Escorial and Valley of the Fallen. Sightseeing tour from Madrid.
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The Escorial and the Valley of the Fallen are another page in Spanish history.
An excursion to the Escorial and Valley of the Fallen from Madrid will take us to the foot of the Sierra de Guadarrama Mountains, where the monastery, palace and residence of King Philip II of Spain are located.
One of the most important buildings of Escorial is the pantheon in bronze, marble and jasper, which was built as a mausoleum for the father of Philip II – Charles V. In it rests the ashes of all the kings of Spain since Charles V, all except Philip V and Ferdinand VI. The Escorial Library is second only to the Vatican. She keeps the manuscripts of St. Augustine, Alfonso the Wise, St. Theresa. Nearby is no less important place – the Valley of the Fallen. This is a grandiose structure, a mausoleum, which was built for himself by the Spanish dictator F. Franco. The basilica of this huge memorial is carved into the rock and it is impossible to describe in words the grandeur of this structure - it is just necessary to see once! We travel with you in a dynamic city car, entrance tickets are not included in the tour price.