Alcobendas, Spain

Alcobendas Spain

Alcobendas (Spanish pronunciation: [alkoˈβendas]) is a city in the Community of Madrid, in central Spain. It lies roughly 13 kilometres (8 miles) north of Madrid and about 7 kilometres (4 miles) from Barajas International Airport. The municipality includes a central urban area, a recently developed district known as Valdelasfuentes, the residential areas of La Moraleja and El Soto de la Moraleja, the Valdelatas nature reserve, and a light industrial estate. A large business park called Valdelacasa for high‑tech companies is currently under construction. Alcobendas is also home to a basketball museum run by the Pedro Ferrándiz Foundation, where the FIBA Hall of Fame is located. Formerly a working‑class area, Alcobendas has in recent times become one of the more socially and economically affluent parts of the Madrid metropolitan area, and it includes the upmarket neighbourhood of La Moraleja.
Recommended airport
Adolfo Suárez Madrid Barajas (MAD)
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