Now celebrating its fourth centenary, the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo of El Escorial is the largest and most ambitious Renaissance building in Spain and still, in esthetic effect, an ...

Commissioned by Spain’s King Phillip II in the 16th century, the vast monastery and palace of San Lorenzo de El Escorial was inspired by the ancient Temple of Solomon. Photograph by Matthieu ...

Aznar’s daughter’s wedding at the Monastery of El Escorial in the whereabouts of Madrid in September of 2002 became the gossip of the moment and was considered by many a state-wedding (boda de ...

San Lorenzo de El Escorial is renowned for one of Spain's most impressive monuments: the Monastery of El Escorial, a UNESCO ...

Named for the fanatically devout Philip II, who built the vast and austere monastery at San Lorenzo de El Escorial, this ...

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Carved into the sandstone hill by the Nabataeans in the second century A.D., this towering structure, called El-Deir, may have been used as a church or monastery by later societies, but likely ...

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November is the perfect time to explore Spain without the summer crowds. Cooler temperatures and autumn landscapes make it ...

The smallest country in Central America geographically, El Salvador has the fourth largest economy in the region. With the global recession, real GDP contracted in 2009 and economic growth has ...