The Valley of the Fallen (El Valle de los Caidos) Madrid

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    Valley of the Fallen

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    We visited the Basilica at the Monasterio Benedictino de Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caidos. This was the third or fourth time I have tried to visit the site. Each of the previous times it has been closed for one reason or another.

    There was no entry fee. From the gate to the parking lot is about six kilometers. We parked right at the …

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    Week 15 (Madrid, El Escorial, Segovia, and Toledo)

    ... although there are allogations that the Spanish government has closed it for purely political reasons.  Francisco Franco is burried at the Valley of the Fallen; he had the monument build for those who died in the Spanish Civil War.  There is a ...

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    Madrid

    ... two daytrips. The first one I went to the town of El Escorial where we took a bus to El Valle de los Callidos (The Valley of the Fallen)! This is a beautiful valley high in the mountains that run north and west of Madrid. The valley was the site of the ...

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    Valle de los Caidos, El Escorial

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    ... very tired and I haven't read through it before posting -good luck]     Just before Segovia is the Valley of the Fallen, which is a monument to the dead soldiers of the Spanish Civil War.  There is a huge courtyard outside with an ...

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    Madrid

    ... no room left for Juan and Sohpia but they´ll have 30 years to figure out something when the time comes. Then off to the Valley of the Fallen which is the monument for the dead in the Civil War (needless to say not too many Republicans). Yes, another ...

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    Outside Madrid: Valley of the Fallen & La Escorial

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       ...we went on a tour to the Valley of the Fallen (which was pretty neat, and IT WAS THE LAST CATHEDRAL! Yay!) and to La Escorial, an ex-palace and burial area for monarchs. It was fun but I am beyond finished with cathedrals/churches ...

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    The Sights Aound Madrid

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    ... , A rich place indeed and one once considered to be the eighth wonder of the world. The second site we visited was "The Valley of the Fallen". After General Franco won the Spanish Civil War  and became a dictator for the remainder of his life he ...

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    Madrid 3

    ... was much of the same, and no royals actually live here, even thought it's apparently Europe's largest palace. Next was the Valley of the Fallen, a monument in the mountains to victims of the Spanish Civil War. This was impressive to say the least. ...

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    Days 7-9--Getting to know Madrid

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    ... went back to my favorite place for churros. The rest of the week my dad and I will be going to Toledo, El Escorial and the Valley of the Fallen to finish out our time in Madrid. Uploading pictures is taking a lot of time.  When I return to the ...

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    Madrid!!!

    ... meals AHA gave us 11€ to spend). Then we got back on the bus and drove to El Valle de Los Caídos, the valley of the fallen. Franco basically built a monument in the side of a mountain to commemorate himself and all the soldiers who died on his side ...

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    Barcelona to Madrid... get me off this coach!!

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    ... the meeting place there was a jug of sangria waiting for the winning team... sweet! The next day in Madrid we went to a place callend the valley of the Fallen. Basically a church built into a huge rock face. It's a monument and tomb of every soldier ...