Madrid Trip Overview
Take a luxury bus tour in the company of an expert guide to the Royal Monastery and Palace of El Escorial which has UNESCO World Heritage status. Discover the Valley of the Fallen with the largest cross all over the world. Enjoy a visit a UNESCO city in Segovia.
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* Duration: 12 hours
* Starts: Madrid, Spain
* Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Take a luxury bus tour in the company of an expert guide to the Royal Monastery and Palace of El Escorial which has UNESCO World Heritage status. Discover the Valley of the Fallen with the largest cross all over the world. Enjoy a visit a UNESCO city in Segovia.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Real Sitio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Av Juan de Borbon y Battemberg, 28200 San Lorenzo de El Escorial Spain
The Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, commonly known as Monasterio del Escorial is a historical residence of the King of Spain, in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, about 45 kilometres. It is one of the Spanish royal sites and has functioned as a monastery, basilica, royal palace, pantheon, library, museum, university, school and hospital.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Parque Nacional de la Sierra de Guadarrama, Camino de la Pedriza, s/n Por la Carretera M-604 desde Rascafria, 28410 Madrid Spain
Great panoramic views
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Valley of the Fallen, Carretere de Guadarrama, 28209 San Lorenzo de El Escorial Spain
The Valle de los Caídos, “Valley of the Fallen” is a Francoist regime monument, Catholic basilica and a monumental memorial in the municipality of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, erected at Cuelgamuros Valley in the Sierra de Guadarrama, near Madrid. Franco claimed that the monument was meant to be a “national act of atonement” and reconciliation.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Segovia, Segovia, Province of Segovia, Castile and Leon
The city is famous for its historic buildings including three main landmarks: its midtown Roman aqueduct, its cathedral (one of the last ones to be built in Europe following a Gothic style), and the castle, which served as one of the templates for Walt Disney’s Cinderella Castle. The city centre was declared of World Heritage by UNESCO in 1985.
Duration: 6 hours
