â??All aboard!â? shouts the driver of the bus about to leave the station at San Lorenzo de El Escorial, the picturesque mountain town 50 kilometers northwest of Madrid where Philip II built a vast monastery and palace in the late 16th century. Two young men rush up to the vehicle, and one of them checks that itâ??s going to El Valle de los Caídos, or the Valley of the Fallen. Aside from the pair, the bus is empty.
â??We were visiting El Escorial, and seeing as itâ??s so close, we thought weâ??d take a look,â? says Rosendo Hernández, a 25-year-old student.
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