El Escorial
This UNESCO site is one of the jewels of the Spanish Renaissance, a massive building that contains:
- a Royal Palace with part of the original furniture
- a Monastery, that is still in use, with beautiful frescos and paintings
- a Pantheon of the kings of Spain
- a National Library with about 40000 old books that king himself started to collect
- a catholic School, also still in use.
- an imposing Church with thousands of relics.
For this reason we can say that there is a whole city withing its facades.
With our private tour in El Escorial you will discover the history of the Spanish Empire of the 16th century, we will relish every piece of art in this museum and, equally important, we will gossip about the extraordinary lives of the kings and persons in power.
Valley of the Fallen
The Valley of the Fallen is a Catholic Church, it is also a crypt for 33,833 people who died during the Spanish Civil War. It was commissioned by Franco in 1940, and for this reason this is a controversial monument for the Spanish society.
This Basilica is a very recent piece of history, a place very useful to better understand what happened just some decades ago. A place to remember things that we should never forget.
Practical Information about this tour
5 hours day trip
- 50min trip to El Escorial from your hotel
- 2h20 tour in El Escorial
- 15min drive to Valley of the Fallen
- 45min tour in Valley of the Fallen
- 50min trip back to your hotel.
Total price per group depends on number of people in your group:
| Total Price | |
|---|---|
| 1 person | 501 € |
| 2 people | 517 € |
| 3 people | 533 € |
| 4 people | 549 € |
| 5 people | 565 € |
| 6 people | 581 € |
| More than 6 | Please ask |
- Licensed tour guide, completely fluent in English.
- Entrance to: El Escorial and Valley of the Fallen.
- Transport by private vehicle.
- Professional driver.
- Food or drinks
Your tour guide and the driver will pick you up and drop you off at your hotel.
- On Monday both monuments are closed
- On Sundays and Hollydays the Church in El Escorial holds services all morning, so this part of El Escorial can not be visited.
- This tour is available from Tuesday to Saturday.