In this tour, you will explore the El Escorial and Valle de Los Caidos, departing from Madrid.

The Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is the building that best sums up the ideological and cultural aspirations of the Spanish “Golden Age”. It was built in the 16th century during the reign of the powerful King Philip II, and was designed as a residence, monastery, and pantheon of the Royal House, becoming a symbol of the magnificence of the Spanish Empire. It was proclaimed a Historic-Artistic and World Heritage Site in 1984. During the tour visit the interior of the monastery, the royal palace, the pantheon of kings and princes, the chapter houses, the cloister of the four evangelists, the basilica, the Palace of the Habsburgs, and, of course, the famous Library where thousands of historical volumes are preserved. 

The Valley of the Fallen is an impressive monument built in memory of those who died during the Spanish Civil War. Located in the beautiful Valley of Cuelgamuros, in the Sierra de Guadarrama, this gigantic structure consists of the basilica and the crypt excavated in the rock of a mountain and crowned by the imposing cross of more than 150 meters high. 

This tour includes the entrance to the valley and a visit to the interior of the Basilica.