Enjoy this interesting half-day tour from Madrid. Visit the gorgeous Monastery of El Escorial and enjoy the spectacular views from the Valley of the Fallen, all accompanied by our expert guide. Tickets for both monuments are included.
We’ll drive for approximately one hour to San Lorenzo de El Escorial to show you the inside of the Monastery, the Royal Palace, Pantheon of the Kings and the Infantes, Chapter Rooms and Cloister of the Four. The second destination is the Valley of the fallen
[readmore] Just a short ride of 10 minutes, and you will appreciate the colossal cross over 150 meters high, the Basilica and Crypt excavated in the rock. The end of the tour will be in Plaza de España or near this point at 14:00 approx. Don’t forget to bring your camera and comfy shoes!
Lee masPlease bring your voucher the day of the tour
Tour will be in English and Spanish
Unfortunately this tour is not wheelchair accessible
IMPORTANT: You have to arrive 20 minutes at least before tour departs to the local operator office
The Monastery of El Escorial was built under the reign of the powerful King Philip II to be a residence for the Spanish kings. Used as a monastery and Pantheon for the royal family, it became the symbol of the great power of the Spanish Empire at the time.
The Valley of the Fallen is a monument built as a memorial for those who died during the Spanish Civil War in 1936. Located in a beautiful valley in the mountains of Guadarrama, this impressive work has a colossal cross (over 150 mt. high). Here you will also see the basilica and the crypt carved into the hard rock under the mountain.