Top 11 Natural Monuments around Las Navas Del Marqués

Nice monument to Draeselia, easy to see from the road

Beautiful waterfall that, although it can be avoided, is always nice to see its waters fall from the highest parts of the Sierra on its southern side. When it's hot, a great place to cool off.

The Elizabethan butterfly is a nocturnal species endemic to Spain and France, being one of the living jewels of the Sierra de Guadarrama. Discovered in 1849 in the area near the monument and celebrated there since 1973, it receives its name in tribute to Queen Isabel II, monarch of Spain at the time.

Beautiful waterfall that, although it can be avoided, it's always nice to see its waters falling from the highest parts of the Sierra on its southern side. For when it's hot a great place to cool off.

This site represents the geographical point where the provinces of Madrid, Ávila and Segovia meet, represented by an iron milestone. It is a beautiful place especially in spring summer months with very nice views. Although the path is indicated on the map as "forbidden", you can do it without any problem coming from the Engineer's path or path.

The stone wall near the road is the rest of the Fence or Royal Wall, built by order of Felipe II, at the end of the 16th century, to mark the limits of the hunting ground of the El Escorial Monastery. Some time later, Carlos IV improved the fence by placing “jumping points” at strategic points, so that game species could enter the preserve but could not leave. The path leaves the highest point of the Machota Alta on the left and heads directly to the group of cliffs where El Fraile is, a granite spire that is shaped like a cappuccino, and also a lit candle, a stone flame. The path continues parallel to the Royal Wall, between cavalry stones and views of the monumental complex of San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

In a few minutes the path is completely invaded by the enormous groves of oaks and shortly after, the group of ancient chestnut trees appears where the monumental chestnut tree of the King's fountain is, 20 meters high, 220 years old and branches everywhere. . The roots emerge between the rocks and the treetops mix with each other forming a comforting forest canopy, which reaches its best moment of admiration in the fall. The King's fountain is next to the road, between some granite rocks.

The Hornillo ravine is a tributary of the Aceña river, in the last western foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama, where the mountain range sinks into the forests of Pinares Llanos and the first mountains that form the eastern massif of the Sierra de Gredos are born. . The rocks are granite, polished and shaped by the current of the stream, which forms small roaring foam jumps when the water is abundant. The forests are repopulated with pine forests with oak meadows in open areas for cattle grazing, a suggestive mountain landscape for an entertaining family outing. The path runs through the forest near the watercourse and crosses the stream again to change slopes. At this point, a path leads to the left through some steps made of roots and trunks, marked with the Sendas Verdes milestone. The first slope is hard, then the path goes through some clearings between the pines and reaches the waterfall of the Hornillo waterfall. The frill is about fifteen meters high, spread over a long stretch to the main pool and then a small ponytail on a polished rocky lambría.