Getafe

Worth seeing in and around Getafe

5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Estadio Coliseum

   Estadio Coliseum is a municipally owned football stadium in Getafe, Spain.

   2.7 km · Football stadium in Getafe, Spain · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Estadio Municipal de Butarque

   The Estadio Municipal de Butarque, known for sponsorship reasons as the Ontime Butarque, is a multi-use stadium located in Leganés, Spain. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of CD Leganés.

   4.7 km · Football stadium Leganés, Madrid, Spain · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

   Universidad Carlos III de Madrid is a public university in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Established in 1989, UC3M is an institution with a distinctly international profile.

   4.3 km · Spanish university · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Cerro de los Ángeles

   The Cerro de los Ángeles is a hill located in Getafe, Spain, about 10 km south of Madrid. The site is famous for being the geographic centre of the Iberian Peninsula.

   4 km · hill in Getafe, Spain · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Ciudad Deportiva Getafe CF

   The Ciudad Deportiva Getafe CF is the training ground and academy base of the Spanish football club Getafe CF. It was opened in 2005. Located in Getafe near the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez and covering an area of 70,000 m2, it is used for youth and senior teams trainings.

   2.8 km · training ground of Getafe CF · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Catedral de la Magdalena, a Renaissance era cathedral located in the center of the city with a baroque altar. Biblioteca Ricardo de La Vega, built in the 17th century as a prison and now being used as a public library. It's located next to the cathedral. Hospitalillo de San José, a former hospital built in the 16th century that has a small chapel and a central patio. A fine example of Castilian architecture.

From Wikivoyage: Getafe, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Football:

1. 01
   Getafe CF play soccer in La Liga

   Their home ground Coliseum Alfonso Pérez (capacity 17,000) is by M-45, two km northeast of town centre.

From Wikivoyage: Getafe, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   Casa de Pías

   Plaza Escuelas Pias 4, casadepias@casadepias.com.

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Getting to Getafe

Airports

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas (MAD), 25 km · Zaragoza (ZAZ), 272 km · Valencia (VLC), 292 km

Stations

Parque de los Estados, 5.1 km · Conservatorio, 1.8 km · Juan de la Cierva, 1.1 km · San Nicasio, 5.2 km · Hospital Severo Ochoa, 3.7 km

• Valencia → Getafe

  7105 km · quickest by air, 16h 29m · $1,090–1,690
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• Zaragoza → Getafe

  283 km · quickest by road, 4h 34m · €33–46
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• Bilbao → Getafe

  336 km · quickest by air, 4h 34m · €120–170
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