Soto del Real

Soto del Real or simply Soto, is a mountain village in the zona norte de la Comunidad de Madrid. This is where we live since April (2024).

We made our first visit on 6 October (2013) but did not find much to see or remember particularly from the place. Little did we know that we would buy our house there in December (2023). This is now our main residence.

The place used to be called Chozas de la Sierra (Cottages of the Mountain) although cottage has to be understood here not in the modern British sense but more as a rustic hut (it would be Cabane in French). The sierra is correct and refers to the place being in the valley by the Sierra de Madrid, more precisely, by the Cuerda Larga beneath La Najarra, with beautiful views on la Pedriza. It is surrounded by Manzanares el Real, Colmenar Viejo, Miraflores de la Sierra, Rascafría and is about 50km from Madrid.

It has the major concentration of storks in Madrid (along with Manzanares et Real. You can get very close to them in the Parque del Rio, by the church.

It has a Mediterranean climate but of the Csb ("cool dry-summer") type as opposed to Madrid which is Csa ("hot dry-summer") [1].

Municipalities of the Community of Madrid

• La Acebeda • Ajalvir • Alameda del Valle • El Álamo • Alcalá de Henares • Alcobendas • Alcorcón • Aldea del Fresno • Algete • Alpedrete • Ambite • Anchuelo • Aranjuez • Arganda del Rey • Arroyomolinos • El Atazar • Batres • Becerril de la Sierra • Belmonte de Tajo • El Berrueco • Berzosa del Lozoya • Boadilla del Monte • El Boalo • Braojos • Brea de Tajo • Brunete • Buitrago del Lozoya • Bustarviejo • Cabanillas de la Sierra • La Cabrera • Cadalso de los Vidrios • Camarma de Esteruelas • Campo Real • Canencia • Carabaña • Casarrubuelos • Cenicientos • Cercedilla • Cervera de Buitrago • Chapinería • Chinchón • Ciempozuelos • Cobeña • Collado Mediano • Collado Villalba • Colmenar de Oreja • Colmenar del Arroyo • Colmenar Viejo • Colmenarejo • Corpa • Coslada • Cubas de la Sagra • El Escorial • Estremera • Fresnedillas de la Oliva • Fresno de Torote • Fuenlabrada • Fuente el Saz de Jarama • Fuentidueña de Tajo • Galapagar • Garganta de los Montes • Gargantilla del Lozoya y Pinilla de Buitrago • Gascones • Getafe • Griñón • Guadalix de la Sierra • Guadarrama • La Hiruela • Horcajo de la Sierra • Horcajuelo de la Sierra • Hoyo de Manzanares • Leganés • Loeches • Lozoya • Lozoyuela-Navas-Sieteiglesias • Madarcos • Madrid • Majadahonda • Manzanares el Real • Meco • Miraflores de la Sierra • El Molar • Los Molinos • Montejo de la Sierra • Moraleja de Enmedio • Moralzarzal • Morata de Tajuña • Móstoles • Navacerrada • Navalafuente • Navalagamella • Navalcarnero • Navarredonda y San Mamés • Navas del Rey • Nuevo Baztán • Olmeda de las Fuentes • Orusco de Tajuña • Paracuellos de Jarama • Parla • Pedrezuela • Pelayos de la Presa • Perales de Tajuña • Pezuela de las Torres • Pinilla del Valle • Pinto • Piñuécar-Gandullas • Pozuelo de Alarcón • Pozuelo del Rey • Prádena del Rincón • Puebla de la Sierra • Puentes Viejas • Quijorna • Rascafría • Redueña • Ribatejada • Rivas-Vaciamadrid • Robledillo de la Jara • Robledo de Chavela • Robregordo • Las Rozas de Madrid • Rozas de Puerto Real • San Agustín del Guadalix • San Fernando de Henares • San Lorenzo de El Escorial • San Martín de la Vega • San Martín de Valdeiglesias • San Sebastián de los Reyes • Santa María de la Alameda • Santorcaz • Los Santos de la Humosa • La Serna del Monte • Serranillos del Valle • Sevilla la Nueva • Somosierra • Soto del Real • Talamanca de Jarama • Tielmes • Titulcia • Torrejón de la Calzada • Torrejón de Velasco • Torrelaguna • Torrelodones • Torremocha de Jarama • Torres de la Alameda • Tres Cantos • Valdaracete • Valdeavero • Valdelaguna • Valdemanco • Valdemaqueda • Valdemorillo • Valdemoro • Valdeolmos-Alalpardo • Valdepiélagos • Valdetorres de Jarama • Valdilecha • Valverde de Alcalá • El Vellón • Venturada • Villa del Prado • Villaconejos • Villalbilla • Villamanrique de Tajo • Villamanta • Villamantilla • Villanueva de la Cañada • Villanueva del Pardillo • Villanueva de Perales • Villar del Olmo • Villarejo de Salvanés • Villaviciosa de Odón • Villavieja del Lozoya • Zarzalejo

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 The place used to be called '''''Chozas de la Sierra''''' ({{en}}Cottages of the Mountain) although ''cottage'' has to be understood here not in the modern British sense but more as a ''rustic hut'' (it would be {{fr}}''Cabane'' in [[French]]). The ''sierra'' is correct and refers to the place being in the valley by the [[Sierra de Madrid]], more precisely, by the [[Cuerda Larga]] beneath [[La Najarra]], with beautiful views on [[la Pedriza]]. It is surrounded by [[Manzanares el Real]], [[Colmenar Viejo]], [[Miraflores de la Sierra]], [[Rascafría]] and is about 50km from [[Madrid]].
-I thas the major concentration of storks in [[Madrid]] (along with [[Manzanares et Real]]. It has a Mediterranean climate but of the Csb ("cool dry-summer") type as opposed to Madrid which is Csa ("hot dry-summer")&nbsp;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification].
+It has the major concentration of storks in [[Madrid]] (along with [[Manzanares et Real]]. You can get very close to them in the Parque del Rio, by the church.
+It has a Mediterranean climate but of the Csb ("cool dry-summer") type as opposed to Madrid which is Csa ("hot dry-summer")&nbsp;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification].
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Latest revision as of 13:33, 9 March 2025

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