Travel to Escorial from Madrid for a tour of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and the historical royal monuments. You'll also visit the Valley of the Fallen, and tour the basilica.

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Duration 5 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
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Live tour guide: Spanish, English
Audio guide included: Spanish, English

Highlights

Learn about the history of Spain and the Spanish monarchy
See the Cloister of the 4 Evangelists, the Palace of Philip II, and the Royal Pantheon
Visit the Valley of the Fallen and see the interior of the basilica

Full description

On this 5-hour tour from Madrid, you’ll begin with a visit to the Monastery of El Escorial. It was built under the reign of powerful King Philip II as a residence for Spanish kings, a monastery, and a royal pantheon.

It became a symbol of the great power of the Spanish Empire at that time. The monument was declared to be of artistic and historic importance and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Valley of the Fallen was built in 1936, about 9 kilometers from Escorial, as a memorial to those who died during the Spanish Civil War.

Situated in a beautiful valley in the Guadarrama Mountains, this impressive work features a cross standing more than 150 meters high, as well as a basilica and crypt built into the hard rock under the mountain.

The tour includes admission to the Valley as well as a visit to the basilica’s interior.

Includes

Transportation
Tour guide
Entrance and guided visit to the Monastery
Entrance to the Valley of the Fallen and the Basilica
Audio headset

Meals and drinks
Gratuities
Entrances to not specified monuments

Not suitable for

Wheelchair users

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned

Traveler requirements

You are required to bring and wear a mask

Meeting point

Meet your 'VPT TOURS TICKETS & ACTIVITIES' guide at Calle Ferraz 3 at the bus bus terminal.

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Important information

Not allowed

Flash photography
Video recording

Know before you go

It is recommended to wear comfortable shoes

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Overall rating

4.3 /5

based on 96 reviews

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Guide
4.3/5
Transportation
4.5/5
Value for money
4.2/5
Safety
4.7/5

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Excellent tour and the guide Miss Maite did an exceptional job. She was also attentive to our older adult mother who for a moment felt a bit agitated and she gave a few minutes to be able to continue with the walk. Thank you very much and highly recommend this tour.

March 7, 2020

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Cecilia has been a very pleasant and generous guide with information and guidance. However, the company that organizes the VPN Tour was disorganized about the different Tours and to whom each one corresponded. It also does not clarify that the guidance is both in Spanish and English which makes the route somewhat dense.

May 22, 2019

It was a very well organized excursion. Our only criticism is that English was spoken so fast that we could barely follow it. And we missed a short drinking break. We had already left the hotel at 8am heading to the meeting place and were back at 2pm.

September 23, 2022

From Madrid: Escorial and Valley of the Fallen Tour

From Madrid: Escorial and Valley of the Fallen Tour

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