Parque de la Piedad

Parque de la Piedad is a park in El Escorial, Madrid, Community of Madrid. Parque de la Piedad is situated nearby to the arts center Centro Cultural, as well as near the library Biblioteca Municipal de San Lorenzo del Escorial - Pedro Antonio de Alarcón.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Library of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and El Escorial train station.

Library of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

Library

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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 1¼ km southwest of Parque de la Piedad.

El Escorial train station

Railway station

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El Escorial train station is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km south of Parque de la Piedad.

Teatro Real Coliseo de Carlos III

Theater building

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Teatro Real Coliseo de Carlos III is a theater building, which is situated 1 km southwest of Parque de la Piedad.

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.

Zarzalejo is a village in the Community of Madrid in Sierra Oeste, near El Escorial. 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 7 km southwest of Parque de la Piedad.