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Itinerary
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Stop At: Real Sitio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Av Juan de Borbon y Battemberg, 28200 San Lorenzo de El Escorial Spain

We will start our visit at El Escorial, symbol of the Spanish power in the XVI century that commemorates the battle of St. Quentin. It is also mausoleum for Charles V. Due to the symmetry and balance of its construction, according to the humanist Renaissance style, for years it had been considered for years the eighth wonder of the world. The visit includes the Habsburg Palace, the Kings and Princes Mausoleum, the Chapter House and the Basilica.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Valley of the Fallen, Carretera de Guadarrama/El Escorial, 28209 San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain

Located 9 km away from El Escorial, this enormous monument was built between 1940 and 1959 to honor the fallen during the Spanish Civil War. The basilica (*) is carved into the mountain at 1350 meters of altitude, where an impressive 150 meters high cross places itself over the magnificent landscape of Madrid’s mountain range.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Royal Palace of Aranjuez, Plaza De Las Parejas, 28300 Aranjuez Spain

We will appreciate the variety of decorative styles, especially the China Chamber Porcelain and the Throne Room of Elizabeth II; The Prince's Gardens, the Parterre and the Island which are characterized by great variety of vegetation and tree species.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Museo de Faluas Reales, Calle Fuente de La Reina s/n, 28300 Aranjuez Spain

It was built in 1963 and exhibits the boats used by the royal family to navigate the Tagus River.

These include a gondola belonging to Philip V, although the ship actually dates to the reign of Charles II; and the boats of Charles IV, Ferdinand VII and Elizabeth II.

Duration: 2 hours

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Included

Local guide
Air-conditioned vehicle
Individual radio-guided system
Entrance to the Royal Monastery of El Escorial
Entrance to the Valley of the Fallen and the Basilica
Entrance to the Royal Palace of Aranjuez
Entry/Admission - Real Sitio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Entry/Admission - Valley of the Fallen
Entry/Admission - Royal Palace of Aranjuez
Entry/Admission - Museo de Faluas Reales

Not included

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks, unless specified

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Infants aged 5 years and under are free of charge, provided they do not occupy a seat
Operated by a bilingual guide in Spanish and English
Please keep in mind that the excursion includes several visits on foot, comfortable shoes are recommended.
The duration of the tour includes the round trip to the destination
Visitors are kindlyrequested to respect the instructions of the Security Staff: Photography and filming are not permitted inside the exhibitions.
Please, note that guiding inside the Basilica of the Valley is not allowed.
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
Failure to show up at the established check-in time may entail losing the tour.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers

Features

Tourism

95%

Cultural

80%

Reviews

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Philip G

5 | 2017-07-06

Two very interesting sites to visit.

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ROBERTO ACOSTA A

1 | 2016-10-08

Julia tour guides are very bad. with very few exceptions

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Boris K

1 | 2016-09-06

It's am unexpected combination of two independent half-day tours into one, with different groups, buses, guides. Very inconvenient and tour senseless. But the worst thing is multi-lingual group and multi-language narrative. It's not a guide problem, but tour in three languages pronounced fast and mechanical is a big problem.

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Jerry D

3 | 2015-10-07

Poor quality, disorganized, no time for pics, it was always running from this to this to that, do not book tours with this particular local tour operator, horribleeeee

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Duayne K

4 | 2015-09-26

El Escorial is a beautiful structure. The Valley of the Fallen is something you have to see to understand the scale of the place, it is enormous. It is hard to think of the majesty of the setting and the grander of the basilica, and know that it was all done on orders of Franco, for his mausoleum, and was done with concentration camp labor. Truly a place to see and to contemplate. The Aranjuez place is magnificent

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William L

1 | 2013-07-23

Two problems. First, I booked a full day tour that was supposed to included lunch, only to discover at noon that my wife and I were not to be given lunch and would have to find a place to eat by ourselves. Second, the guide at Aranjuez was bored and boring, and responded with dismissive and annoyed arrogance to a very simple question (I looked up the answer myself after our return home, and found that I was right and the guide was wrong.)

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EUGENE K

4 | 2012-09-10

This trip actually is a two-part excursion provided by two different guides in two different buses. El Escorial itself is impressive but they take straight into the building. The scale of the building is so immense that it can be viewed only from some distance. The tour operator should adjust this visit to give tourists full impression this grandiose monument. Aranjuez is a jewel for those into baroque and palace architecture although the premises of the palace are run down.

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