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Half day excursion from Segovia
Escorial Inside visit with local guide with local guide
Escorial :
· Call Escorial guide the day before to confirm. Entrances to Escorial are paid by the guide.
· All groups are now provided with whispers sets which are sent to the hotel in advance of the groups arrival, make sure that you have these with you before you set off in the morning and that you have spare batteries and headsets and the microphones for the guides
· The timings of entrances to El Escorial can only be changed well in advance through the Area Office
· Cameras are now allowed in El Escorial
09:00 Depart Segovia on N110 then N603.
09:50 Arrive Escorial. Tell group to leave large bags on the bus or they will have to check them in. Meet guide and walk to the palace (see below). Local guide buys tickets, and the visit takes 1.5 hours, and includes Royal apartments, library and Mausoleum. After visit allow time for souvenirs and toilet stop. See detailed description of visit below.
12:15 Depart El Escorial for return to Segovia
13:00 Arrive in Segovia
El Escorial – visit
Remind your group to leave their backpacks on the bus – checking them in takes up a lot of time, which you do not have today.
The bus drop off and pick up point is the bus station. Take your group up the ramps and make a left on Calle San Juan this curves around to become Calle Juan Leyva. Take the second street on your left – Calle San Francisco which will lead you down to a dead end that is covered in ivy. Walk under the ivy and down the stairs and turn right. The Hotel Florida is just up the street on your right hand side. Meet you guide there. If you arrive about 15 minutes before your scheduled meeting time, allow the group to use the bathrooms in the lobby of the hotel (more bathrooms downstairs). Please introduce yourself to the hotel staff at reception. Meet your guide and walk over to the Palace together. The guide will go in one entrance to pay for tickets and
will direct you to another entrance where you’ll meet back just after the second security check point. The tour takes approx. 1.5 hours, and includes Royal apartments, the library and the Mausoleum. After the visit, allow time for toilets at the Hotel Florida).
A – Hotel Florida – Meeting place with guide & bathrooms
B – Bus Drop Off/Pick Up point (there is a ramp from the bus station up to Calle San Juan, which is faster and a bit nicer than the road)