A beautiful historical monastery that is one of the most important architectural landmarks of the Spanish Renaissance is set to undergo a £5million revamp. El Escorial, officially known as San ...

A masterpiece by Flemish painter Antoon Van Dyck, Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, has been restored to Spain's Escorial monastery after a 200-year absence. El Pais newspaper reported Saturday the ...

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 16th century by ...

The largest Renaissance palace in the world, El Escorial is a monastery, basilica, royal palace, pantheon, library, museum, university, school and hospital in one, all spread across a 33,327 sq m ...

El Escorial is a royal complex built in the 16th century which incorporates a monastery, library and museum.

MADRID: Several hundred nuns gathered at Spain's famed El Escorial monastery on Friday for a speech by Pope Benedict XVI, who heads to the 16th-century complex on the second day of his visit to ...