Abbey of the Holy Cross
Abbey of the Holy Cross is a monastery in El Escorial, Madrid, Community of Madrid and has an elevation of 1,315 metres. Abbey of the Holy Cross is situated nearby to Cross of Valle de Cuelgamuros, as well as near the church Pontifical Basilica of the Holy Cross.Photo: FDV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Description: benedictine abbey in Cuelgamuros, Spain
- Also known as: “Abbey of the Holy Cross of the Valley of the Fallen” and “Abbey of Valle de los Caídos”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cross of Valle de Cuelgamuros and Pontifical Basilica of the Holy Cross.
Cross of Valle de Cuelgamuros
Cross
Photo: Angelescamez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cross of Valle de Cuelgamuros is situated 340 metres east of Abbey of the Holy Cross.
Pontifical Basilica of the Holy Cross
Church
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pontifical Basilica of the Holy Cross is a church, which is situated 440 metres east of Abbey of the Holy Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peguerinos and El Escorial.
Peguerinos
Village
Photo: Totemkin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peguerinos is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. Peguerinos is situated 6 km west of Abbey of the Holy Cross.
El Escorial
Town
Photo: Rodelar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 7 km south of Abbey of the Holy Cross.
Guadarrama Pass
Locality
Photo: Miguel303xm, CC BY 3.0.
The Guadarrama Pass, also known as Alto del León, is a mountain pass in Spain. It is located in the Sierra de Guadarrama, part of the Sistema Central system of ranges. Guadarrama Pass is situated 8 km north of Abbey of the Holy Cross.
Abbey of the Holy Cross
- Categories: benedictine abbey, museum, and religion
- Location: El Escorial, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Spanish—“Abbey of the Holy Cross” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Abadía de la Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos”
- Aragonese: “Abadía de la Santa Cruz”
- Catalan: “abadia de la Santa Creu del Valle de los Caídos”
- Catalan: “abadia de la Santa Creu”
- Catalan: “abadia del Valle de los Caídos”
- Dutch: “Abdij van het Heilig Kruis van de Vallei der Afgevaardigden”
- French: “abbaye de la Sainte-Croix de la Vallée des morts”
- French: “abbaye de la Sainte-Croix”
- French: “Abbaye de la Sainte-Croix”
- German: “Abtei des Heiligen Kreuzes des Tals der Gefallenen”
- Italian: “Abbazia della Santa Croce della Valle dei Caduti”
- Italian: “Abbazia della Santa Croce”
- Spanish: “Abadía benedictina de la Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos”
- Spanish: “Abadía Benedictina de la Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos”
- Spanish: “Abadía de la Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos”
- Spanish: “Abadía de la Santa Cruz”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos”
- Spanish: “Abadía del Valle de los Caídos”
- Spanish: “abadía del Valle”
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