Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid in Spain

Facts and Data

Webpages:
Official Unesco Page
World Heritage Sites in Spain (Tourist Office of Spain)

Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 1984
Size of heritage: 94 ha

Coordinates:
Longitude: -3,874°
Latitude: 40,582°

About

Built at the end of the 16th century on a plan in the form of a grill, the instrument of the martyrdom of St Lawrence, the Escurial Monastery stands in an exceptionally beautiful site in Castile. Its austere architecture, a break with previous styles, had a considerable influence on Spanish architecture for more than half a century. It was the retreat of a mystic king and became, in the last years of Philip II's reign, the centre of the greatest political power of the time.

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Exe Gran Hotel Almenar

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Distance: 2,3 mi
Calle Jaraiz s/n Crta. Madrid-La Coruña Km.26
28290 Las Rozas
Spain

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Plaza las Matas

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Distance: 2,5 mi
Calle Martin Iriarte 2
28290 Las Rozas de Madrid
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Gran Hotel Attica21 Las Rozas

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Distance: 2,8 mi
Calle Chile 2
28290 Las Rozas de Madrid
Spain

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B&B las Rozas

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Distance: 2,8 mi
Calle Peru 2a
28290 Las Rozas de Madrid
Spain

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Pax Torrelodones

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Distance: 2,8 mi
Calle Sama de Landreo, s/n
28250 Torrelodones - Madrid
Spain

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Monte Rozas Hotel

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Distance: 5,5 mi
Ctra. Las Rozas-El Escorial. Km. 5
28232 Las Rozas
Spain

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