What to see in Kingdom Spain

El Escorial monastery (aka "Monastery of St Lawrence") is located in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, at the foot of Mt Abantos, 49km northwest of Madrid. It was built by Philip II in honor of his victory over the French in Saint Quentin on 10 August 1557. The project took 21 years and the...

The Romanesque monastery in Cervia de Ter was built in XI-th century....

St. Mary of Monfero's Monastery is one of the main visitors attraction in town of Monfero....

Monastery Santa Maria (Monasterio de Santa María de Oseira) is located in the municipality of San Cristobal de Cea. It was founded by Cistercian monks in 1137 and was the religious and economic center of the entire area....

Ermita de Bonany is located south-west of town of Petra and north of Vilafranca de Bonany. It dates from the early XVII-th Century when it was built after prayed for rain saved crops from a drought. The monastery cross was erected in honour of Junipero Serra who went to America in 1749....

Monastery of Santa Maria de la Valldigna is most emblematic landmark of Simat de la Valldigna.It was built in 1297 by Jaume II el Just. Nowadays the monastery is important historical and cultural sight reminder for the grandeur of the ancient Kingdom of Valencia....

Building of the Monastery de los Jerónimos in Guadalupe de Maciascoque hosts Murcia Catholic University Saint Anthony (Universidad Catolica San Antonio de Murcia)....

The Convent de Enclosed Agustinians is located in the center of town of Betanzos. It was built in the 17th to 18th centuries. The whole construction is made of stone....

Construction of the Monastery of el Paular near Rascafría was started in August 1390 by John I, King of Castile. It was the first in the kingdom of Castile and the sixth in Spain...

The monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos is situated south of Burgos. it is famous for its very old Romanesque cloister and the Gregorian chanting of its monks. There are records of the monastic community here dating back to the mid 900s, when it was known as the Monastery of San Sebastian....