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Autonomous community of Spain
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The Community of Madrid (Spanish: Comunidad de Madrid) is a region which includes the capital city of Spain. It has 6.5 million inhabitants.
By train
You can reach Atocha or Chamartín station in Madrid Capital by Renfe trains from anywhere in Spain. From either of those stations you can transfer to Cercanías commuter trains.
By bus
After reaching one of the capital's long-distance stations by bus, you can transfer to the frequent green buses serving most towns of the community.
By train
An extensive network of commuter railways serves the Community of Madrid which are known as Cercanías and indicated by this symbol .
By bus
Blue buses of the EMT serve routes within the capital, while green ones serve the other municipalities from the capital's major stations (Avenida de América, Moncloa, Principe Pío, Plaza de Castilla,…
By metro
The metro serves several areas outside the city but within the Community of Madrid. If you need to go there, there are a few options that you can load on a Multi card.
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capital city and largest city of Spain with busy nightlife and great art museums and monuments.
the city where Cervantes, the writer of Don Quixote, was baptized and almost certainly born. Its university and historical centre have been declared World Heritage Sites by the UNESCO.
highlights include the Palacio Real, the summer home for the Bourbons, and the lavishly designed Casa del Labrador near the Tagus River.
a mountainous retreat home to Spain's largest monastery, the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, and to the Valle de los Caidos (Valley of the Fallen).
typical Spanish town which retains its character from the 1700s.
Móstoles is a city in the Community of Madrid and it is the second largest in the region. Móstoles hosts the CA2M the museum with the contemporary art collection of the Community of Madrid.
Getafe is a city of 181,000 people (2018) just south of Madrid. It is home to the Getafe Air Base, one of the oldest Spanish military air bases, and to the main campus of the Charles III University of Madrid.
an upper-class satellite city with excellent modern cultural, shopping and leisure facilities
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