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Royal Palace Guided Tour: Skip-the-line Entry and Exploration of Madrid's Historic Residence
4.2
50 Ratings
Madrid
Experience the grandeur of Madrid's Royal Palace on a guided tour. Skip the long lines and explore the historic residence with an expert guide. Optional visit to the Almudena Cathedral.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Royal Palace of Madrid - More than 3,000 rooms and a historical and artistic heritage of incalculable value await you in what was the Residence of the Kings of Spain until Alfonso XIII and which is still the Official Residence of the Monarchs even today, although the Royal Family does not use it as their habitual residence.
What's Included
- Entrance to the Royal Palace of Madrid
- Guided visit of the Royal Palace
- Use of headphones for clear audio during the tour
- Optional guided visit to Almudena Cathedral
- Expert guidance by an Official Tourism Guide
What's Not Included
- Tips
Additional Information
You have the opportunity to explore the interiors of the Royal Palace and the Almudena Cathedral (if you opt for the version that includes the Cathedral visit) with a guide by your side, avoiding long ticket queues.
Experiencing the inside spaces of the Royal Palace is an unparalleled experience, made more enriching with the accompaniment of a guide who assists you in traveling back in time as you visit the Palace’s most spectacular sites. An astonishing 3,000 rooms and a treasure trove of historical and artistic heritage awaits you at what was once the dwelling place of Spain’s kings until Alfonso XIII’s reign. To this day, it stands as the Official Residence of Spanish Monarchy despite the Royal Family not habituating here regularly.
The Almudena Cathedral, a place for Catholic prayers, dignifies the Virgin Mary under the title of the Almudena and holds the episcopal seat of Madrid.
Tour Duration:
Royal Palace (excluding Cathedral): 1 hour and 30 minutes
Royal Palace + Cathedral Combo: 2 hours and 15 minutes
Location
Statue of Don Álvaro de Bazán
Plaza de la Villa
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(50 Ratings)
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Champakali_b
Jun 4, 2024
Nice tour gorgeous palace - It was like a story book. Our guide call us and said he will be waiting in near by square with a blue umbrella!! Tour was nice. The palace was gorgeous. Photography was not allowed to the palace
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Andrew_c
May 28, 2024
Reuben was Fantastic!!!!! - Reuben was a fantastic tour guide. He had extensive knowledge of the palace and I would recommend to anyone who is interested in the palace to book this tour.
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Ayala_a
May 23, 2024
Great experience - Very profesional and skilled tour guy. It was a very good experience. Federico is an amazing person.
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Dimitrios_b
May 12, 2024
Great tour - Rueben our guide was superb
He not only showed but gave good background info and provided great insights
Recommend it especially with Rueben
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Annie_p
Apr 29, 2024
Make sure to book in correct language - We accidentally booked the tour in Spanish. The English tours are at 10am not 1pm. However, the guide still made sure we got into the palace and knew where we were going. He translated what he could for us before the tour began so while we didn’t get to tour with him, we very much appreciated the help.
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Juliet_s
May 25, 2024
Excellent visit. Entertaining and educational - Our guide Frederico was charming and knowledgeable when we went to visit the Royal Palace in Madrid. The building is amazing inside and out and the tour shows a good number of differently decorated state rooms. Frederico was very well informed about the history and communicated this enthusiastically. Able to answer questions too.
Our group was small with differently abled people in it and he dealt with this tactfully.
There was a bit of a delay getting into the palace but there were a lot of tour groups trying to get in.
Thoroughly enjoyed the visit.
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Heather_m
May 12, 2024
Good tour, terrible communication - Enjoyed the tour and very informative. It is however very busy as you wind your way through the rooms. Would recommend pre buying a ticket if not using a guide as queues are very long. We had booked a 1pm slot and were told to meet in a plaza nearby. We arrived early but no one was there to meet us and we were left to ask other tour guides if they were our guide. No communication at all. Had sent messages previously with no replies. After we googled a phone number, we were moved to a 2pm slot, but not great service from the vendor at all.
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Nasir_k
May 20, 2024
No Guide showed up - The tour operator never showed up. Waiting for an hour and half. No communication. Its not the company Viator, just the local touring guide never showed up.
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Seta_p
May 19, 2024
Tour - Tour never happened. Guide did not show up. We have no idea if the tour was canceled, no communication. Requested a refund through Viator
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Lick_h
May 6, 2024
Disappointed - We booked an English tour for 8 pax but the company squeezed in a Spanish speaking couple last minute. The guide has to use dual languages and English is difficult to understand. We walk through the whole tour without understanding the background of the Palace exhibits or story narrative.
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