# The most beautiful villages in the Community of Madrid

Sierra Norte, Guadarrama and the Vegas, under an hour from the capital.

- 31 votes · 11 items
- Jul 30, 2024 · Verónica Izquierdo Romero
- https://even.best/en/l/3716/the-most-beautiful-villages-in-the-community-of-madrid

## Top 11

1. **Chinchón** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Main square with green wooden balconies.
2. **Buitrago del Lozoya** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — The region's only complete walled enclosure.
3. **Cercedilla** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Guadarrama mountain village, starting point for hikes.
4. **Rascafría** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — El Paular monastery in the Lozoya valley.
5. **Nuevo Baztán** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Baroque ensemble by Churriguera.
6. **Patones de Arriba** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Black slate architecture in the Sierra Norte.
7. **San Lorenzo de El Escorial** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Philip II's monastery.
8. **Torrelaguna** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Town with a square and the Gothic church of La Magdalena.
9. **Manzanares el Real** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Mendoza castle below La Pedriza.
10. **Colmenar de Oreja** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Arcaded main square and stone from its quarries.
11. **Montejo de la Sierra** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Next to one of Europe's southernmost beech forests.

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