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San Lorenzo de El Escorial: Monastery and Site Guided Tour
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San Lorenzo de El Escorial: Monastery and Site Guided Tour

By Todo Tours Gestion SL
9.4 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$66 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
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

    • Av Juan de Borbón y Battemberg, s/n, 28200 San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain | Arrive 15 minutes before the activity starts. You must exchange your voucher at the meeting point. The guide will be waiting with a blue umbrella from Todo Tour at the access door to the monastery (the main entrance that has the flag of Spain at the top).
    • San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Tour in English
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 12:00 pm
Price details
AU$65.79 x 2 AdultsAU$131.58
Total
Price is AU$131.58
Tour in Spanish
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • Spanish
Language options: Spanish
Starting time: 12:00 pm
Price details
AU$65.79 x 2 AdultsAU$131.58
Total
Price is AU$131.58

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedTour guide
  • What's includedWhat's included Entry ticket to the Monastery
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTips

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

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

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Av Juan de Borbón y Battemberg, s/n, 28200 San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain | Arrive 15 minutes before the activity starts. You must exchange your voucher at the meeting point. The guide will be waiting with a blue umbrella from Todo Tour at the access door to the monastery (the main entrance that has the flag of Spain at the top).
    • San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Av. de Juan de Borbón y Battenberg, 28200 San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain | Arrive 15 minutes before the activity starts. You must exchange your voucher at the meeting point. The guide will be waiting with a blue umbrella from Todo Tour at the access door to the monastery (the main entrance that has the flag of Spain at the top).
    • San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain