El Escorial and Valley of the Fallen - Private Tour

 

You begin your visit at the Valley of the Fallen, a complex built between the years 1940 and 1958 as a memorial monument to honor the memory of the fallen in the Spanish civil war. There, you will find the largest cross of the Christian world, as well as the tombs of Francisco Franco and José Antonio Primo de Rivera.

At the Escorial Monastery you will visit the former home of the Royal Spanish Family, the basilica that houses the tombs of former Spanish kings, and the monastery, founded by the monks of St. Jerome’s Order; currently occupied by friars of St. Augustine’s Order. This monastery is one of the most curious renaissance buildings in Spain and overall of Europe. In addition, you will get to visit the gardens of the friars designed by King Phillip II. Ultimate proof that the ability to find visual beauty as well as a space for the cultivation of vegetables and fruits was possible.

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Location
Start point:
C. de Julio Camba,1 - 28028 - Madrid - ES
Pick-up available from hotels in the city centre.
If you are staying outside the pick-up area, please make your own way to the meeting point.

End point: Same as the starting point

Schedule
Duration: 5 Hours

Guide options
Guide type: Guide

Requirements
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