About El Escorial
- About 16,000 people live in El Escorial.
- It's part of the Madrid region.
- Madrid, the largest city in Spain, is about 40 km away.
- For a bigger city, Collado-Villalba is about 12 km away.
- Towns nearby: San Lorenzo de El Escorial (2 km), Galapagar (10 km) and Guadarrama (11 km).