Valley of the Fallen

Next on the the trip was El Valle de los Caidos which is a civil war memorial constructed under General Franco. It is a concrete cross standing nearly 500 feet tall. Undreneath the cross, hollowed out of the mountain is a church and the crypt where Franco himself wanted to be buried. It is somewhat dark inside and a little bit eerie, but the view from outside is amazing. The whole thing took about 15 years to complete. From the front