Madrid: Royal Palace Tour with Optional Royal Collections

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Duration

2 - 5 hours

Discover the history of Madrid’s Royal Palace and Royal Collections (if option selected). Visit the Private Royal Apartments, and get the chance to explore the Royal Gardens on your own.

Highlights

Be led on a fascinating, history-filled guided tour of the Royal Place of Madrid
Visit the Throne Room, Banquet Hall, and Private Royal Apartments
Feel the palace’s rooms come to life with exciting anecdotes from your expert guide
Choose an optional visit to the Royal Collections Gallery
Enjoy time to stroll freely on your own around the picturesque Royal Gardens

Full description

Embark on a guided 2-hour tour of Madrid’s Royal Palace. Admire art pieces by Giordano and Goya while exploring the palace at a peaceful time of day alongside an expert guide with in-depth knowledge about the home to Spanish Royals past and present.

Start at the Opera Metro Station in Plaza de Isabel II, home to the Teatro Royal, where you will meet your guide. After a picturesque walk through Plaza de Oriente, enjoy skip-the-line privileges before entering the palace.

Relish visits to the Throne Room, Banquet Hall, and Private Royal apartments. Be amazed as to how these rooms are brought to life in an engaging and fascinating way by your professional guide.

Marvel at exclusive works of art by Giordano and Goya, as well as historical articles such as historic tapestries, suits of armor, and ornate swords. Take in in the building’s 19th-century design and beautiful floral layout, which serves as an excellent backdrop for memorable photos.

Depending on the option selected, continue with a guided tour inside Royal Collections Gallery. This museum has the most important collections from the Crown of Spain.

You will visit all the rooms where you can enjoy paintings and tapestries of very important painters such as El Bosco, Titian, El Greco, Ribera, Velázquez or Caravaggio.

You will also visit the Royal Armory, one of the most important in Europe, and enjoy thousands of pieces of royal furniture, musical instruments and games that show you the daily life in the Palace.