Buitrago de Lozoya

Buitrago de Lozoya is a 1,854 inhabitants small town by river Lozoya in Sierra de Guadarrama, in the northern part of the Community of Madrid (Spain). Its old town is very well preserved and was declared BIC (Bien de interés cultural) in 1993. How do I arrive to Buitrago de Lozoya?   Buitrago de Lozoya isn't as well connected as other places in the region but it can still be reached easily from Madrid.  Bus: there are buses every hour to Madrid (aprox. 1 hour 30 minutes) from Buitrago de Lozoya, reaching Plaza de Castilla Bus Station.  Car: if you rented a car, Buitrago de Lozoya can be reached from Montejo de la Sierra (aprox. 20 minutes), Torrelaguna (aprox. 25 minutes), Rascafría at Sierra de Guadarrama National...

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Duisburg

Duisburg is a 498,590 inhabitants city lying in the confluence of rivers Rhine and Ruhr, considered to have the largest fluvial harbour in all over Europe. It's the 15th largest city in Germany and the 5th in North Rhine-Westphalia. Duirbug is one of the entrances to Ruhr region (or Ruhrgebiet), an area of 53 towns and 5.3 million people that used to have very important iron and steel industries as well as a former amount of coal mines. Nowadays all this heritage has been transformed into art galleries, sport centers... How do I arrive to Duisburg?   Duisburg is very well connected with other cities in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and the neightbouring countries. Train: there are often trains to important destinations...

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Posted in: Europe,Germany,North Rhine-Westphalia