4 Private Temple Tours in Spain Worth Booking

1.Montserrat Monastery Small Group or Private Tour Hotel pick-up

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5,144 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $114Our pick

Review of Barcelona’s Montserrat small-group or private tour, with hotel pickup, Black Madonna, mountain walks, funicular option, and museum tips.

“Booking the tour online was simple. Excellent communication from the company and from the guide. Our guide Alejandro was knowledgeable, friendly, professional, and courteous. We were able to customize our tour in Montserrat since we were a private group. Alejandro made sure that our preferences were taken into account for planning our day. Our expectations were exceeded! We enjoyed our day very much! We highly recommend this tour and Alejandro as a guide.”

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2.Montserrat Private Trip with Monastery Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 74 reviews · 5.5 hours · from $127

Review of a 5.5-hour private Montserrat trip from Barcelona with monastery entry, La Moreneta, market treats, and mountain views.

“Pau was an incredible guide. Super enthusiastic. Has shown tremendous breathtaking spots and had excellent insights into the tour. He war super passionate and made the day for us amazing. He helped to skip some lines in the queue and was worth every penny!”

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3.Private tour: San Lorenzo de El Escorial Monastery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $112Best value

Review of a private El Escorial tour from Madrid, with royal tombs, frescoes, art, practical tips, accessibility notes, and value advice.

“Isabella es una gran guía que nos ha transmitido con entusiasmo durante toda la visita. No podíamos haber tenido mejor guía en el tour privado.”

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4.San Lorenzo de El Escorial Monastery Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $114

Review of the private El Escorial Monastery tour from Madrid, including the Royal Pantheon, library, palace rooms, guide, price, and practical tips.

“The Escorial is so beautiful and Isabella is a PHENOMENAL guide!!! She is so engaging and knows so much about art, history, culture, etc. We did this excursion as a group of friends and everyone really enjoyed and were very entertained. Sometimes tours can get boring or be a little dense, but Isabella kept it interesting the whole time.”

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