Villanueva del Pardillo

Alfonso X el Sabio University (Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio in Spanish language, UAX) is a private university in the Community of Madrid, Spain.The number of enrolled students amounts to 8,500 The UAX offers its students the option of carrying out a university exchange in one of more than 150 universities. UAX's academic programs operate on a semester calendar beginning in late September and ending in June. In March 2019, CVC Capital Partners invested in UAX with a five-year plan to grow the institution locally and internationally The deal was valued at €1.1 billion, according to Acuris.

Villanueva de la Cañada is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Located 30 km north-west from Madrid, the municipality covers an area of 34.92 km2. Geographically, it sits on a large plain, in which there are several promontories, on one of which is found the castle of Aulencia, its main landmark. The ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre lies close to the former, on the Guadarrama riverfront. Villafranca del Castillo, a well-off urban area detached from the main nucleus, is located within the municipal bounds. Villanueva de la Cañada hosts the main campus of the Alfonso X El Sabio University as well as the Aquópolis waterpark.

The Iberian Peninsula , also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defining the westernmost edge of Eurasia. It is principally divided between Spain and Portugal, comprising most of their territory, as well as a small area of Southern France, Andorra, and Gibraltar. With an area of approximately 583,254 square kilometres (225,196 sq mi), and a population of roughly 53 million, it is the second largest European peninsula by area, after the Scandinavian Peninsula.

Villafranca Station (also known as VILSPA) was an ESTRACK satellite ground station in Spain, 30 kilometres (19 mi) north from the city of Madrid in a Villanueva de la Cañada, within the area of European Space Astronomy Centre.Station currently operates 15m S-band antenna marked VIL-1 capable of automatic tracking, ranging, frequency and timing measurements, monitoring, control and two-way communications. Additional facilities provide tracking, telemetry, telecommand and radiometric measurements.In 2014 VIL-1 was upgraded to use SARAS (Spanish acronym for Fast Acquisition of Satellites and Launchers) system allowing easier estimation of the beam direction increasing tracking precision and accuracy.In 2012 first antenna of the Villafranca Station, build in 1974 and designated VIL-1, was passed to the Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial and dedicated to the Cooperation through Education in Science and Astronomy Research (CESAR) project and currently is used as a radio telescope for educational purposes.In 2017 VIL-1 has been transferred to European industry

The Lycée Français International Molière de Madrid (Spanish: Liceo Francés Internacional Molière de Madrid), formerly Lycée Français Molière de Villanueva de la Cañada (Spanish: Liceo Francés Molière de Villanueva de la Cañada) is a French international school in Villanueva de la Cañada, Community of Madrid, Spain. It is governed by the rules of foreign system schools ("centros docentes extranjeros" ) in Spain, and French national Education. The school belongs to the Mission laïque française (MLF) and all levels are accredited ("homologués") by the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE), from petite section (2-3 yo) to terminale (final year of lycée, or senior high/sixth form). Besides French, Spanish and English are taught since the earliest age, following the motto of the MLF: “two cultures, three languages”.Like most French establishments abroad, the school calendar follows the principles of French school rhythms (36 weeks in 5 periods) with adaptations to the local context.

Officially La Ciudad del Fútbol de la Real Federación Española de Fútbol (English: The Football City of the Royal Spanish Football Federation) is a football training facility opened in 2003, serving as the headquarters of the Royal Spanish Football Federation as well as the official training centre of the Spanish football team. It is located in the municipality of Las Rozas de Madrid around 20 km northwest of the capital Madrid, within the Community of Madrid.

The Battle of Brunete (6–25 July 1937), fought 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of Madrid, was a Republican attempt to alleviate the pressure exerted by the Nationalists on the capital and on the north during the Spanish Civil War. Although initially successful, the Republicans were forced to retreat from Brunete after Nationalist counterattacks, and suffered devastating casualties from the battle.

Zarzalejo (Spanish pronunciation: [θaɾ.θa.ˈle.xo]) is a village in the Community of Madrid in Sierra Oeste. It had 1,773 inhabitants in 2022.

Brunete (Spanish pronunciation: [bɾuˈnete]) is a town located on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain with a population of 10,730 people.

Colmenarejo is a Spanish town and municipality in the Community of Madrid, located in the northwest of the region, in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama, 899 meters high and 37 kilometers away from the capital. It is bordered to the north by El Escorial, to the east by Galapagar, to the south by Villanueva del Pardillo and to the west by Valdemorillo. Its only road access is the M 510, from Galapagar or from Valdemorillo. It has in its municipality with the east bank of the reservoir of Valmayor, second in capacity of the Region of Madrid, with the third Campus of the University Carlos III of Madrid and with an attractive natural environment, where you can go for walks with a bicycle, within the Regional Park of the middle course of the Guadarrama River and its surroundings, in which stand out the holm oaks and pastures of cattle use dotted with junipers, ash trees and gall oaks.

Las Rozas de Madrid (or simply, Las Rozas; Spanish pronunciation: [las ˈɾɔθas]) is one of the largest townships and municipalities in the autonomous community of Madrid, Spain, with an area of 59 km² (22¾ sq. mi.)[1]. It is located 20 km (12 miles) northwest of the city of Madrid itself, on the A-6 freeway to A Coruña. Las Rozas is the beginning of this freeway, near the fork road M-505 to El Escorial, which marks the southern boundary of this 'comarca' or rural district (although it is no longer rural). The municipality is served by four Renfe railway stations– Las Rozas, Las Matas, El Pinar and El Tejar. A fifth stop, at Peñascales was closed. The municipality shares borders with Torrelodones to the north, Villanueva del Pardillo and Galapagar to the west, the park of Monte del Pardo in the east and Majadahonda (south). Las Rozas has one of the highest average per capita incomes in the Community of Madrid. During the final decades of the 20th century the town has experienced a vigorous building program, mostly as a dormitory town for Madrid, with a correspondingly strong population growth, which more than doubled between 1991 and 2005 (from 35,137 to 76,246 inhabitants). The provisioning for local services (such as schools and new dwellings) has at times been outpaced by the locality's high birth and immigration rates. However, by 2010 the community was well served in all health, education and social sectors.

The Watchtower of Torrelodones (Spanish: Atalaya de Torrelodones) is a watchtower located in Torrelodones, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1983.