Avila – El Escorial & Valley of the Fallen – From Madrid

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We will leave for Avila, upon arrival we will visit the Basilica of San Vicente, a Romanesque temple, the largest and at the same time the most important in the city after the Cathedral, also one of the most outstanding works of this architectural style in the entire country . We will take a tour of the Teresian Route, it is about walking where Teresa was born and lived most of her life, where the Reformation of Carmel began, and wrote the Book of Life.
We will finish our visit in Avila with a tour of the Museum of Architecture.
We will return to Madrid, but before we will pass El Escorial, to visit the Royal Monastery of El Escorial, a complex that includes a royal palace, a basilica, a pantheon, a library, a school and a monastery.
Finally we go to the Valley of the Fallen, a Catholic basilica, the Basilica of the Holy Cross of the Valley of the Fallen, an abbey called Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos and a monumental complex.

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* Duration: 6 to 8 hours
* Starts: Madrid, Spain
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours



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We will leave for Avila, upon arrival we will visit the Basilica of San Vicente, a Romanesque temple, the largest and at the same time the most important in the city after the Cathedral, also one of the most outstanding works of this architectural style in the entire country . We will take a tour of the Teresian Route, it is about walking where Teresa was born and lived most of her life, where the Reformation of Carmel began, and wrote the Book of Life.
We will finish our visit in Avila with a tour of the Museum of Architecture.
We will return to Madrid, but before we will pass El Escorial, to visit the Royal Monastery of El Escorial, a complex that includes a royal palace, a basilica, a pantheon, a library, a school and a monastery.
Finally we go to the Valley of the Fallen, a Catholic basilica, the Basilica of the Holy Cross of the Valley of the Fallen, an abbey called Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos and a monumental complex.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Basilica de San Vicente, Plaza de San Vicente, Avila Spain

A Romanesque temple, the largest and at the same time the most important in the city after the Cathedral.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Museo de Avila, Plaza Nalvillos 3, 05001 Avila Spain

Established in the Casa de los Deanes, it is a cultural space in the city of Ávila, in Spain.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: El Escorial, El Escorial

To visit the Royal Monastery of El Escorial, a complex that includes a royal palace, a basilica, a pantheon, a library, a school and a monastery.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Valley of the Fallen, Carretere de Guadarrama, 28209 San Lorenzo de El Escorial Spain

A Catholic basilica, the Basilica of the Holy Cross of the Valley of the Fallen, an abbey called Santa Cruz of the Valley of the Fallen and a monumental complex.

Duration: 2 hours



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