The Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial sits outside Madrid as a historic residence and monastery for Spanish royalty and a symbol of Habsburg and Bourbon eras.
Since late July 2026, fast-moving wildfires have forced more than 200,000 people to flee across southwestern France and central Spain. Fires have scorched tens of thousands of hectares, pushed toward Bordeaux and towns west of Madrid, injured firefighters and prompted France to deploy soldiers while Spain has declared a national emergency.