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Manuel Velazquez — CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)Gredos Cirque
Sierra de Gredos, Ávila
A glacial cirque in the heart of the Sistema Central, with the Laguna Grande at 1,940 metres and the Almanzor peak — the roof of Gredos at 2,592 metres — presiding over it all. You walk among broom scrub and granite crags, without a single tree, seeing how the glaciers left their mark in cirques, spires and lakes. Less than three hours from Madrid.