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By Todo Tours Gestion SL

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9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is $44 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

    • Discover a UNESCO World Heritage Site
    • Learn about the Spanish Golden Age and the reign of Philip II
    • Visit the Royal Library, a Renaissance statement of power

Activity location

    • El Escorial
    • San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 28200 San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, España | Your guide will be waiting for you with the TODO TOURS blue umbrella at the at the monastery’s group entrance, under the Spanish flag. Please arrive 10 minutes early.
    • San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

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Tour in Spanish

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • Spanish
Language options: Spanish
Starting time: 11:00AM
Price details
$44.23 x 1 Adult$44.23
Total
Price is $44.23
Until Wed, Oct 14

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Tour guide
  • Inclusions
    Entry ticket to the Monastery
  • Exclusions
    Tips

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Luggage or large bags, Making noise, Short skirts, Sleeveless shirts, Swimwear

What you can expect

  • Visit the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and travel through the history of Spain to the reign of Philip II. Admire this Renaissance marvel and learn from your local guide the ideological and cultural aspirations of the Spanish Golden Age.

    Discover the interior of this imposing building built in the 16th century. Explore the basilica, the Battle Hall, the pantheon, the palatial rooms, and other essential places of the monument.

    Also, visit the famous library of the Royal Monastery whose volumes were collected by Philip II to expand his humanistic knowledge. After two hours of unveiling the mysteries of this grill-shaped monastery, finish the guided tour next to the entrance.

Location

Activity location

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    • El Escorial
    • San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 28200 San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, España | Your guide will be waiting for you with the TODO TOURS blue umbrella at the at the monastery’s group entrance, under the Spanish flag. Please arrive 10 minutes early.
    • San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain