El Escorial, Madrid
Also known as Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid, Monasterio de El Escorial, Monasterio de San Lorenzo, El Escoria, Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
Spain
Inscribed
1984
Area
94 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
El Escorial, Madrid is about 45 km north-west of Madrid. The nearest other World Heritage site is Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct, about 40 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Madrid · about 5,567,000 peopleabout 45 km south-east
- Toledo · about 75,000 peopleabout 80 km south
- Guadalajara · about 73,000 peopleabout 85 km east
- Valladolid · about 322,000 peopleabout 130 km north-west
- Salamanca · about 162,000 peopleabout 130 km west
- Burgos · about 170,000 peopleabout 200 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SpainCultural40 km away
SpainCultural44 km away
SpainCultural47 km away
SpainCultural67 km away
SpainCultural77 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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