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View of the Valley of the Fallen
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View of the Valley of the Fallen
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Enrique Garcia
July 20, 2020
Hiking
Once you reach the Naranjera refuge, just beyond the fence, there are some rocks from where there are magnificent views of the entire valley of the fallen. You have to climb carefully, but it is accessible. Not suitable for young children
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•Enrique Garcia
July 20, 2020
Hiking
suitable footwear for going in the mountains, there is no access schedule (at the moment), any time is good, but bear in mind that it gets quite loaded with snow when it falls.
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•Gerardo Rodríguez Izquierdo
June 14, 2025
Hiking
Monumental funerary complex designed in 1940 by Pedro Muguruza and Diego Méndez. Its impressive sculptures were designed by Juan de Ábalos y Taborda. The cross, located on the Risco de la Nava, is 150 meters high with arms measuring 24 meters each. It is the tallest cross in Christendom.
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Elevation 1,550 m
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