# Things to see in Manzanares (Spain): 49 places and when to go

> Manzanares is a town in Spain, and this site lists 49 places in and around it, mainly Hiking (20), Mountains (17), Nature (15). The best known are New Castle of Manzanares el Real, Bola del Mundo and La Maliciosa. The best time to come is April to June and September to October; also possible: November to March and July to August. In June there are 14 h 54 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 05. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/manzanares/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Spain · 40.7632, -3.8835
- **Places:** 49 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/senderismo/) (20) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/montana/) (17) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/naturaleza/) (15) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/historia/) (9) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/gastronomia/) (4) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/fauna/) (1)
- **Best time:** April to June and September to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March and July to August.
- **Nearest airport:** MAD Madrid, 40 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Cerro de Valdemartín, at 2,282 m.

## What to see in Manzanares

The places in and around Manzanares, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [New Castle of Manzanares el Real](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/castillo-nuevo-de-manzanares-el-real/): Castle in Madrid · 4.4 km
- [Bola del Mundo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/alto-de-las-guarramillas-bola-del-mundo/): Mountain in the Guadarrama mountain range between the provinces of Segovia and Madrid (Spain) · 8.5 km
- [La Maliciosa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/la-maliciosa/): Nature · Mountains · 7.2 km
- [Cuenca Alta del Manzanares Regional Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/parque-regional-de-la-cuenca-alta-del-manzanares/): Biosphere reserve in Spain | designated in 1992 · 13 km
- [Cuerda Larga](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/cuerda-larga/): Hiking · 5.2 km
- [Cerro de Valdemartín](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/cerro-de-valdemartin/): Mountain in Spain · 7.4 km
- [El Yelmo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/pena-del-yelmo/): Mountain in Spain · 1.2 km
- [Torre del Telégranfo en Cabeza Mediana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/torre-del-telegranfo-en-cabeza-mediana/): Mountain in Spain · 13 km
- [Alto del Telégrafo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/alto-del-telegrafo/): Mountain in Spain · 11 km
- [Cabeza Mediana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/cabeza-mediana/): Mountain in Spain · 9.3 km
- [Cerro La Najarra](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/la-najarra/): Mountain in Spain · 7.5 km
- [Necrópolis de Remedios](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/necropolis-de-remedios/): Archaeological site in Spain · 12 km
- [La Barranca sanatorium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/antiguo-hospital-la-barranca/): Building in Navacerrada, Spain · 10 km
- [Asomate de Hoyos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/asomate-de-hoyos/): Mountain in Spain · 4.7 km
- [Old castle of Manzanares el Real](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/castillo-viejo-de-manzanares/): Ruins · 4.4 km
- [Cercedilla Pueblo train station](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/cercedilla-pueblo/): Railway station in Cercedilla, Spain · 15 km
- [Risco de El Pájaro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/el-pajaro/): Mountain in Spain · 1.1 km
- [Loma de Pandasco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/loma-de-pandasco/): Mountain in Spain · 4.9 km
- [Pico Perdiguera](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/pico-perdiguera/): Mountain in Spain · 12 km
- [Refugio Giner de los Ríos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/refugio-giner-de-los-rios/): Mountains · Hiking · 3 m
- [Apeadero de Collado Albo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/apeadero-de-collado-albo/): History · 12 km
- [Dos Castillas Station](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/apeadero-de-dos-castillas/): Railway station in Real Sitio de San Ildefonso, Spain · 10 km
- [Camino Schmidt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/camino-schmidt/): Path in Spain · 13 km
- [Cascadas del Purgatorio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/cascada-del-purgatorio/): Nature · 9.8 km

And the other 25, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Waterfall of Ducha de los Alemanes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/ducha-de-los-alemanes/)
- **History**: [Estación de Camorritos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/estacion-de-camorritos/), [Siete Picos train station](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/estacion-de-siete-picos/)
- **Food and drink**: [Bienvenido Mr. Marshall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/bienvenido-mr-marshall/), [Cerveceria La Taberna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/cerveceria-la-taberna/), [Cerveza Gabarrera](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/cerveza-gabarrera/), [La Pedriza](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/la-pedriza/)
- **Hiking**: [Camino de Santiago Complutense](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/camino-de-santiago-complutense/), [Chozo Kindelan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/chozo-kindelan/), [De la Pedriza a Cuerda Larga](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/de-la-pedriza-a-cuerda-larga/), [La Barranca - La Maliciosa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/la-barranca-la-maliciosa/), [La Barranca - Pto. de Navacerrada](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/la-barranca-pto-de-navacerrada/), [La Loma del Noruego](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/la-loma-del-noruego/), [La Maliciosa (por la cuerda de los Porrones)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/la-maliciosa-por-la-cuerda-de-los-porrones/), [Laguna de los Pájaros de Peñalara](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/laguna-de-los-pajaros-de-penalara/), [Puerto de Cotos - Cabezas de Hierro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/puerto-de-cotos-cabezas-de-hierro/), [Refugio Libre del Pinganillo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/refugio-libre-del-pinganillo/), [Río Manzanares](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/rio-manzanares/), [Senda Victory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/senda-victory/), [Valle de la Angostura](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/valle-de-la-angostura/)
- **Temples**: [Iglesia parroquial de la Inmaculada Concepción, Soto del Real](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/parroquia-de-la-inmaculada-concepcion/)
- **Mountains**: [Refugio de Navarrulaque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/refugio-de-navarrulaque/), [Refugio La Najarra](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/refugio-la-najarra/), [Refugio Libre del Aguilón](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/refugio-libre-del-aguilon/), [Refugio Majada del Cojo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/refugio-majada-del-cojo/)

## When to go to Manzanares

The best time to visit Manzanares is **April to June and September to October**; also possible: November to March and July to August. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 23 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 26 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 41 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 06 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 16 |
| June | Best time | 14 h 54 |
| July | Possible | 14 h 39 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 38 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 15 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 53 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 41 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 05 |

In June there are 14 h 54 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 05. In September, 49 of the 49 places are at their best.

When to go to Spain in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Manzanares

The nearest main airport is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD, Madrid), 40 km as the crow flies. How to get around Spain (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=40.7632%2C-3.8835)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=40.7632%2C-3.8835)

## Other towns nearby

- [Trescasas/Palazuelos de Eresma](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/trescasas-palazuelos-de-eresma/): 90 places · 20 km
- [El Espinar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/el-espinar/): 27 places · 31 km
- [El Berrueco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/el-berrueco/): 27 places · 32 km
- [Villanueva de la Cañada](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/villanueva-de-la-canada/): 36 places · 35 km
- [Madrid](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/madrid/): 154 places · 44 km
- [Alcalá de Henares](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/alcala-de-henares/): 32 places · 54 km

And all of Spain, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Manzanares?

The best known: [New Castle of Manzanares el Real](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/castillo-nuevo-de-manzanares-el-real/), [Bola del Mundo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/alto-de-las-guarramillas-bola-del-mundo/), [La Maliciosa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/la-maliciosa/), [Cuenca Alta del Manzanares Regional Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/parque-regional-de-la-cuenca-alta-del-manzanares/), [Cuerda Larga](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/cuerda-larga/). In all, 49 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Manzanares?

April to June and September to October; also possible: November to March and July to August. In June there are 14 h 54 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 05.

### How do you get to Manzanares?

The nearest main airport is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), 40 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=40.7632%2C-3.8835) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Manzanares as the destination and these 49 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).