# Tourist office Service en San Lorenzo de El Escorial · San Lorenzo de El Escorial Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/san-lorenzo-de-el-escorial/services/tourist-office · Revisado: 2026-11-12 Calle Grimaldi, 4, next to the Lonja · maps, routes and events; on Sundays it opens until 15:00 The tourist office of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is at calle Grimaldi, 4, next to the Lonja of the Royal Monastery. It is the starting point for the municipal walking routes, gives out maps and leaflets and reports on the town's events calendar. It opens Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 15:30 to 18:00, and on Sundays from 10:00 to 15:00. On Mondays it is closed. Contact The telephone is 918 90 53 13. The municipal tourism website, sanlorenzoturismo.es, has a tourist information form and gives info@sanlorenzoturismo.org as a contact email. It also links to the town's tourism app. Urban routes from the office The tourism website suggests two urban routes around the Royal Site: one through the 16th century and one through the 18th century, the age of the Bourbons. The 18th-century one starts from the office itself: it is about 2 km and two hours on foot, of easy difficulty, with 20 stops. It passes the Mina de Montalvo, an underground passage whose ventilation grilles can be seen in the Lonja, the Real Coliseo Carlos III, the Royal Barracks of Philip V, the Casa de los Infantes (now Euroforum Infantes) and the King's Coach Houses, with their carriage museum. It continues past the houses of Juan de Villanueva, those of the dukes of Alba and Medinaceli, the former Invalids' Barracks and the Public Market, the Hospital de San Carlos and the Casa de los Infantes y de la Reina, and ends a kilometre away, at the Casita del Infante, on paseo de Carlos III. If you want to extend it, the Casita del Príncipe is a separate visit: a kilometre downhill towards El Escorial and another back. Nature routes The same website collects the municipality's nature routes. Among the easy ones is that to Philip II's Seat, which leaves the town, crosses La Herrería and is suitable for families, with an accessible one-kilometre eco-trail beside the Silla. More demanding are those of the Abantos pine forest, such as the 9 km Cascada del Hornillo walk, which leaves the Lonja, or the La Herrería, El Castañar and the Silla route, at 8.6 km. Check each route's page on the website before setting out, because in the listing some distances and durations do not match each other. How to get to the office It is right in the centre. From the bus station on calle Juan de Toledo, where the Moncloa buses arrive, it is a few minutes on foot. If you come by car, the car parks in the centre at the Monasterio and plaza de la Constitución are nearby. What to combine Come in the morning, pick up the map and set aside for the monastery visit whichever slot suits you; the afternoon leaves room for the Friars' Garden or for climbing up to Philip II's Seat. For lunch nearby, see the Mesón La Cueva or the Horizontal Restaurant. ## Practical details - Address: C/ Grimaldi, 4, 28200 San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid - Phone: +34 918 90 53 13 - Email: info@sanlorenzoturismo.org - Opening hours: Mon closed; Tue–Sat 10:00–14:00 y 15:30–18:00; Sun 10:00–15:00 - Closed on Mondays - What they offer: Maps and leaflets, Walking routes, Events calendar ## Cómo llegar y contacto - Web: https://www.sanlorenzoturismo.es/ - Coordenadas: 40.5904, -4.1476 ## Cerca de aquí - [Hotel Miranda & Suizo](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/san-lorenzo-de-el-escorial/where-to-stay/hotel-miranda-suizo), a 75 m - [Miranda & Suizo Café](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/san-lorenzo-de-el-escorial/where-to-eat/miranda-suizo-cafe), a 75 m - [Mesón La Cueva](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/san-lorenzo-de-el-escorial/where-to-eat/meson-la-cueva), a 115 m - [Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/san-lorenzo-de-el-escorial/things-to-do/royal-monastery), a 146 m - [Tren de Felipe II, from Madrid to El Escorial in 1940s carriages](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/san-lorenzo-de-el-escorial/things-to-do/philip-ii-train-el-escorial), a 157 m - [Friars' Garden and its viewpoint](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/san-lorenzo-de-el-escorial/things-to-do/friars-garden), a 254 m - [Hotel Dorma Victoria Palace](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/san-lorenzo-de-el-escorial/where-to-stay/dorma-victoria-palace), a 279 m - [El Escorial Youth Hostel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/san-lorenzo-de-el-escorial/where-to-stay/el-escorial-youth-hostel), a 401 m Destino: [San Lorenzo de El Escorial](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/san-lorenzo-de-el-escorial.md)