San Lorenzo de El Escorial Things to Do, Sights, Attractions, and Activities

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Monastery of San Lorenzo 1 review #1 of 1 things to do in San Lorenzo de El Escorial jteddyb says: San Lorenzo de El Escorial is still a working monastery today, but it has historically been much more. King Philip II ordered it constructed in the 16th century as a mausoleum for his parents, the Emperor Charles V (a.k.a. Carlos I of Spain) and Isabel of Portugal. Ever since then, it has been the f…