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El Cardoso de la Sierra

Mountain hamlet

El Cardoso de la Sierra is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 75 inhabitants.

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It is not known when the village of El Cardoso was founded, although its existence is attested from the 9th century, when Buitrago del Lozoya fell into Christian hands and they began to repopulate the Sierra de Ayllón. In the 11th century, El Cardoso, El Vado, and Colmenar de la Sierra were included in the Ochavo de la Sierra of the Community of Villa and Land of Sepúlveda.

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Village information

Province
Guadalajara
Autonomous community
Castilla-La Mancha
Population (INE 2025)
49
Altitude
1,284 m
Area (IGN)
184 km²
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Where to sleep in El Cardoso de la Sierra

5 registered places to stay

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Where to eat

The table is set in El Cardoso de la Sierra

We don't have verified restaurants here yet, but the larder of Castilla-La Mancha already says a lot.

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We haven't verified any table with its owner in El Cardoso de la Sierra yet. In the meantime, these are the restaurants mapped in the surrounding area.

Restaurants near El Cardoso de la Sierra

Up to 30 km around, according to OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps. No ratings or prices: call before you go.

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120 restaurants

120 restaurants

  • Bar Restaurante La Hiruela

    Hiruela (La) · 2.4 km away+34 918 441 580View on the map

    Data from Overture Maps·
  • Casa Aldaba

    Spanish cuisine

    Hiruela (La) · 2.5 km away+34 629 626 224View on the mapWebsite

    Data from Overture Maps·
  • El mundo en una arepa

    Colombian

    Montejo de la Sierra · 6.9 km away+34 648 242 500View on the map

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    Data from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps·
  • Monte del Tejo

    Montejo de la Sierra · 7 km away+34 918697445View on the mapWebsite

    Data from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps·
  • El rincón de Lalo

    Montejo de la Sierra · 7.1 km away+34 672 472 281View on the mapWebsite

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  • Mesón el Hayedo

    Regional cuisine

    Montejo de la Sierra · 7.1 km away+34 918 697 023View on the mapWebsite

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  • El Origen Patones

    Horcajuelo de la Sierra · 7.8 km away+34 652 577 873View on the mapWebsite

    Data from Overture Maps·
  • La Posada de Horcajuelo

    Horcajuelo de la Sierra · 8 km awayView on the mapWebsite

    Data from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps·
  • El Rincón del Cárabo

    Spanish cuisine

    Horcajuelo de la Sierra · 8.1 km away+34 625 074 831View on the mapWebsite

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  • Restaurante Hayedum

    Horcajuelo de la Sierra · 8.1 km away+34 665 772 200View on the map

    Data from OpenStreetMap·
  • La Posada de Puebla

    Spanish cuisine

    Puebla de la Sierra · 9.8 km away+34 918 697 256View on the mapWebsite

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  • Cafe Y Brasa

    Grill house

    Somosierra · 10.6 km away+34 918 699 215View on the mapWebsite

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Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) and Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): what has been mapped with its name. If your restaurant is missing or you want to manage it, sign up as a professional.

The local larder

What people eat in Castilla-La Mancha when they eat well.

Queso manchego

From Manchega sheep, with PDO; semi-cured or cured, never missing from the table.

Pisto manchego

Garden tomato, pepper and courgette, with a fried egg if you let yourself be spoiled.

Azafrán de La Mancha

The world's most expensive spice is harvested here by hand, flower by flower, every October.

Migas de pastor

Day-old bread, garlic and paprika; waste-not cooking that tastes of the countryside.

Markets and local produce

Almost every village has its market day and its producers: the cheesemaker, the baker, the vegetable garden next door. Ask at the tourist office or the bar on the square; they'll tell you where to buy straight from the maker.

We haven't confirmed El Cardoso de la Sierra's market day. Every village has its own: better to ask than to make it up.