VIP PRIVATE: EL Escorial Monastery & Palace complete experience
- 3–4 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
-TICKETS INCLUDED -OPTIONAL PRIVATE LUXURY TRANSPORTATION -VIP AND PRIVATE -COMPLETE AND FULL El Escorial Monastery and Palace complex, this is the most extensive visit you may be offered. -Lead by Historian and Fine Arts expert, exclusive only for your group and without strangers. This is the most complete visit offered, includes the Pantheon and Crypts of the Kings, The Golden Renaissance Library, Baroque Gardens, The Basilica, and Habsburg's Palace plus the Royal Villa. Your guide will also tip you about any need regarding restaurants, tapas bars and services in San Lorenzo del Escorial once the tour ends.
Inclusions
What's included
- Tickets included
- Official local guide
Itinerary
FULL VISIT: -BASILICA of San Lawrence it's the jewel os Spanish Renaissance, The most important and imposing Basilica of the 16th century in Spain with an absolutely majestic interiors -THE MONASTERY build by Philip II, monks quarters and refrectory decorated with amazing paintings; includes Velazquez's, Tintoretto and Tititian's paintings. -PANTHEON of The Spanish King's and crypts of the royals since 1500's -THE GOLDEN LIBRARY is The most impressive Library of Philip II, from medieval codex's to all the book's forbidden by inquisition. World reference in Renaissance libraries. Absolutely majestic. Some of the most valuable specimens found in Spain stand out, as well as its frescoes and different objects and works of art on display. -TRADE HOUSES or LONJA, The trade houses of the Austrias monastery and palace with impressive views of the Guadarrama national park and Mount Abantos. -MONKS GARDENS The Frailes Charming and careful Renaissance-style gardens designed by Philip II,
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- We will meet up front of the ticket entrance. Our guide will contact you in advance for details and also if you need to book a private transportation or guidance for train or bus from Madrid.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- BEST MADRID TOURS
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
How it compares in Madrid
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 1722 experiences we list in Madrid.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 419 of 1722.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Madrid
Madrid is Spain's sunny, sociable capital, home to great art museums, royal palaces, leafy parks and tapas bars that stay busy past midnight.
Three great galleries line the Paseo del Prado: the Prado Museum with Velázquez and Goya, the Reina Sofía with Picasso's Guernica, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza with its sweeping private collection. Beside them, El Retiro Park offers a boating lake, shaded avenues and the glass Palacio de Cristal.
Top-ranked sights in Madrid: Plaza Mayor, Royal Palace of Madrid (Palacio Real de Madrid), Puerta del Sol.
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