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The Atlas Obscura Guide To San Lorenzo De El Escorial

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

Updated January 1, 2020

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Inside the library.

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Royal Library of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

This influential Renaissance-era library was once the haunt of kings and monks.
Valley of the Fallen

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Valley of the Fallen

This underground church is topped with a 500-foot cross that is seen by many as a beacon of fascist hubris.
“The seats”

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Silla de Felipe II (Phillip II’s Chair)

According to tradition, King Phillip II supervised construction of the seat of his empire from this seat carved into rock.
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Museo Lunar

The small Spanish town that played an important role in a human's first steps on the moon.
7 miles from San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Bunkers at Alto del León, Guadarrama.

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Civil War Bunkers of Alto del León

These Bullet-scarred bunkers are haunting reminders of the Spanish Civil War.
8 miles from San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Presa El Gasco

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Presa El Gasco

This 18th-century project to build the world's tallest gravity dam was never completed.
11 miles from San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Aerial view of the roundabout

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Cementerio del Cristo (Cemetery of Christ)

This small cemetery and its chapel are located in the middle of a traffic circle.
12 miles from San Lorenzo de El Escorial
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