First published: 01/05/05.

John Booth

El Escurial

El Escurial (Inscribed)

El Escurial by Els Slots

We travelled out to El Escorial by Cercanias train from Madrid. On arrival my first impression was of a massive, sinister looking grey building surrounded by a moat. More like a prison than a monastery.

However inside it was a feast of masterpieces by great Italian and Spanish artists, and an huge collection of tapestries

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