Pozuelo de Alarcón
Pozuelo de Alarcón is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain.
Pozuelo de Alarcón is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Bordering the Moncloa-Aravaca district of Madrid proper to its west, Pozuelo de Alarcón is surrounded by large Mediterranean pine-tree forests: the Casa de Campo, the Monte del Pardo, and the Monte del Pilar. As of 2022, it ranks as the wealthiest municipality in Spain. La Finca, an isolated luxury residential area known by its affluent residents, most notably football players, lies within the municipality bounds.
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Worth seeing in and around Pozuelo de Alarcón
8 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.
- 01Zoo Aquarium de Madrid
The Madrid Zoo Aquarium is a 20-hectare zoo and aquarium located in the Casa de Campo in Madrid, Spain. The zoo is owned by the city, but is managed by the international entertainment operator Parques Reunidos.
5.3 km · zoo and aquarium in Madrid, Spain · Wikipedia - 02Parque de Atracciones de Madrid
Parque de Atracciones de Madrid is a 20-hectare amusement park located in the Casa de Campo in Madrid. Opened in 1969, it is the third-oldest operating amusement park in Spain behind Parc d'Atraccions Tibidabo and Parque de Atracciones Monte Igueldo.
5.9 km · amusement park in Madrid, Spain · Wikipedia - 03Estadio Cerro del Espino
The Mini Estadio Cerro del Espino is a multi-use stadium located in Majadahonda, Community of Madrid, Spain. It holds 3800 spectators.
4.6 km · multi-use stadium located in Majadahonda, Community of Madrid, Spain · Wikipedia - 04Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
Francisco de Vitoria University is a private university located in Pozuelo de Alarcón, in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is a Roman Catholic institution run by the Legion of Christ.
1.9 km · university in Spain · Wikipedia - 05Campo de rugby Valle de las Cañas
Campo de Rugby Valle de las Cañas, known also as Valle de las Cañas is a rugby stadium located in the town of Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain. It is a natural grass field opened in 2000 and holds about 500 people.
1.4 km · Rugby union stadium in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain · Wikipedia - 06ESIC University
ESIC University is a private university located in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain, specialized in Marketing, Management and Digital Business. They are also found throughout Spain in cities such as Malaga, Barcelona, Pamplona, Seville, Granada, Zaragoza, Bilbao, and Valencia.
1 km · university in Spain · Wikipedia - 07Somosaguas fossil site
The Somosaguas fossil site is located in the Community of Madrid, in the Somosaguas campus, within the municipality of Pozuelo de Alarcón. The fossils found belong to the fauna of the Aragonian continental stage, about 14 million years ago.
2.2 km · Spanish fossil site · Wikipedia - 08Supercomputing and Visualization Center of Madrid
The Supercomputing and Visualization Center of Madrid, also called Madrid Supercomputing and Visualization Center, depends on the computer science faculty of the Technical University of Madrid. This center houses Magerit, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Spain.
4 km · supercomputer site in Madrid, Spain · Wikipedia
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Getting to Pozuelo de Alarcón
- Airports
- Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas (MAD), 21 km · Zaragoza (ZAZ), 270 km
- Stations
- Casa de Campo, 5.8 km · Colonia Jardín, 5.5 km · Estación de Aravaca, 2.8 km · Somosaguas Sur, 2.9 km · Avenida de Europa, 1.8 km
- Valencia → Pozuelo de Alarcón7100 km · quickest by air, 16h 20m · $1,090–1,680
- Zaragoza → Pozuelo de Alarcón281 km · quickest by road, 4h 40m · €34–47
- Bilbao → Pozuelo de Alarcón323 km · quickest by air, 4h 25m · €110–160
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Pozuelo de Alarcón
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Pozuelo de Alarcón. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inA somewhat unusual means of transportation is the cable car, that links Argüelles with the Casa de Campo (zoo and theme park) while offering a great view of the city.
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Next door to Pozuelo de Alarcón
Pozuelo de Alarcón is 10 km from Madrid, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Aravacaneighborhood in Madrid3 km
- El Plantíoneighborhood in Madrid4 km
- Valdemarínneighborhood in Madrid4.4 km