Casita del Infante
The Casita del Infante is a historic building in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain. It was constructed as a private home for the Infante Gabriel of Spain, hence its name.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: historic building in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
- Also known as: “Casita de Arriba” and “Casita de Infante”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Library of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and Royal Basilica of San Lorenzo de El Escorial.
Library of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Library
Photo: Xauxa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Library of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, also known as the Escurialense or the Laurentina, is a large Spanish Renaissance library founded by Philip II, located in San Lorenzo de El Escorial and part of the heritage of the monastery of El Escorial. Library of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is situated 1 km northeast of Casita del Infante.
Royal Basilica of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Church
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Royal Basilica of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is a church, which is situated 1 km northeast of Casita del Infante.
Teatro Real Coliseo de Carlos III
Theater building
Photo: Dorieo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Teatro Real Coliseo de Carlos III is a theater building, which is situated 1 km northeast of Casita del Infante.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Escorial and Zarzalejo.
El Escorial
Town
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El Escorial is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Madrid, located 45 km northwest of the Spanish capital Madrid. It belongs to the comarca of Cuenca del Guadarrama. El Escorial is situated 2½ km east of Casita del Infante.
Zarzalejo
Village
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Zarzalejo is a village in the Community of Madrid in Sierra Oeste. It had 1,773 inhabitants in 2022. An ancient farmstead dating from Roman times was found here. It was occupied in the second and third centuries AD. Zarzalejo is situated 4½ km southwest of Casita del Infante.
Peguerinos
Village
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Peguerinos is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2006 census, the municipality had a population of 318 inhabitants. Peguerinos is situated 8 km northwest of Casita del Infante.
Casita del Infante
- Categories: monument and museum
- Location: El Escorial, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.58529° or 40° 35′ 7″ northLongitude
-4.15804° or 4° 9′ 29″ westElevation
1,026 metres (3,366 feet)Levels
3Open location code
8CGQHRPR+4QOpenStreetMap ID
way 315210758OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
10341653Wikidata ID
Q953919
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Casita del Infante” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Casita del Infante”
- Cebuano: “Casita del Infante”
- Dutch: “Casita del Infante”
- Esperanto: “Dometo de la Infanto”
- French: “Casita del Infante”
- Greek: “Κάσιτα ντελ Ινφάντε”
- Russian: “Касита-дель-Инфанте”
- Scots: “Casita del Infante”
- Spanish: “Casita del Infante don Gabriel de Borbón o de Arriba”
- Spanish: “Casita del Infante”
- Swedish: “Casita del Infante”
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