Escorial Monastery and the Valley of the Fallen Tour from Madrid

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Overview

Available languages

English

Spanish

5 hours

Mobile ticket

On this excursion we will visit the Royal Monastery of El Escorial, an architectural heritage site of the Humanity, and the Basilica of the Valle de los Caídos, a monument that stands out for its gigantic size.

5 hour direct tour to the Valle de los Caídos with its basilica excavated in the Sierra de Madrid and discover the grandeur of the Royal Monastery of El Escorial, a World Heritage Site and symbol of Spanish supremacy of the sixteenth century.

Additional Info

Specialized infant seats are available

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

May be operated by a multi-lingual guide

Dress code is smart casual

Headphones available for radio guide

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

The Valley of Fallen Admission Ticket

Professional Guide

Trip by luxury bus with air conditioned and Wifi

Escorial Monastery Admission Ticket

Food and drinks

What To Expect

Valley of the Fallen

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. The construction works mainly involved free workers and a smaller, albeit significant, percentage of prisoners, these between 1942 and 1950, under the regime of redemption of sentences.

1 hour•Admission Included

Real Sitio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, also known as El Escorial de Arriba is a town and municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain, located to the northwest of the region in the southeastern side of the Sierra de Guadarrama, at the foot of Mount Abantos and Las Machotas, 47 kilometres (29 mi) from Madrid. It is head of the same name judicial party. The settlement is popularly called El Escorial de Arriba, to differentiate it from the neighbouring village of El Escorial, also known as El Escorial de Abajo. Felipe II ordered the construction of this Monastery in recognition of the victory of San Quintín, which took place on the day of San Lorenzo in 1557 and is from the King, to erect a mausoleum in memory of his parents and himself, placed under the invocation of Saint Lawrence.

2 hours•Admission Included

Options

Half Day Tour Escorial y Valle de los Caidos con Tickets Included from Madrid

Reviews

4.78

2,097 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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Must-see experience
Angelo F,
Jun 1, 2025
- Viator
5.00
A Must-see historical site of Spain. Don't miss it. Half day tour. Leaves plenty of time for other activity. Great price and value.
Excellent tour by Maria
Jose V,
May 31, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Maria was very thorough explaining all the details of the Escorial in both English and Spanish. When we went to El Valle de los Caidos, she did not hide the controversial history of how the place was built by Franco.
Christina is an...
SharonLee L,
May 29, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Christina is an unbelievably knowledgeable guide and the tour is very detailed. I would highly recommend it.
Get Ready to learn a lot...
Carlos C,
May 28, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Very instructive and very physically challenging. The tour directors were very knowledgeable and cared about the participants.
Buyer beware
Christopher P,
May 28, 2025
- Viator
1.00
We were very excited about visiting the Escorial Monastery and the Valley of the Fallen. It was our last day of vacation, and we had it packed full of cool activities. Fun and Tickets was the company operating the tour. We are all divided into 3 groups, and we began to get concerned when the other groups had left and our bus was quite late. Eventually it showed up and after we started departing Madrid, we noticed all the other traffic passing us. We were on the bus 5 minutes, when the driver pulled the side of the interstate. The tour guide, an older lady, seemed quite befuddled. She had no idea what to do. We waited precariously in the tiny lane on the side of the road . The tour guide said we should take a siesta or play on our phones. Thirty minutes later, we had no problem solution. We had another another activity scheduled about an hour after the end of the this tour. But would there even be a tour? We spoke with the tour guide and she said it would be very long walk to walk back. We didn't see we had a choice. My family and I walked along the road back, far, but we were in decent shape. We looked behind us a few minutes into the walk and saw the Fun and Tickets bus still on the side of the road, so we know they were stuck there at least 40 minutes. We messaged Viator about a possible refund, since the tour company failed to deliver any tour to us in a safe and timely way. Now 4 days later, Fun and Tickets still has our money and doesn't consider us worthy of s response. Do not recommend, there is no guarantee with these guys. I am very unsatisfied, but a little wiser.