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| El Escorial was built by Philip II as a monastery, palace, and necropolis. It is the largest Renaissance era building in the world, and located 45 kilometers northwest of Madrid. |
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| El Escorial houses the tombs of every Spanish king since Charles V. You can't take pictures in El Escorial, but you can take pictures in the Courtyard of the Kings. |
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| There is also a cute town next to El Escorial, called San Lorenzo de El Escorial. |
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| The entire town was filled with nativity statues. |
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| Not all the statues were anatomically correct. |
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| How many nativity scenes have Romans AND flamingos? |
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| Here come the kings |
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| Herod and or Ponitus Pilate, take your pick. |
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| We also had some pretty good seafood paella in town with a local Rose. |
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| What a ceiling! |
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| The Valley of the Fallen is also next to El Escorial. Franco built the basilica as a memorial to the Spanish Civil War; his remains were recently removed from the site. |
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