El Escorial - Royal Monastery and Palace of the Escorial Monasterio de San Lorenzo
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After the battle of Saint-Quentin on August 10 1557 (St Lawrence's Day), in which Spanish troops defeated the French, Philip II vowed to build a monastery dedicated to St Lawrence. After careful preparations, including the consultation of astrologers, the little town of San Lorenzo was chosen as the site of a huge complex which was to include a monastery, a church, a royal palace, a mausoleum, a library and a museum and was conceived as a monument to Philip and his reign.
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Royal Monastery and Palace of the Escorial
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Address:
Royal Monastery and Palace of the Escorial, Paseo de José Antonio, El Escorial , Spain
Hours:
April 1 to September 30: 10am-6pm; Closed: Mon
October 1 to March 31: 10am-5pm; Closed: Mon, Mon
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Epiphany (3 Kings' Day ) - Christian (January 6), May Day / Labor Day (May 1), National Day - Spain (October 12), All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Constitution Day - Spain (December 6), Good Friday - Christian, Maundy (Holy) Thursday - Christian, Easter - Christian
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