Madrid + Escorial

Madrid, the capital of Spain, is located in the heart of the Kingdom. It can be said that this is a relatively young city founded by the Arabs in the ninth century. It has existed as a capital since 1561, when Philip II moved his court from Toledo. Everywhere you can see the coat of arms of the city - a bear with a strawberry tree. Madrid combines classics and avant-garde. Here a vibrant business life, art collections are diverse, wonderful cuisine and lively nightlife. It is a cosmopolitan city with magnificent architecture. During the sightseeing tour you will see: the palaces of the XVII-XIX centuries, the old Atocha station with a tropical garden, the gate of Alcala, Plaza de Toros, the largest in Europe, many museums, the tallest skyscrapers of Spain, the falling towers "Gate of Europe", a vertical flowerbed, Columbus Square, the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, where Real Madrid plays, fountains, the square of Spain with a monument dedicated to literature, where you can make a wish, the Egyptian temple of Debod, which is more than 2200 years old. And walking through the old city, Madrid Habsburgs, you will see the square where citizens and guests of the capital gather on New Year’s Eve, learn why this square is called the Square of the Sun; You will see the Main Square with numerous arches, the oldest restaurant in the world, there will also be an opportunity to taste liqueur made of strawberry fruits, pass through a cozy market, go to the City Square, where buildings with a long history are located, the Cathedral, which was built for 110 years, the Royal Theatre, numerous statues and, of course, the Royal Palace. San Lorenzo de El Escorial is a monastery palace located 45 km from Madrid. “The Eighth Wonder of the World”, the most grandiose building of the XVI century in Europe. Located at the foot of the Guadarrama Mountains, surrounded by forests, at an altitude of 1029 m above sea level. The escorial, built by Philip II, combines a monastery, a tomb of kings and a palace. Here you will see the paintings of Tintoretto, Titian, Veronese, Rubens, El Greco, Luca Cambiazo, Rogier van der Weyden, Pellegrino Tibaldi, Federico Zuccaro, Luca Giordano, Bosch, the works of Italian masters Benvenuto Cellini, Giacomo Trezzo, Domenico Guido. During the tour we will visit the palace part with the apartments of Philip II, where he lived for 20 years and died in 1598, the bedroom of his daughter, the Hall of Maps, where you can see ancient maps of the XVI century. Go down to the Royal Pantheon with the burials of almost all the Habsburgs and Bourbons, starting with Charles V. The Pantheon of Princes, where members of the royal family rest. Let's go through the Hall of the Chapter and the sacristy. We will see the magnificent monastery staircase. And, of course, we will visit the Basilica of St. Lawrence with a beautiful altar and painted vaults, many sculptures and chapels. Through the court of the Kings, we ascend to the library, where Philip II collected more than 30,000 books and manuscripts of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in Arabic, Castilian, Latin, Hebrew. The total length of the palace-monastery is about 15 kilometers, has 2673 windows and 1200 doors. Come and see the Monoton Symphony in Stone.

For 1-6 people.