Absolutely amazing. Best guide EVER! From start to finish so much to see and learn. Our guide was a wealth of knowledge
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Royal Palace Admission Ticket
- Professional Tour Guide
- Small Group tour up to 8 people
Excludes
- Tour price does NOT include hotel pickup or drop-off (we recommend UBER or Taxi)
- Tour price does NOT include gratuities (optional)
- Tour is NOT available for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Meet by the Petrvs Statue (Saint Peter) at Plaza de la Armería, across from the main entrance outside of the Palacio Real de Madrid
Return
- Meet by the Petrvs Statue (Saint Peter) at Plaza de la Armería, across from the main entrance outside of the Palacio Real de Madrid
Itinerary
Since the royal family only uses it for official receptions, the Royal Palace and its over 3000 rooms are open to the public. Your engaging guide will show you the famous main staircase, designed by Sabatini, which includes over 70 steps. You’ll head into the Throne Room, and admire the ceiling painted by Tiepolo, and the Hall of Alabarderos, dedicated to the palace guards. You will be able to enjoy along the way artists such as Goya, Mengs or Giaquinto, and even take a close look at the symbols of the Spanish monarchy: the crown and the scepter.You will also discover a complete set of stringed instruments made by the legendary Antonio Stradivari. After visiting all of the rooms available to you, you’ll have walked in the footsteps of royalty, experiencing Madrid at its most elegant.
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Isabella’s tour of the Royal Palace was one of the highlights of our entire trip. Her command of Spanish history is extraordinary, and she brought every room to life with captivating stories of kings, queens, and intrigue. Brilliant, energetic, and genuinely delightful, she made the palace unforgettable. We highly recommend Isabella to anyone visiting Madrid. ¡Muchas gracias!
If there were more than five stars available, our guide, Mitch, deserves them. He was PHENOMENAL! How he remembers minute details and provides backstory and history is unimaginable. We love history and culture and he could answer everything. It was a small group and I can’t imagine doing it any other way. If you arrange with Mich I would more than highly recommend. Our third trip to Europe together and visiting a lot of places and I would say Mich is the best tour guide we’ve had. Well prepared, intelligent, funny, great communicator and an eye for detail. Thank you for such a memorable experience. It has inspired us to return.
Beatriz was an amazing and knowledgeable guide. She was a great source of information and we would tour with her again! Thank you Beatriz!
Rosita conducted a great tour of the Royal Palace. She had a good knowledge of the history of the Palace & the rooms we visited inside. She was upbeat & friendly to all in the group.
The Royal Palace is not to be missed, it stood out even after several days of touring for its beauty and grandeur. Our guide, Jaime, was friendly, spoke great English, and was very informative. My husband is not usually much for tours but after this one, he said we should do more because Jaime’s presentation was so interesting.
Apologizes it's taken a while to write this. We've been traveling : ) We had two EXCELLENT private/small group tour while in Spain. One was the Alhambra and the other was the Royal Palace. The Royal Palace tour was with Beatrice. She's not the usual tour guide that ticks off the numbers. She's spent years (and continues to learn by volunteer at Spain's historic sites) learning about Spanish history, is passionate about it and love to share what she knows. Take lots of picture!
Leticia was an amazing guide. Her knowledge of history and of the Royal palace was really impressive.
Great tour! Loved having a small group, it made asking questions so much easier. The Palace is amazing and our guide paced our tour very well giving us time to soak it all in and ask our questions all while expertly navigating us around the many large groups (of 25 or more people) also touring throughout the Palace.
Our last day in Spain and what a way to end it! Our guide was Beatriz and she was fabulous. So knowledgeable and engaging. Highly, highly recommend.
David is personable, energetic, knowledgeable and fun. I really enjoyed learning about the palace and it's history. The Stratavarrious instruments were a highlight.
We had a small group which ended up being a private tour since we were the only ones. David was very friendly and knowledgeable. Happy to answer any of our questions. Let us take our time:
Guide was personable and knowledgeable. Allowed for questions but not constant like some others we have experienced. Palace closing early wasn’t ideal as it cut total time of your
Amazing job! Flo was awesome and I would recommend this tour to anyone. She is very knowledge and super funny! I love it!!
We had a great tour of the Royal Palace today with Jose! He made the tour fun and passed on so much history and cultural knowledge, Madrid really came alive for us. It was good to skip the long line and have each room explained. A great way to see the palace!
Jose was FANTASTIC! I learned so much about the history of Spain and how The Palace came to be. He knew all the secrets of the Spanish Empire and really impressed us. Excellent tour!!
Alphonso was a great guide and our semi-private tour became private when my wife and I were the only ones that afternoon. Informative, friendly and a wonderful way to get more information about the palace and Spanish history in general. I would definitely recommend this tour to others.
Great tour inside the palace. Guide was amazing and very knowledgeable. A must do tour in Madrid. Full of nice experiences and stories.
Fernando with Babylon Tours was an incredible tour guide. You can tell that he really loves history and he loves the city of Madrid. I highly recommend taking a tour with him.
Almudena, our tour guide, was exceptionally knowledgeable and friendly. She shared a wealth of information and answered all our questions thoroughly.
Almudena, our tour guide, was exceptionally knowledgeable and friendly. She shared a wealth of information and answered all our questions thoroughly
Awesome tour guide best I have encountered, very friendly and professional. I highly recommend if your looking for a tour, great job.
