• Free phone gymkhana: En Busca del Templo de Salomón has 14 riddles over 2 km and takes about 80 minutes around the monastery and town
• Walk to the Silla de Felipe II: 7 km round trip from the tourism office through La Herrería forest, rated low difficulty (our Bosque de La Herrería page covers the forest)
• Tren de Felipe II, a restored historic train with uniformed conductors, runs to the town from Madrid's Príncipe Pío station on dates listed on its official site

San Lorenzo de El Escorial is a mountain town built around Felipe II's vast 16th-century monastery and palace, where the kings of Spain are buried. Families can solve the free En Busca del Templo de Salomón phone gymkhana, 14 riddles over 2 km, then walk out through the royal La Herrería forest to the Silla de Felipe II, a rock seat with the whole monastery spread out below.