Royal Monastery of El Escorial: Admission + Digital Royal Guide
Highlight
- Discover the rich Spanish Renaissance history by exploring the interior of San Lorenzo de El Escorial in Madrid, including gardens, chapels, and town squares.
- Experience Renaissance architecture as you step inside the monastery of El Escorial, and wander around its buildings, courtyards, and fountains.
- Receive a complimentary digital Tiqets Madrid Royal Guide (PDF) when you purchase your ticket. This guide will enhance your visit with interesting facts and details, and also recommend other attractions in the area.
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The palace at San Lorenzo de El Escorial, with its Renaissance buildings, courtyards, lush forests, and fountains, stands as the preeminent architectural landmark of the Spanish Renaissance. Exploring this place gives one a sense of traveling back in time.
The exclusive digital PDF guide provided with this admission ticket covers royal sites both in Madrid and its surroundings. This guide is designed to give you a good understanding of the area and its historical facts.The establishment of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is closely connected to the building of the monastery, starting in 1558. The village developed in its vicinity, spreading steadily on the mountains near Madrid due to the ample supply of forests, quarries, and hunting grounds. The prime location right in the center of Spain also played a significant role!Discover the monastery adorned with masterpieces by some of the most exceptional artists of that era. Enter the majestic Pantheon of Kings, where the tombs of Spain's monarchs from the past 500 years rest. Admire the 15th and 16th-century manuscripts housed in the Royal Library, and rejuvenate yourself with a beverage in the charming Plaza de la Cruz, a delightful corner of this historic district.
Feeling hungry? A selection of restaurants, bars, and cafés provide a genuine Renaissance dining experience. You can enjoy a potato omelet with sausages, or perhaps sample some escargot.
In the past, Agriculture, fishing, and hunting were highly favored activities at San Lorenzo de El Escorial, with the giant, 18th-century sequoias serving as a striking symbol of the grandeur of nature. Nowadays, you can admire them just as the residents did five hundred years ago.
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