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Photo Gallery: Modern Madrid Part of the Places of a Lifetime series from Traveler magazine
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Photo: An ornate hall in El Escorial
Photo: Madrid’s Kio TowersPhoto: People viewing Pablo Picasso's Guernica Photo: An ornate hall in El EscorialPhoto: Marble sculptures in a museumPhoto: Man playing guitarPhoto: Children sitting on the floor of a museum hallPhoto: Wideangle view of Plaza de Toros de las VentasPhoto: La Taurina restaurantPhoto: Mariblanca statuePhoto: The sculpture, La Esfera de Newton
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Northwest of Madrid, overlooking forested hills, is El Escorial, a monastery and royal retreat dating to the 16th century.
Photograph by Luis Castaneda/TIPS Images

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