토레 발 데 산 페드로‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪15‬개의 천연기념물

highest peak of the Carpetanos Mountains, beautiful

Pico del Nevero, the highest of the Carpetanos Mountains, with beautiful views.

Another port in Los Montes Carpetanos for the passage between the provinces of Madrid and Segovia.

especially beautiful in Spring, with the thaw.

Legend has it that Juan Guas, a Spanish stonemason and sculptor of Breton origin, was completely desperate due to the deadlines imposed on him for the building to be completed. It must be remembered that the materials arrived by carts pulled by animals that traveled on difficult roads, which made their transportation difficult and lengthened the time. Due to this situation of total hopelessness, it is said that Guas made a pact with the devil to finish on time. It is said that, after this pact, the wagons began to arrive quickly to the place, crossing the Puerto or Alto del Reventón: a location close to 1,500 m altitude and that connects the Lozoya Valley (Community of Madrid) with the Royal Site. of San Ildefonso (Segovia). This fact made it easier for the works to gain a good pace and joy and hope returned to Juan Guas. Seeing that, finally, he could meet the required terms, the architect broke the pact with the devil when the last loaded car was about to arrive, because he did not want to lose his soul; This fact provoked the consequent anger of the mocked demon who decided to petrify the final shipment, so that the Cathedral would never be finished. Although no evidence has remained, it is said that one of the cathedral towers was shorter than its twin. Another version says that the building was even missing a tower that was initially planned.

Last winter of 2023, Pico Nevero lost its Geodesic, which detached itself from the cement landmark on which it was located and rolled through the ice and snow about 50 meters below. + R.I.P. + the Pico Nevero Geodesic.

From Puerto Linera, at 1834m altitude, you can see part of the Lozoya Valley, the Cabrera mountain range, highlighting the Pico de la Miel, the Riosequillo reservoir, Buitrado and Villavieja. Behind us is the province of Segovia, where we can see, among others, the town of Matabuena. The name "linera" is perhaps due to the large amount of linen that was sold from the Buitrago region to the towns of Pedraza and surrounding areas. The port has a cairn of stones much larger than those that delimit the terms, since, according to tradition, it was customary to throw a stone every time you passed from one side to the other to make it more visible when there was snow, blizzards or fog. , and prevent passers-by from getting lost.

Beautiful stone formation in the middle of the forest.