The Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is a complex that includes a royal palace and basilica, a pantheon, a library, a school and a monastery. The complex was designed between 1563 and 1584 by King Philip II and his architects. The austere 33,327 m2 Renaissance building has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984.
The monastery of San Antonio el Real is a monastic complex from the 15th century. The facade of the church is in Elizabethan Gothic style. It bears the coat of arms of King Henry IV (1454-1474), who ordered its construction and later donated it to the Franciscans. The monastery has been converted into a museum with a silver reliquary of Saint Anthony of Padua and several Flemish triptychs from the Utrecht school.
Segovia Cathedral, known as the Lady of the Cathedrals for its size and elegance, is a cathedral built between the 16th and 18th centuries in a Gothic style with some Renaissance elements. As part of the city of Segovia, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.
The hermitage of San Antonio de la Florida, now a church, was built in the 18th century, designed by the architect Filippo Fontana. It has a dome painted by Goya. In 1919, Goya's remains were transferred from Bordeaux, where he was originally buried, to the church of San Antonio de la Florida.
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