INTERIOR SPAIN

		Aragón				Zaragoza
		Castilla y León				Ávila Segovia
		Extremadura				Cáceres
		Madrid				Madrid is not subdivided into provinces.
		Navarra				Navarra is not subdivided into provinces.

This section details locations in the seven landlocked autonomous communities of Spain. (There are currently no listings for Castilla-La Mancha and La Rioja, which are respectively shaded in light blue and dark blue on the map above.) In addition to the interior beaches listed below, there are also a few interior beaches in coastal autonomous communities, specifically in Andalucía (Granada) and País Vasco (Álava).

ARAGÓN     [ ↑ ]
	Zaragoza      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		NUDE BEACHES       About 50 kilometers southeast of Pamplona, the Embalse de Yesa  42.6126N,1.1085W  is a rural reservoir in the far northwest of Aragón, in the southwestern foothills of the Pyrenees. Near the abandoned village of Tiermas, there are natural thermal springs between the low and high water marks of the lake. When the lake level drops sufficiently, bathers soak in pools around the ruins of a thermal spa that predates the creation of the reservoir. While most visitors wear swimsuits, nude soaking in the springs and swimming in the lake is well established.

CASTILLA Y LEÓN     [ ↑ ]
	Ávila      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		NUDE BEACHES       [CONTENT PENDING]
	Segovia      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		NUDE BEACHES       The Embalse del Pontón  40.9136N, 4.0296W  is a lightly visited reservoir a bit east of the town of Segovia, just a few kilometers from a grand royal palace known as La Granja. Nude bathers gather along a small peninsular notch of the lakeshore, and the nude area is frequented mainly by gay men. The small lake is about 100 kilometers northwest of Madrid. LODGING      La Casona de Castilnovo    41.2311N, 3.7713W            Valdesaz

EXTREMADURA     [ ↑ ]
	Cáceres      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		LODGING      Camping Las Grullas    39.2961N, 6.1010W            Benquerencia

MADRID      MAP     [ ↑ ]

NUDE BEACHES       The city of Madrid is situated in the middle of the autonomous community of the same name, landlocked at the geographic center of the Iberian Peninsula. About 14% of the population of Spain live within the metropolitan area of the county's capital and largest city. From Madrid, it is at least 350 kilometers to the closest Mediterranean nude beaches and a bit farther to the closest Atlantic nude beaches. However, there are three inland nudist locations that are all near the border of the autonomous community, and each is roughly an hour's drive from the city center.       Directly north of Madrid, La Pedriza  40.7686N, 3.9082W  is a mountainous area of fantastic rock formations near the town of Manzanares el Real, and it is popular with hikers and rock climbers as well as with swimmers who bathe in the many pools and waterfalls of the cold mountain river that flows through the area. Just upstream from the most popular textile swimming hole, there is an area where nude bathers congregate. Farther north near the town of Lozoya, there is an area of the Río Lozoya known as Hoya Encavera  40.9461N, 3.7629W  where the river carves a number of narrow gorges with pools, rapids and sculptured rocks as it meanders through a pastoral area. There is an area of Hoya Encavera that draws nude bathers, but it not as popular as La Pedriza (in part because the cattle that graze in Hoya Encavera contaminate the water). La Pedriza and Hoya Encavera are 23 kilometers apart as the crow flies, but the driving route is over twice that distance owing to the mountainous terrain of the area.       If you'd like to visit an actual sandy beach, head west from the city to a reservoir called the Pantano de San Juan  40.3822N, 4.3168W  , between the towns Navas del Rey and Pelayos de la Presa. There is a hidden beach in a picturesque setting on the west end of the reservoir where nude bathing is customary. LODGING & SUNBATHING AREAS      Centro Deportivo Municipal La Elipa   40.4151N, 3.6530W            La Elipa, Madrid      Centro Deportivo Municipal Vicente del Bosque   40.4780N, 3.6939W            Barrio del Pilar, Madrid      BArcoiris    40.5821N, 3.8910W            Torrelodones

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	NUDE BEACHES       The Pantano de Alloz  42.7092N, 1.9538W  is a reservoir located amid gently rolling hills and farmland in a rural area southwest of Pamplona. There any many primitive beach areas along the lake where nude bathing is possible, but the only established nude area is a stretch of the south shore that is attended predominantly by gay men.