Alternative destinations near Madrid.
Places near Madrid that score high on beauty and low on crowding, according to our data.
Real Sitio de San Ildefonso
Home to the Royal Palace of La Granja and the Royal Glass Factory, this small town in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama is a short drive from Segovia…
Tembleque
This pocket-sized village in Toledo province, Castile-La Mancha, sits in wine-growing country with vineyards nearby and water close at hand, and carries a co…
Ávila City
Enclosed by medieval walls and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985, Ávila's old town is one of the best-preserved in Spain, earning the city the ni…
Pastrana
Declared a historic-artistic ensemble in 1966, Pastrana is a small village in Guadalajara's La Alcarria region whose medieval and Renaissance character remai…
Zorita de los Canes
A modest hamlet in Guadalajara's La Alcarria region, Zorita de los Canes sits on the water and is home to the Castle of Zorita de los Canes, a medieval fortr…
Cebreros
Cebreros, a small town in Ávila province in Castile and León, is home to a European Space Agency deep-space satellite tracking station alongside a museum ded…
Sepúlveda
A little village in Segovia province declared a historic-artistic ensemble, Sepúlveda sits alongside the Hoces del Río Duratón Natural Park and houses its in…
Sonseca
Modest Castilian town in Toledo province, Sonseca centres on a handsome granite Casa Consistorial draped in Spanish flags, sitting within easy reach of viney…
Torija
This small Castilian village in Guadalajara province where a well-preserved medieval castle with round towers and a stone church tower rise above terracotta-…
Guadalajara
A walkable Castilian city on the Henares river, Guadalajara in Spain's Castilla–La Mancha region has a historic centre dense with churches and cafés, set on…
Cogolludo
This pocket-sized village in Guadalajara province, Castile-La Mancha, holds more historic religious architecture than its size would suggest, including the C…
La Puebla de Montalbán
Small Castilian town in Toledo province whose broad arcaded main square, lined with timber-balconied buildings, gives it a lively, traditional Spanish charac…