El Escorial

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San Lorenzo de El Escorial (also San Lorenzo del Escorial) is a town about 45 km from Madrid in Spain.

	el escorial Travel Guide : 1 Understand 2 See 3 Do 4 Eat 5 Drink 6 Sleep 7 Get out 8 External links

Understand

The city's main attraction is the world famous Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, (El Escorial for short) , a World Heritage Site, that was the political centre of the Spanish empire when the king was Philip II. It is often visited as a day-trip from Madrid, however it's a good place to spend 2 or 3 nights, because it is located in a beautiful natural place.

See

• Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial: This huge complex is has a Royal Palace, a monastery for monks, a magnificent library, and a large basilica. Kings of Spain are buried in the Kings' Pantheon. It also have an important collection of paintings by Van der Weyden, el Greco, Tintoretto, Veronés or Velázquez.
• A general view of the Monastery (http://www.spain.info/TurSpainWeb/images/Recursos/v1norm/Sights/BIG/CONJMON280765JPG.jpg).

Do

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Get out

• Madrid
• Alcalá de Henares
• Aranjuez
• Segovia
• Seville
• Barcelona
• Toledo
• Portugal

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