El Escorial Monastery, A curious combination of monastery and royal palace, the sprawling renaissance halls and courtyards of El Escorial are spectacular and austere in equal measure. Built in the ...

Escorial is north of Madrid, about 40-50 minutes by car, train or bus. The town is home to a monastery/palace that was built in the late 16th century for King Phillip the Second, and he was very ...

It serves as a royal palace, monastery, museum and historical site. Nearly 40 years after being designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is set to ...

The Armada sank just four years after El Escorial was completed. In 1598 Philip II, suffering from gout, fever and running sores, endured a painful week’s journey by sedan chair from Madrid to ...

The historic royal monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, near Madrid, will undergo a transformation set to cost an estimated 6.5 million euros (£5.4 million).