When you are standing at the alter, inside the Basilica of the Valle de los Caídos and look up, you will see this cross with Jesus Christ staring back down on you. Valley of the Fallen is Spain’s Civil War Memorial located just outside of Madrid and built into the Guadarrama Mountains. Read about this basilica and its many controversies and why it isn’t considered one of the treasures of traveling in Spain. http://treasuresoftraveling.com/valley-of-the-fallen-spain/ #TreasuresOfTraveling #ValleyOfTheFallen #Spain #España #TravelSpain #ValleDeLosCaídos #CivilWarMemorial #Europe #CivilWar #SpanishTreasures #Cross #FallenSoldiers #Basilica #WorldTraveler #GlobeTrotter #PassportStamps #TravelTheWorld #TheGlobeWanderer #TravelGram #FollowMeFarAway #GuysWhoTravel #GayTraveler #travelphotography #instatravel #travelblog #traveladdict #travelholic #TravelBug #TravelLife #Wanderlust (at Valle de los Caídos) https://www.instagram.com/p/B50nF-mANXU/?igshid=1r2e9tllqb20e