La Moraleja
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La Moraleja [la mo.ɾaˈle.xa] is an affluent residential district of Alcobendas municipality in northern Community of Madrid, Spain, in the Madrid metropolitan area; located next to El Soto and El Encinar de los Reyes. The Spanish version of Greenwich,[1][2] it is home to some of Spain's wealthiest people with sprawling mansions and several luxury golf courses such as La Moraleja Golf Club Madrid.[3]
One author describes it as a "moneyed enclave of the rich and famous, including politicians, actors, top businessmen" with property prices which "range from the merely extortionate to the outright laughable."
Education
Private schools
La Moraleja has several private schools.
The Saint-Exupéry campus of the Lycée Français de Madrid or Liceo Francés de Madrid is situated in La Moraleja.[6][7]
Scandinavian School in Madrid has English and Swedish sections.
Other La Moraleja private schools include
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85458-430-4. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-14-027443-1. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-86051-746-7. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ "Madrid's neighborhoods: a guide to the Spanish capital". Expatica. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ Klaus Boehm and Jenny Lees-Spalding. Guide to Independent Schools (DT Guide). Trotman Publishing, 2009.
- ^ "Bienvenue au Lycée Français de Madrid." Lycée Français de Madrid. Retrieved on 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Localisation Archived 2015-01-16 at the Wayback Machine." Lycée Français de Madrid. Retrieved on 17 January 2015. "Saint-Exupéry Camino Ancho, 85 28109 - Alcobendas Madrid"
40°30′54″N 3°38′31″W / 40.51500°N 3.64194°W
External links
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