Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. The Escorial is a vast building complex in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, near Madrid, in central Spain. The building is ...
Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
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Monastery in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
El Escorial, or the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, or Monasterio de El Escorial, is a historical residence of the King of Spain located in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, 2.06 kilometres up the valley from the town of El Escorial and about 45 kilometres northwest of the Spanish capital Madrid.
Address: Av Juan de Borbón y Battemberg, s/n, 28200 San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain
Phone: +34 918 90 59 02
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Established with a community of Hieronymite monks, it has become a monastery of the Order of Saint Augustine. ... It was also a boarding school: the Real Colegio ...
Visiting the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is the best way to travel through the history of Spain and particularly the reign of Philip II.