Monastery of El Paular
The Monasterio de Santa María de El Paular is a former Carthusian monastery located just northwest of Madrid, in the town of Rascafría, located in the Valley of Lozoya below the Sierra de Guadarrama.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monastery
- Description: Carthusian monastery in Rascafría, Spain
- Also known as: “El Paular Monastery”, “El Paular Monastery cloister”, “Monasterio de El Paular”, “Monasterio de Santa Maria de El Paul”, and “Monasterio de Santa María de El Paul”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Center for visitors of Puente del Perdón, Rascafría and Rascafría town hall.
Center for visitors of Puente del Perdón, Rascafría
Tourism office
Center for visitors of Puente del Perdón, Rascafría is a tourism office, which is situated 230 metres southeast of Monastery of El Paular.
Rascafría town hall
Town hall
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Rascafría town hall is situated 2 km north of Monastery of El Paular.
Church of San Andrés Apóstol
Church
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Church of San Andrés Apóstol is situated 2 km north of Monastery of El Paular.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oteruelo del Valle and Alameda del Valle.
Oteruelo del Valle
Hamlet
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Oterulo del Valle is a town located in the municipality of Rascafría, in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Oterulo del Valle was an independent town until 1975 and in 2021, had a population of 138 people. Oteruelo del Valle is situated 4 km northeast of Monastery of El Paular.
Alameda del Valle
Village
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Alameda del Valle is a municipality in Spain, 92 kilometres northeast of Madrid. Alameda del Valle is situated 5 km northeast of Monastery of El Paular.
Pinilla del Valle
Village
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Pinilla del Valle is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. Pinilla del Valle is situated 7 km northeast of Monastery of El Paular.
Monastery of El Paular
- Categories: Carthusian monastery, benedictine abbey, disentailed property (Spain), and religion
- Location: Rascafría, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Monastery of El Paular” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “El Paular”
- Dutch: “Monastery of El Paular”
- Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Sankta Maria de El Paular”
- French: “monastère d’El Paular”
- French: “Monastère d’El Paular”
- German: “Kloster El Paular”
- Italian: “El Paular”
- Italian: “Monastero di Santa María de El Paular”
- Italian: “Monastero di Santa Maria di El Paular”
- Italian: “Santa María de El Paular”
- Japanese: “サンタ・マリア・デ・エル・パウラル修道院”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Santa Maria de El Paular”
- Spanish: “Cartuja de El Paular”
- Spanish: “Cartuja de santa Maria de El Paular”
- Spanish: “Cartuja de Santa María de El Paular”
- Spanish: “El Paular”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de El Paular”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Santa Maria de El Paular”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Santa María de El Paular”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Santa Maria del Paular”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Santa María del Paular”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Santa Maria”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Santa María”
- Spanish: “Monasterio del Paular”
- Spanish: “Real Monasterio de Santa Maria de El Paular”
- Spanish: “Real Monasterio de Santa María de El Paular”
Localities in the Area
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