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Faro de Moncloa

Faro de Moncloa

The Faro de Moncloa is a 1992 transmission tower with a viewing ring at 92 m, next to the Arco de la Victoria at Moncloa. About €4, a lift, a full circle of the city with the sierra to the north; on a clear day you count the Cuatro Torres.

When: All year, closed Mondays. Clear autumn days after rain show the mountains.

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Photo Carlos Reusser Monsalvez, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.