Trip to El Escorial and the Valley of the Fallen

Visit these two valuable historical sites from Madrid with the explanations of an expert guide and transportation included.

In the outskirts of Madrid you can find these two monumental sites declared World Heritage and National Heritage, respectively, for their historical value. You will be able to discover and understand the Spanish historical memory of two very distant eras through these two buildings.

On this tour you will visit El Escorial and the Valley of the Fallen with an expert guide and transportation included. The first stop will be the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, a palace complex built by Philip II as a residence, church and Royal Pantheon to demonstrate the power of the Spanish Empire to the world. Thanks to the expert guide who will accompany you, you will be able to visit all the rooms of this immense monumental complex, including the Royal Pantheon, where all the kings since Charles V are buried, the magnificent Royal Library and the Basilica, the heart of the complex.

The second stop of the tour will be the Valley of the Fallen, recently named the Valley of Cuelgamuros. The imposing 150-meter Christian cross marks the entrance to this unique construction in honor of the victims of the Spanish Civil War. With your tickets you will have access to the whole complex and thanks to the guide you will visit the interior of the basilica, a real architectural feat carved into the rock.

• Discover El Escorial and the Valley of the Fallen with transportation included from Madrid.
• Do not miss any detail of both monuments thanks to the expert guide who will accompany you.
• Visit these two key monuments to the history of Spain.

What to bring

• Comfortable shoes.

Meeting point

• Calle de Ferraz, 3, Moncloa – Aravaca, 28008 Madrid. Our buses are red.