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• Escorial-María Cristina Royal University. San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Paseo de los Alamillos 2. 28200. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. www.rcumariacristina.com. Private university that joined forces with the Monastery of San Lorenzo of El Escorial. It was founded towards the end of the nineteenth century. It is a private university that joined forces with the Mona…

• Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Juan de Borbón y Battemberg s/n. 28200. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918907818 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional. www.patrimonionacional.es. The Monastery of El Escorial was the first example of the architectural style which came to be known as Herrerian after its creator, Jua…

• Royal Coliseum of Charles III. San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Floridablanca 20. 28200. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. www.madrid.org/clas_artes/teatros/carlosIII/index.html. A centre of culture. Today, the Royal Colosseum is dedicated to plays and concert cycles. The Royal Colosseum of Carlos III was entrusted to the French architect Jaime Marquet. …

• Casas de Oficios and Casas de Infantes buildings. San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Floridablanca 3. 28200. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. E-mail: info@sanlorenzoturismo.org. www.sanlorenzoturismo.org. Annexed dwellings of El Escorial. Both architectural sites are perfectly integrated with the harmony of El Escorial Monastery. The Official houses are dedicated to the nee…

• Architecture and Painting Museum in the El Escorial Monastery. San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle don Juan de Borbón y Battemberg s/n. 28200. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918907818 | E-mail: infoescorial@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. How this masterpiece was built. It reveals the secrets behind the building of this monument, designated a World Heritage …

• Gardens of the San Lorenzo Monastery in El Escorial. San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Avenida de Juan de Borbón y Battemberg s/n. 28200. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918907818 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. The gardens extend through the monastery's main cloister, known as the Evangelists' Courtyard (Patio de los Evangelistas), as we…

• Park and garden of the Casita del Príncipe (Prince's House). San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Avenida de los Reyes Católicos s/n. 28280. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918907818 | E-mail: infoescorial@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. These treasures of Spanish architecture were created in 1774 by the architect Juan de Villanueva for the Prince of Asturias, the…

• Casita del Príncipe (Prince’s House) or the Casita de Abajo (Lower House). San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Jardín de los Moes s/n. 28200. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. E-mail: info@patrimonionacional. www.patrimonionacional.es. A space for the Court to meet. The Prince’s House, also known as “the Lower House” (or “Casita de Abajo”), was built by Juan de Villanueva. Its decoration is of particularly…

• Casita del Infante (Infante’s House) or Casita de Arriba (Upper House) in San Lorenzo de El Escorial. San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera de Ávila s/n. 28200. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918907818 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional. www.patrimonionacional.es. A hunting lodge. This small hunting lodge was built to blend with its natural environment. It was designed by Juan de Villanueva and has a whimsical an…

• Shrine of the Virgen de Gracia. San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Finca de la Herrería. 28200. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. E-mail: info@sanlorenzoturismo.org. www.sanlorenzoturismo.org. A small shrine in the magnificent Herrería park. The shrine of the Virgen de Gracia is located near the monastery of El Escorial, and set in the magnificent natural space k…

• Benedictine Abbey of Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos. San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera de Guadarrama/El Escorial. 28209. Cuelgamuros. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918905544 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. Carved out of the rock. A grandiose funeral monument built between 1940 and 1956 in memory of the victims of the 1936 Span…

• Magalia Castle-Palace. Navas del Marqués, Las.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Nueva 1. 05230. Navás del Marqués, Las. Navas del Marqués, Las. Ávila. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 918972085 | E-mail: palacio.magalia@inaem.mcu.es. palaciomagalia.mcu.es. Built as a result of the awarding of the marche to señor de Las Navas, D. Pedro Dávila and Zúñiga by Emperor Carlos V. The Ca…

• Riofrío Royal Palace. Navas de Riofrío.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Bosque de Riofrío s/n. 40420. Navás de Riofrío. Navas de Riofrío. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921471895 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. After the death of Philip V, Queen Isabella Farnese lived in La Granja during the reign of Ferdinand VI (1746-1759). It was d…

