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San Lorenzo de El Escorial Travel Guide: 116 reviews and 296 photos

The Beloved Library - San Lorenzo de El Escorial

San Lorenzo de El Escorial town that sits close to the nearby La Sierra Mountains. The town is well known for El Escorial, the summer home of royalty. The palace is spectacular and has a library that is out of this world! Do not miss seeing the pantheons where it is rumored many of the king's illegitimate children are buried.

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Last visit to San Lorenzo de El Escorial: Jul 2004
Intro Updated Nov 13, 2004
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View from San Lorenzo - San Lorenzo de El Escorial

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The mountainside is just beautiful here! more travel advice

The Last Supper - San Lorenzo de El Escorial

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The Library in El Escorial - San Lorenzo de El Escorial

In El Escorial - The Library Things to Do (14)

The library on the second floor holds umerous priceless books and manuscripts, though several fires have reduced the... more travel advice

Statue in the Plaza - San Lorenzo de El Escorial

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Hosell Jan 20, 2005 at 10:22 AM

Wonderful page Paige,I've been three time in El Escorial but unfortunatelly I don't have good pictures of it to make my own page!!! :-)
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aadil Aug 5, 2004 at 6:15 AM

Lovely place to visit, will be on my "Must see" list now!!! Loved the globes and maps as well as the ceiling paintings of the library!! El Greco's paintings seem to be all over your pages!!! Thanks for sharing the Last Supper on VT!!! Who's the artist?!!!