Explore three emblematic places surrounding Madrid with our
Monastery of El Escorial, Valley Of The Fallen and
Royal Site of Aranjuez Full Day Tour.
You will depart from Madrid in air conditioned motor coach towards San Lorenzo de el Escorial. There, you will appreciate a symbol of Spanish power in the sixteenth century: The Monastery of San Lorenzo De El Escorial.
The Monastery of El Escorial was built under the reign of the powerful King Philip II to be a Residence for the Kings, Monastery and Pantheon of the Royal Family, becoming as a symbol of the great power of the Spanish Empire on the time. The monument was declared of Artistic and Historic interest, and "Mankind Heritage".
The visit includes the Monastery, the Cloister of the Four Evangelists, the Royal Palace of Philip II, Pantheons of the Royal Family, the Chapterhouses and the Basilica.
Your next stop is The Valley of the Fallen, a monument built as a memorial of those who died during the Spanish Civil war. Located in the beautiful Cuelgamuros Valley, in the Mountains of Guadarrama, this impressive work has a colossal cross over 150 mts. High and the Basilica and Crypt excavated in the hard rock under the mountain.
Finally, you will visit the Royal Site of the Crown of Spain, 46 km south of Madrid, situated in a fertile valley on the banks of the River Tagus (Tajo): Royal Site of Aranjuez. UNESCO declared Aranjuez Cultural Landscape a World Heritage Site in 2001.
Aranjuez is famous for its Royal Palace, where you can appreciate the diversity of decorative styles: China Chamber Porcelain, built under the orders of King Charles III, and Queen Isabel´s Throne Room.
Its gardens, considered the most important gardens of the time of the Habsburgs in Spain: The Prince's Gardens, the Parterre and the Island, are distinctive for great variety of vegetation and tree species.
Finally, you will visit the Museum of Royal Feluccas (a type of long and narrow light boats, used in ports and rivers). It exhibits the boats used by the royal family to navigate the Tagus river, including a gondola belonging to Philip V, the boats of Charles IV, Ferdinand VII and Elizabeth II.
