El Escorial Monastery and Valley of the Fallen Day Trip from Madrid

Itinerary
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Stop At: Plaza de Espana, Western End of the Gran Via, 28008 Madrid Spain

Meeting point

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Las Rozas Village, Calle Juan Ramon Jimenez 3, 28232 Las Rozas Spain

A brief stop to leave the customers

Duration: 5 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: Parque Nacional de la Sierra de Guadarrama, Por la Carretera M-604 desde Rascafria, 28297 Madrid Spain

Great panoramic views

Duration: 30 minutes

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