Like the rest of the towns located in the surroundings of the Madrid national park,
Cercedilla
has its best attraction in its nature.
Considered by many the
capital
of the Sierra de Guadarrama, everything in the town revolves
around these mountains
that are the north of Madrid, geographically, but also culturally and touristically.
The beautiful
valley of La Fuenfría
is the entrance to the heart of the sierra from its southern slope.
Something that has been going on for two millennia.
This is demonstrated by the layout of the
Roman road
that runs through it, one of the best preserved in the Iberian Peninsula.
Excursion through Cercedilla.ESMADRID
For centuries it was the obligatory step to cross this part of the mountain between both slopes.
Another road was built on part of the Roman road in the 13th century.
It was the
path of the Bourbon kings
from Madrid to La Granja de San Ildefonso, where they spent the summer.
The routes of both
roads, Romanesque and Bourbon
, make up an extraordinary route that gives walkers a difficult return to forget.
The first place where you skied in Spain
The most comfortable can choose to go up to
Eléctrico del Guadarrama,
despite the excessive price of their tickets imposed by Renfe.
The rack railway has been happily recovered today, after
three seasons
in dry dock.
It leads to the port of Navacerrada, a historic mountain place that was the first place to ski in Spain.
From there you can go down the best route in the mountains:
the Schmid path
, which leads to Fuenfría and Cercedilla.
Statue in honor of Francisco Fernández Ochoa.ESMADRID
The train tracks cross the center of this town not far from its
Plaza Mayor.
Here stands the statue of the town's most distinguished son:
Francisco Fernández Ochoa,
winner of the first Olympic gold medal in Spanish sports, at the 1972 Sapporo Olympics. It is at the gates of
the Ski Museum,
which despite its small dimensions offers a complete journey through the history of skiing and mountaineering in the mountains.
The
Luis Rosales cultural center
, dedicated to the poet of the Generation of 1936, winner of the Cervantes Prize and who spent part of his life in Cercedilla, is another reference in the town.
The Light Factory
shows the facilities of the old hydroelectric power station from 1925. A jewel of industrial architecture, it supplied energy and light to this town for more than half a century.
Fabes with crabs, dish from the Casona de Navalmedio.
PRACTICAL GUIDE
WHERE TO
SLEEP
In the Casona de Navalmedio, a pleasant rural enclave where you can also have lunch.
WHERE TO
EAT
In the restaurant La Alacena, perfect to taste the local gastronomy.
MORE INFORMATION
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At the Cercedilla Tourist Office.
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