Rascafria

Among the towns of the Community of Madrid, Rascafría stands out for its setting in the Lozoya Valley beneath the Sierra de Guadarrama. The Lozoya River runs through this highland area, where pine forests and mountain slopes shape a markedly cooler landscape than Madrid’s urban plain. Just outside the town, the former Carthusian monastery of Santa María de El Paular was founded in the 14th century and remains one of the valley’s defining historic sites. Rascafría also lies close to Peñalara, the highest summit in the Sierra de Guadarrama. See how Rascafría fits into the wider mountain region by browsing webcams nearby.

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