San Sebastián de los Reyes


San Sebastián de los Reyes is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1492, it is located north of Madrid.

Geography

It forms an urban continuum with the neighboring Alcobendas,

Transport

San Sebastián de los Reyes, having direct communication with the A-1 motorway, has a connection with several bus lines that connect the city with Madrid and several towns in the Sierra Norte of Madrid. This line buses, along with urban ones, are the following:
San Sebastián de los Reyes also shares a railway station with the neighboring municipality of Alcobendas. From this station you can go to the city of Madrid and to many other places such as Getafe or Parla.

Economy

Major industrial companies have branches in San Sebastián de los Reyes, including IKEA, Leroy Merlin, PC City, Selther, Carrefour, Alternate, Media Markt, Telepizza, Antena 3, and many more.
Game developer MercurySteam is based here.

Sport

The Jarama Circuit, located in the north of the municipality, hosted the Spanish Grand Prix and Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix between the 1960s and 1980s.
A women's soccer team, Madrid CFF, plays in the Primera División (women). The club is from Madrid, but their stadium is in San Sebastián. A men's soccer team, AF Alcobendas-Gandarío, plays in the Primera de Aficionados.

Town twinning

Notable people

Jorge Martin, 2024 MotoGP World Champion in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.