Monastery of Santa María de El Paular | |
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Native name Spanish: Monasterio de Santa María de El Paular | |
Location | Rascafría, Spain |
Coordinates | 40°53′18″N 3°53′15″W / 40.888303°N 3.887585°W |
Official name | Monasterio de Santa María de El Paular |
Type | Non-movable |
Criteria | Monument |
Designated | 1876 |
Reference no. | RI-51-0000015 |
The Monasterio de Santa María de El Paular (Santa María de El Paular Monastery) is a former Carthusian monastery (Spanish cartuja, "charterhouse") located just northwest of Madrid, in the town of Rascafría, located in the Valley of Lozoya below the Sierra de Guadarrama.[1][2][3]