Hill between the Matabueyes hill and the Alto de La Fuente del Pájaro. Necessary step to communicate the Palace of Valsaín with the Roman road, the Port of La Fuenfría and the Monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial. During the Civil War, an important defensive position of the National Army.

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The Cruz de la Gallega is a landmark on the route to the Matabueyes hill, located in the Valsaín mountains, near the Royal Site of San Ildefonso in the province of Segovia.

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Cruce de Caminos, important in the streets of the Sierra Segoviana. Head on, towards Segovia on the Camino de Santiago. To the West, the Dead woman and the Pasapán, and to the East, Valsain and the Farm

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