El Escorial and Valley of the Fallen

El Escorial Monastery has been declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. Philip II used to rule the world from el Escorial and used this Royal Residence as a pantheon for the Royal Family.

Together with your expert local guide you will visit this large scale building with 15 cloisters, 13 oratories, 86 staircases, 88 fountains, over 1600 paintings, 9 towers and 73 sculptures built by Juan de Herrera.

Explore then the nearby Cross at the Valley of the Fallen where Franco is buried. This grandiose funeral monument was built between 1940 and 1956 in memory of the victims of the Spanish Civil War that started in 1936. It is made up of an immense stone cross and a basilica, built into the inside of the rock.

Half day / Full day
Car and driver and guide