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Area Metropolitana De Madrid

Villanueva De La Cañada

Villanueva de la Cañada

Area Metropolitana De Madrid

Villanueva De La Cañada

Villanueva de la Cañada

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Villanueva de la Cañada

Cycling

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Road cycling

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(6)

Gravel riding

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Hiking

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Location: Villanueva De La Cañada, Area Metropolitana De Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

December 3, 2023

Hiking

Villanueva de la Cañada was known by the name of Despernada. Due to a contraction of the word, it was later called La Espernada. Several legends circulate about this name: one of them refers to a stone statue, mutilated by passers-by, and which existed in ancient times on the site where the town is built today, and around which the first homes were built. This version is documented in the Topographical Relations of Philip II (1578), the original of which is preserved in the Library of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

December 3, 2023

Cycling

Villanueva de la Cañada was known by the name of Despernada. Due to a contraction of the word, it was later called La Espernada. Several legends circulate about this name: …

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Dani pazos (Kowalsky)

April 19, 2025

Road cycling

Always better on weekends and during off-peak hours during the week because there's a lot of traffic.

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Villanueva de la Cañada loop from Ronda de la Raya - Águilas

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Location: Villanueva De La Cañada, Area Metropolitana De Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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