farmstead dating from Roman times was found here. It was occupied in the second and third centuries AD. Zarzalejo is situated 4½ km southeast of Cuerda del Ortigal.

El Escorial

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San Lorenzo de El Escorial is a town about 45 km northwest of Madrid in Spain. Set in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama, its chief attraction is the Monastery of El Escorial, a World Heritage Site that was the power centre of the Spanish empire under King Felipe II.