On the artificial terraces bordering the south and east facades of the Royal Monastery are the Friars' Garden and the King's and Queen's Gardens. From its viewpoint, one can see the pond, the orchards of the Bosquecillo and the Herrería, with the Machotas in the background.
Gardeners summoned by Philip II arranged box hedge squares with brightly coloured flowers planted inside them that looked like "fine carpets brought from Damascus", which have currently been replaced by original hedge designs.
The neoclassical-style gardens of the Casita del Infante, arranged on different levels, feature a series of rose and conifer parterres, framed by box hedges and fruit trees with an original ornamentation of vases and fountains.
La Casita del Príncipe, in El Escorial, has gardens at the front with avenues of boxwood hedges starting from a fountain, as well as large conifers and sequoias. In the rear part, the gardens feature a series of quadrants of fruit trees, roses and conifers, an arch of cypresses, a small waterfall and a large golden mascaron that pours the garden's irrigation water into a pond.
Viewpoint with privileged views over the King's and Queen's Gardens of the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, from where the monumental complex and the historic gardens can be seen in their entirety.