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
