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 ...

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, ...