The little town of San Lorenzo del Escorial (El Escorial for short), 50km/ 30mi northwest of Madrid on the southern slopes of the Sierra Guadarrama, was once, during the summer months, a royal residence and the effective capital of the Spanish empire. The huge monastery-cum-palace with its
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