Alerces
Alerces is a scenic viewpoint in El Escorial, Madrid, Community of Madrid. Alerces is situated nearby to the spring Fuente de La Concha, as well as near the reservoir Depósito.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Centro de educación ambiental Arboreto Luis Ceballos and Puerto de Malagón.
Centro de educación ambiental Arboreto Luis Ceballos
Garden
Photo: Esetena, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Centro de educación ambiental Arboreto Luis Ceballos is a garden, which is situated 420 metres south of Alerces.
Puerto de Malagón
Mountain saddle
Photo: Totemkin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Puerto de Malagón is a mountain saddle.
Library of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Library
Photo: Xauxa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Library of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, also known as the Escurialense or the Laurentina, is a large Spanish Renaissance library founded by Philip II, located in San Lorenzo de El Escorial and part of the heritage of the monastery of El Escorial. Library of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is situated 2 km southeast of Alerces.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Escorial and Zarzalejo.
El Escorial
Town
Photo: Rodelar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Escorial is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Madrid, located 45 km northwest of the Spanish capital Madrid. It belongs to the comarca of Cuenca del Guadarrama. El Escorial is situated 3½ km southeast of Alerces.
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 6 km south of Alerces.
Peguerinos
Village
Photo: Totemkin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peguerinos is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. Peguerinos is situated 6 km northwest of Alerces.
Alerces
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Wheelchair access: no
- Category: tourism
- Location: El Escorial, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.59983° or 40° 35′ 59″ northLongitude
-4.1657° or 4° 9′ 57″ westOpen location code
8CGQHRXM+WPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2267359588OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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