Monastery of El Paular

Monastery of Santa María de El Paular
Native name
Monasterio de Santa María de El Paular (Spanish)
LocationRascafría, Spain
Coordinates40°53′18″N 3°53′15″W / 40.888303°N 3.887585°W / 40.888303; -3.887585
Official nameMonasterio de Santa María de El Paular
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated1876
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.