Monasterio Palacio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial

Old buildings

Ballowall Burrow

Ballowall Burrow

04 Aug 2018 20 6 366
Looking Inland: Neolithic burial chamber, tin mine and Saint Just, Cornwall.
Towanroath

Towanroath

09 Aug 2017 45 37 360
The pumping engine house for Wheal Coates tin mine. For Pam. I may have posted this here before but a quick trawl didn't find it!
Templo de Debod, Madrid

Templo de Debod, Madrid

20 Dec 2012 25 18 438
A gift from President Nasser of Egypt to Spain for its help in conserving ancient buildings before the construction of the Aswan Dam
Granite, ivy, foxglove and castle.

Granite, ivy, foxglove and castle.

06 Jul 2012 24 11 308
Carn Brae Castle, Redruth, Cornwall.
Hermitage

Hermitage

23 Sep 2013 18 14 234
Ermita de San Frutos, Hoces del Duraton. It was an isolted hermited but slowly became famous over tiime and became a substantial church. Photo here from distance: www.ipernity.com/doc/2247598/45475888/in/album/998284
San Pedro El Viejo.

San Pedro El Viejo.

13 Mar 2018 13 8 330
One of the oldest churches in Madrid
Café Moderno

Café Moderno

22 Mar 2013 27 24 413
Plaza de las Comendadores, Malasaña, Madrid.
San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

06 Jan 2019 33 41 278
Felipe II's enormous monastery-palace; the nerve-centre of the greatest world empire seen up to that time. Best on black and full-screen.
San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

06 Jan 2019 15 8 263
Part of the western facade. Mount Abantos and the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial provide the backdrop below a Mediterranean sky (although nowhere near the Med!).
Foggy day on Carn Brae

Foggy day on Carn Brae

02 Sep 2012 33 28 352
Carn Brae Castle can just be seen through the fog and above the granite and heather.
HFF everyone!

HFF everyone!

06 Jan 2019 33 41 251
The Palace of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and a fence with a nice 'sweep'.
Puente de Toledo, Madrid

Puente de Toledo, Madrid

25 Sep 2011 8 11 166
Crossing the Manzanares. Atletico de Madrid played at the Vicente Calderón stdium seen through the arches, until last year when they moved to a new stadium on the other side of town.
Pedraza

Pedraza

12 Oct 2012 17 9 352
My first visit to this well-preserved town. I was impressed.
Zennor

Zennor

20 Jul 2012 39 22 372
H. A. N. W. E. everyone! For Pam.
San Pedro El Viejo

San Pedro El Viejo

15 Apr 2019 18 9 340
Probably Madrid's oldest church and some say that it was originally a mosque, but there is little evidence of a Muslim quarter in this part of the old town. It seems that the Muslim influence was strong enough in the 13th century to dictate the architectural style especially as the top 'architects' of the day would have been Muslim!
Jardín del Príncipe de Anglona

Jardín del Príncipe de Anglona

15 Apr 2019 53 42 590
A peaceful refuge in the old town, easy to miss if you walk past as access is only through a small door and the garden is walled and of sight from the surrounding streets.
Conde Duque entrance

Conde Duque entrance

15 Apr 2019 11 11 396
Felipe V, first king of the Borbón dynasty obviously didn't feel secure so he commissioned this massive barracks to be built not far from his Madrid palace. It was constructed between 1717 and 1736, The quarters, with it's grandiose portal shown here, were designed by renowned architect Pedro de Rivera. Now a cultural and leisure centre.
Chinchon back street.

Chinchon back street.

25 Apr 2016 22 15 172
A popular tourist attraction. I visited on a Monday in April and it was deserted. It's an attractive town about 30 miles south by south east of Madrid.
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