• Riofrío Royal Palace. Navas de Riofrío.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Bosque de Riofrío s/n. 40420. Navás de Riofrío. Navas de Riofrío. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921471895 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. This palace was used by the Bourbon dynasty as a hunting pavilion and a place to rest and relax. After the death of king Phil…

• Manzanares el Real Castle. Manzanares el Real.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Embalse del Manzanares s/n. 28410. Manzanares El Real. Manzanares el Real. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918527582 | www.manzanareselreal.org. The fortress was founded by the first Marquis of Santillana, Íñigo López de Mendoza. It is built on the site of an old Romanesque-Mudejar shrine, remains of which can st…

• San Esteban Church in Villacastín. Villacastín.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle General Franco 16. 40150. Villacastín. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921198005 | E-mail: aytovilllacastin@terra.es. A very large parish church that was designed by the architect of the Cathedral of Segovia, Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón. There are three naves similar in height with ogive vault r…

• La Quinta Palace Gardens. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Monte de El Pardo (Palacio de la Quinta). 28048. Madrid. E-mail: infoelpardo@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. The House of the Duke of Arco, Philip V's Head Huntsman and the Governor of El Pardo, is located in the vast royal hunting grounds around the Manzanares River, and was built…

• El Pardo Royal Palace gardens. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Calle Manuel Alonso ( Palacio Real) s/n. 28048. Madrid. Fax.: +34 913760452 | +34 913761287 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es . www.patrimonionacional.es. In front of the palace, along its main façade, is a large forecourt with ornamental flower beds. Flanking this garden are areas with a natural…

• El Pardo Royal Palace. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Manuel Alonso s/n. 28048. Madrid. Fax.: +34 913761287 | +34 913760452 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. An old royal residence. This Royal Palace in Madrid is on El Pardo Hill, which has almost 16,000 hectares of woodland, to the north of the city. It was built i…

• Postal and Telegraph Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Tapa de Casariego 6. 28023. Madrid. Fax.: +34 917401436 | E-mail: museopostaltelegrafico@correos.es. www.correos.es. It offers a journey through the history of philately, with stamps from Spain and the rest of the world from the end of the 18th century onwards; it also explores the world of te…

• La Zarzuela Palace. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Camino del Palacio de la Zarzuela, km 12. 28048. Madrid. http://www.turismomadrid.es/. This palace, situated on Monte de El Pardo hill, on the outskirts of Madrid, has been the official residence of the Spanish monarchs since 1975. In 1627 Philip IV commissioned the construction of this country pala…

• Casita del Príncipe (Prince's House) in El Pardo. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Paseo de El Pardo s/n. 28048. Madrid. Fax.: +34 913760452 | +34 913761287 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es . www.patrimonionacional.es. In the reign of Charles III, the El Pardo Palace was remodelled by Sabatini. Villanueva was commissioned to design a small house for the then-Prince Charles, wh…

• Tapestry Museum at La Granja Royal Palace. San Ildefonso.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza de España 17. 40100. San Ildefonso o La Granja. San Ildefonso. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921471895 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. Set in a spectacular palace. The museum is located in the La Granja Royal Palace, a magnificent example of European palace…

• La Granja de San Ildefonso Royal Palace. San Ildefonso.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza España 15. 40100. San Ildefonso o La Granja. San Ildefonso. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921471895 | www.patrimonionacional.es. It is located in the Guadarrama mountains and was once a royal residence, and an example of European palace architecture. Henry IV of Spain built a hunting pavil…

• Gardens at La Granja de San Ildefonso.. San Ildefonso.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Plaza de España 17. 40100. San Ildefonso o La Granja. San Ildefonso. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921471895 | E-mail: infogranja@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. They were created in 1720 by Philip V, the first Spanish monarch from the Bourbon dynasty. Having known the great Fr…