Duruelo is a municipality located in the province of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain.

According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 136 inhabitants (an hour away from Madrid).

This primitive, discalced Carmelite community in November of 1568 was one of the first for men begun by Saint Teresa de Jesus.

Saint John of the Cross help to convert the old house with a few other monks.

In two short years, the small farm house became overcrowded and the monastery moved to Mancera de Abajo in June of 1570.