David did a fine job of negotiating the rather crowded palace and was really good at providing historical context and pointing out easy-to-miss details.
Very impressive guide. Very knowledgeable. I learned a lot about the history of Spain, Madrid and the Spanish Royalty in two and a half hours of the tour.
Our tour in Madrid was phenomenal. We were just two people doing the tour with our knowledgeable guide Almudena LG. She brought each of us a head set so we could clearly hear her narration. She has studied the subject in college and worked in Madrid museums for years. Her knowledge of history and the Spanish monarchy was complete. She could answer 98% of our questions. It was a busy day at the palace with youth groups and crowds. She navigated us in each room to the best place to view the room and provided complete commentary on each room’s use, how things changed over time, and how the Spanish public engagement with their leaders works. Her span and scope of knowledge was impressive. It was time well spent. We would definitely book her again!
Isabel was wonderful. Enthusiastic, informative, and made the experience fun. Also very punctual and texted us a link of where to meet which made it so easy. Highly recommend and request Isabel!
Isabel was a terrific guide! She was very knowledgeable and relayed the history of the palace and the royal families in a very approachable way. Her passion for her subject matter came through clearly and made the tour very enjoyable
Great tour with Isabel. Very informative and detailed about each room visited. Tour allowed us to bypass line for entrance palace.
David our tour guide was knowledgeable and funny. Well informed about the history of Madrid, the history of the Royal Family and the palace.
We had David for our tour. Incredibly knowledgeable and engaging, the tour was very pleasant. Best tour guide I have ever had!!!
Great experience with David - very interesting and impressive. We got to see and learn about the Spanish monarchy and also some history of Madrid. Thank you David!
Amazing guide, Isabel! Super knowledgeable warm and engaging. Took us at a nice pace and supplemented the actual palace with other photos and images of paintings that brought all to life. Truly worth your visit
Wonderful tour! Almu was engaging and knowledgeable about the topic. She was obviously very passionate about the city’s history.
Guided visit to Palacio Real was amazing. Tour guide Isabel Herrero Blanco, with her entertaining way to share her passion for the history of this wonderful place was contagious. She has a unique way to make history interesting and just to see all the treasures hidden between the palace walls that have been kept for so many centuries with her narrating the wonders of their history made this visit an unforgettable one. Thank you Isabel!!! This has definitely been a highlight on our first Madrid visit!
Isabel led us on a tour of the palace and we couldn’t have asked for a better guide! She pointed out small details, taught us about history, and overall made the experience totally amazing. I would give this tour and Isabel 10000 stars if I could. Highly recommend!!
Excellent tour, keeps you focused in the overwhelmingly beautiful palace. Isabel shared a lot of information that helped us understand much of the history.
This tour is very comprehensive and covers everything in great detail. Our guide David was excellent. He’s been a local guide for 15 years, speaks English. Dry well and is extremely knowledgeable. He married the history of Spain and its royalty with the physical details of the castle. I would highly recommend this tour.
Great tour with a great guide (Sean). The palace is magnificent and it is amazing to see the gorgeous detail and finishings in every room. Sean gave us an excellent tour and taught us so much history about the Spanish monarchy. Great afternoon!
Great way to see the palace, David was so knowledgeable and answered every question. So worth it! We learned so much and really loved learning about the clocks.
Jamie was a great guide! He did a great job at explaining the history of the palace and was able to answer every question. His knowledge was impressive.
David was our very knowledgeable guide today. He was extremely informative and very kind with giving us time to take pictures and at the same time gave us loads of really interesting facts about the palace and its history. Highly recommend David as a tour guide.
Semi private tour with 4 people. Ana met us at designated meeting place and gave a great summary of what we were going to see. Explanations by Ana throughout the tour were very detailed and interesting. The two and a half hours flew by and the additional cost of being with a small group was well worth it.
Our tour guide, David: friendly, knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the subject. The price of the tour was worth what we paid.
David was a knowledgeable and thorough guide. He has a deep knowledge of the Royal Palace and explained not only what was being seen but also the reason for its importance. He provided historic context and background all along the tour.
Guide was excellent taking time to explain history of Madrid & the role of the Royal Family & Royal Palace. The opulence of the rooms takes your breath away - would fully recommend
Enrique was amazing Full of enthusiasm and passion and knowledge I can feel his energy and love for the spanish culture and arts Extremely knowledgeable and with a great sense of humor He is also very personable and engaging Highly recommend him I will book again
David was our tour guide, we could not be happier. Fantastic tour and extremely knowledgeable - there wasn’t a question he couldn’t answer.
We had an amazing tour with David! He was incredibly knowledgeable and took his time explaining everything thoroughly and in an engaging way. He answered every single one of our questions with patience and excitement, would absolutely recommend this tour with David!!!!
Our tour was amazing. Worth every penny! I wasn’t sure if a guided tour made sense over a cheaper self guided Audio tour but so glad we went with a guided tour. Couldn’t have left more satisfied.
This is our first time in Madrid and we had a wonderful experience on this tour! Our guide Marta was very knowledgeable and well spoken. She did an amazing job giving us a complete and narratively cohesive tour while navigating amongst larger groups. We left with a much stronger sense of both the Royal Palace and the city of Madrid’s history, plus excellent recommendations for later visits!
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