Back Kloster El Paular German Monaĥejo Sankta Maria de El Paular Esperanto Monasterio de Santa María de El Paular Spanish Monastère d'El Paular French Monastero di Santa María de El Paular Italian Mosteiro de Santa Maria de El Paular Portuguese
| Monastery of Santa María de El Paular | |
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| Native name Spanish: Monasterio de Santa María de El Paular | |
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| 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 |
  Location of Monastery of Santa María de El Paular in Spain | |
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]
- ^ Pía Minchot Madrid - Page 182 2003 "By the town of Rascafría, amid a splendorous landscape stands the famous Cartuja del Paular. Founded in 1390, at the request of Juan I, it is the oldest Carthusian monastery in Castile. The master builder was Rodrigo Alfonso - who had also ...
- ^ Jacqueline Oglesby The Mountains of Central Spain 1996 - Page 296 "Stage Two: PUERTO DE LA MORCUERA- EL PAULAR MONASTERY - 10.6km. It is downhill all the way from the pass to the monastery which is described along with the nearby village of Rascafria in the East Guadarrama chapter"
- ^ Mario Parajón El Monasterio de Santa María de El Paular 1983
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