Today we went to the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, a royal palace and monastery built in the 16th century by Felipe II. It is still used as a monastery today but the royal family no longer lives there. The building itself is seen as a good example of Renaissance architecure, which moved away from the baroque style that was popular in the previous century. We first walked to an overlook in the forest still owned by the royal family but it was so cloudy we couldn't see much.
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