Casas de huéspedes en El Escorial

El Escorial was built by King Philip II in the late 16th century to serve as both a royal palace and as the seat of the Catholic Church in Spain. In addition to the palace the complex includes a basilica, a convent, a school, a library, and a pantheon.

While El Escorial is impressive from the outside, we actually found it a little austere on the inside. In many ways it felt more like a fine art museum than a typically elaborate European palace (such as Versailles). That said, there are some impressive sights, including works by El Greco, Bernini, and Giardini. The library was also quite beautiful, with richly carved wood shelves, a marble floor, and a colorful fresco ceiling by Pellegrino Tibaldi.

For me, the highlight of the tour was the 180ft long (55m) Hall of Battles – a barrel-vaulted room where the walls were completely covered in frescos depicting Spain's military victories over the Moors and the French. All aspects of the battle field were portrayed (when you have 180ft, that is quite doable), and the artist employed an interesting trick whereby the more distant, smaller scenes were less saturated, and the background mountains and landscape were set in hues of blue.

Overall I'd say El Escorial is worth a visit, but you probably won't need more than a couple of hours to enjoy it.

No te preocupes si cambias de idea
Reserva hoteles con cancelación gratuita.
Date un capricho
Inicia sesión y ahorra un 10 % o más en miles de hoteles.
Iniciar sesión
Escoge lo que tú quieras
Busca entre más de un millón de alojamientos de todo el mundo.

Consulta los precios para estas fechas

Próximo fin de semana

En dos semanas

En un mes

En dos meses

las mejores casas de huéspedes en El Escorial

Casa Grande Casa Café

Pozuelo de Alarcón

incluye tasas e impuestos

Del 23 feb al 24 feb

Habitación Confort doble, 1 cama doble | Wifi gratis

Casa Los Pinares

Móstoles

incluye tasas e impuestos

Del 22 feb al 23 feb

Suite superior, terraza | Terraza o patio

San Lorenzo Suites

San Lorenzo de El Escorial

Astrid

incluye tasas e impuestos

Del 22 feb al 23 feb

P Casa Cafe Madrid Calle Carlos Dubois 3

Moncloa-Aravaca

"Nous sommes arrivés à 14h,comme écrit dans mon mail,on nous a fait attendre jusqu'à 15h dehors.On nous a attribué la plus petite chambre ,alors qu'on était les premiers:nous pouvions juste marcher autour des lits avec de grands enfants (13 et 24ans).Les autres chambres avaient un bureau et un grand espace.Il n'y avait pas de double vitrage,ni chauffage,il y avait des gouttes d'eau sur les vitres et on avait froid.Notre horrible chambre était aussi la seule mitoyenne avec la salle de bain commune...