Community of Madrid · Spain
Where to stay in Aranjuez
Aranjuez is a city in Community of Madrid, Spain, home to about 63,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Aranjuez.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- April, May, September and October
- Nearest airport
- MAD51 km · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid
- Language
- Basque, Catalan, Galician
About
About Aranjuez
Aranjuez is a city and municipality of Spain, part of the Community of Madrid.
Nestling in the wide, flat-bottomed valley at the confluence of the Tagus (locally Tajo) and Jarama rivers, in an exquisite natural setting, the town of Aranjuez, has been declared a UNESCO Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site since 2001. The Royal Estate and Villa was once the exclusive springtime residence of royalty and its 700 families of servants.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Aranjuez
Do
- Gran Casino
- Golf Aranjuez
- La Montaña an 18-hole golf
- Canoeing
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Aranjuez
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay |
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| Occidental Aranjuez hotel |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
When to go
The best time to visit Aranjuez
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Aranjuez are April, May, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; October is the wettest, with about 62 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Aranjuez: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), about 51 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
The main passenger terminal is Madrid–Barajas Airport, to the west of the capital city, which links via a toll-road to the three concentric peripheral routes M-50 (outer) M-40 and M-30 (inner) autovías. There are also direct rail and metro services from Terminal 4.
Getting around
Aranjuez is fairly flat and accessible with many fine gardens and parks as well as those of the royal palace complex. For a swift introduction, there is the tourist chiquitren or wagon-train which optionally offers a combined ticket which includes some museum entry and riverboat services. This leaves daily, all year round, from behind the Royal Palace, through the town and around the Jardin del Principe royal gardens, and includes a recorded commentary in Spanish and English. The Jardin de la Isla is a more formal garden with some notable fountains joining the palace.
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MAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Aranjuez
Drink
Bars in Aranjuez generally offer a wide selection of internationally known refreshments in generous measure and at prices below the European average price. In Aranjuez - with alcohol - it is common to be offered a free bar snack or tapas - typically a saucer of olives, a small slice of tortilla or croquettes - sometimes shellfish (Mariscos) -the selection is usually displayed in a glass cabinet on the bar and chosen by the waiter unless you indicate a preference. Madrid is a denominated wine production area and some establishments offer local red and white table wines.
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Questions
Aranjuez: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Aranjuez?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Aranjuez are April, May, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; October is the wettest, with about 62 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Aranjuez?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), about 51 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Aranjuez?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Aranjuez
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.