One of the pleasures of Spain’s grand capital city, Madrid, is its central location. From there you can visit many outstanding sites within a couple of hours. Expats David Appell and Jose Balido, ...

( dpa )- When talk turns to the massive fortified palace and monastery of El Escorial , Spaniards like to refer to it as the "Eighth Wonder of the World". The huge Renaissance edifice can be found ...

Roman aqueducts, fairytale castles and ornate cathedrals, these are only a few of the stunning sites to see in historic Segovia. Located just over an hour outside of Madrid, Segovia is part of the ...

Flower are placed on the tomb of former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco inside the basilica at the the Valley of the Fallen monument near El Escorial, outside Madrid, Friday, Aug. 24, 2018. Spain's ...

Sharjah [UAE], April 4 (ANI/WAM): Marking a significant contribution to the preservation of Arab and Islamic cultural heritage, Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler ...

SAN LORENZO DE EL ESCORIAL, Spain — After celebrating Mass last month, congregants here at the Valle de los Caídos basilica walked to the back of the altar to pay homage to Francisco Franco, the ...

A good-looking big-budgeter about intrigue and betrayal in 16th-century Spain, the project is holed by a shaky script that pushes its cardboard characters through often far-fetched situations. Pic ...

'Spain has an ambiguous attitude to its history' observes Robert Elms when he visits El Escorial. 'Its golden ages are also its dark past. But this often troubled tale, soaked in both blood and glory, ...