The ‘Faro de la Moncloa’ is a tower that was built as a viewpoint in 1992.
The Observation deck is 92 meters high (301 feet)
There is a glass elevator
Views from Faro de la Moncloa
What can we see? Well, practically all of Madrid, for example:
- Piruli
- Edificio Colon
- Retiro Park
- Edificio Telefonica
- Edificio España
- Palacio Real
- Almudena Cathedral
- Teatro Real
- Cuatro Torres
- Guadarrama National Park
- Casa de Campo Park
- ‘Parque del Oeste’ Park
Useful information to visit ‘Faro de la Moncloa’:
- Entrance fee (2020): 3€
- Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 8pm (closed on Mondays)
- Their website (in Spanish)
Other viewpoints in Madrid
You can also enjoy amazing views from:
- Siete Tetas Park
- Círculo de Bellas Artes
- List of Restaurants with rooftops
- Madrid Cable Car
- Palacio de Comunicaciones
Other monuments near ‘Faro de la Moncloa’:
- Museum of America: It was inaugurated in 1644 and houses objects brought from America from the eighteenth century.
- Victory Arch: Built in 1950, shortly after the completion of the Valley of the Fallen, it is a monument dedicated to the victory of the rebels of the Civil War.
- Air Force Headquarters: The building has a certain resemblance to El Escorial and other Madrid buildings such as Plaza Mayor, but it is a historical revivalism, as the building was built in 1943.
- ‘University City’: It is a vast Campus with university schools from many universities: Complutense University, Polytechnic University of Madrid and UNED. It also has a large number of dorms. The creation of this ‘city’ began in the 19th century and it was finished after the end of the Civil War.
Faro de la Moncloa, view from a nearby park.
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