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Castile and León

Real Sitio De San Ildefonso

Pradera de Navalhorno Stone Shelter

Castile and León

Real Sitio De San Ildefonso

Pradera de Navalhorno Stone Shelter

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Pradera de Navalhorno Stone Shelter

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Parque Natural de la Sierra de Guadarrama Norte

Location: Real Sitio De San Ildefonso, Segovia, Segovia, Castile and León, Spain

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Tips

Juanjo Alonso Kapi

March 24, 2022

Hiking

The population belongs to the municipality of La Granja de San Ildefonso, it emerged in 1883, when a wood sawmill was built to exploit the forest resources of the Valsaín forests, called at that time Real Aserrío. The original buildings of the workers' village were made of adobe and pine, reinforced with grease from factory machinery to insulate the dwellings from the cold and snow. The original machines from the 19th century stopped working in 1964. The new facility features state-of-the-art technology in the treatment of wood products and has a wood museum open to the public.

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Juanjo Alonso Kapi

March 24, 2022

Hiking

The exploitation of pine wood and the forest resources of the upper Eresma is linked to the influence of the monarchs who have resided in the summer rooms of the …

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Andrés Escribano Abad

March 30, 2024

Hiking

Near Valsaín and the Eresma River. A lovely place.

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Elevation 1,260 m

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Location: Real Sitio De San Ildefonso, Segovia, Segovia, Castile and León, Spain

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