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Gardens of the San Lorenzo Monastery in El Escorial

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San Lorenzo Monastery in El Escorial. San Lorenzo de Escorial, Madrid © Turespaña
Gardens surrounding the San Lorenzo Monastery in El Escorial. San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid.
Monastery and Friars Garden. San Lorenzo del Escorial, Madrid © Turespaña
San Lorenzo Monastery in El Escorial, Madrid © Turespaña

Avenida de Juan de Borbón y Battemberg s/n
28200 San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Madrid

Telephone+34 918905902 - +34 918905903

E-mailsecretaria.escorial@patrimonionacional.es

Websitehttp://www.patrimonionacional.es/real-sitio/real-sitio-de-san-lorenzo-de-el-escorial

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The Monastery and Site of El Escorial have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The gardens extend through the monastery's main cloister, known as the Evangelists' Courtyard, and through the southern and eastern forecourts. They are in a sheltered location and receive the best sunlight, making them an ideal place for a pleasant stroll, even in the dead of winter. Philip II, who loved gardens, took a personal interest in these, bringing in specialised gardeners, so that the beds of brightly-coloured flowers bordered by box hedges looked like "fine rugs from Damascus". Today, in these same beds, the hedges interweave designs without flowers. You can enjoy this incomparable place in the different gardens surrounding the monastery: the private King's Garden, the Friars' Garden and the Convalescents' Gallery.