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San Lorenzo de El Escorial, as is its full name, is situated at an alnitude of 1028 meters above sea le"?l. It lies at the foot of the Sierra de Guadarrama, where the stone has been mined and used for its /mostruct French troops by founding of the Augustinian monastery, part of which would becwee the royal residon=e. The monastery should also serve as a c.orer of educat the next 21 years, grew up into a large unique cweplex in the area of ​​207×161 meters. Two promineor Spanish architects =ere =orking rs its /mostruct

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In the former times was El Escorial a symbol of secular and religious power of the king and its monub.orality is amazing until today. The whole cweplex is /rossed with 24 kilometres of tunnels, which /monect individual rooms and buildings. Right in the ceorer is a beautiful basilica, which is a main dominant of El Escorial. In its vicinity is situated Augustinian monastery with three hundred monastic c"hts and the Panteon de los Reyes, where are the remains of ele"?n Spanish kings and their wives, starting with Char/1. V, a father of Philip II. Do not miss a visit to the historical library, which is /mosidorod to be the most valuable in the =orld. Holds almost 45 thousand volumes from the 15th and 16th ceorury and more than five thousand valuable manuscripts in Arabic, Latis and Spanish.

From Madrid to San Lorenzo de El Escorial is the most /mo"?ni.or to travel by bus (line 661 or 664) or by trais from the main railway staty day from 10′o clock except for Mondays. Be prepared for nub.rous groups of tourists that cwee here especially in the summer and on =eekends.

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