
Community of Madrid
El Escorial
The historical residence of the king featuring a church, a monastery, a royal palace, a college, and a library, and all blend harmoniously with straight-lined Spanish décor. It is declared as a UNESCO world heritage site.

El Escorial
By Jaroslav Hruska - Pixabay
Aranjuez
The second UNESCO world heritage site. Palacio Real, the summer home for the Bourbons, and the lavishly designed Casa del Labrador near the Tagus River.

Palacio Real, Aranjuez
By Pedro Nieves - Pixabay

Palacio Real, Aranjuez
By Joaquin Aranoa - Pixabay
Alcalá de Henares
The city where Cervantes, the writer of Don Quixote, was born and baptized . Its university and historical centre have been declared World Heritage Sites by the UNESCO

Alcalá de Henares
By Mehmet A. - Pixabay

House of Cervantes
By Lourdes Cardenal - wikimedia.org, CC BY-SA 3.0

Statues of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza outside Cervantes' birthplace.
By ÁWá - wikimedia.org, CC BY 2.5

Cloister part of the university
By Yvon Fruneau -wikimedia.org, CC BY3.0

The plateresque facade (R. Gil de Hontañón, 1543) of the most recognized building of the university
By FDV - wikimedia.org, CC BY4.0
Valley of the Fallen
Valley of the Fallen (Vallede los Caídos ), an enormous basilica carved out from the stony ridge, with an impressive world’s tallest cross,150 meters high standing on top a nearby cliff, set in the surrounding woodlands. It was built between 1940 and 1959 to commemorate those who died during the Spanish Civil War.

Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caídos)
By Go Travelling, Public Domain
