Charca Verde Nature · Manzanares el Real, Cuenca Alta del Manzanares, Madrid Image of Manzanares el Real, not of the place itself. A pool on the River Manzanares wedged between granite boulders in the western sector of the Pedriza Posterior, its granite bed tinting the water the greenish shade that gives it its name. It is reached on a short walk from Canto Cochino. Photo: Max Alexander / PromoMadrid (CC BY-SA 2.0) What to see and do in Manzanares el Real